CECAFA Kagame Cup: Nyasa Big Bullets hold Express to 1-1 draw

Nyasa Big Bullets FC fought from a goal down to hold Express FC to a 1-1 draw in a Group A match of the CECAFA Kagame Cup played this evening in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

The Ugandan side took an early lead with Muzamiru Mutyaba finishing well after 5 minutes at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium.
Godfrey Lwesibawa made a good run on the right flank and crossed for Mutyaba who beat a defender and slotted with a low shot past Nya Big Bullets’ goalkeeper Enerst Kakhobwe.

Martin Kizza should have made 2-0 for Express after 10 minutes, but missed the target. Idama Chimwemwe and Hassan Kajoke also had their shots miss the target for the Malawian side.

After recess the Nyasa Big Bullets FC team put a lot of pressure on the Express defenders. The pressure paid off when substitute Chiykepo Msowoya leveled for Coach Peter Mponda’s side. Msowoya made sure he scored his second goal of the tournament after finding the Express FC defenders flat footed and shot past the goalkeeper.

Nyasa Big Bullets continued to dominate the match, but failed to take their chances. “Express played well and did not give us the space to play our kind of football. We need to improve on the concentration levels because we are giving away goals,” said Nyasa Bullets coach Mponda.

Wasswa Bbosa, the Express FC coach said his players had improved on the fitness side today, but have to improve in finishing.

Express who won their opening game 1-0 against Atlabara lead Group A with 4 points, while Nyasa Big Bullets FC are second with 2 points and Young Africans SC third with a points and Atlabara are bottom with no point. The second Group A game today will Young Africans SC (Tanzania) face South Sudan’s Atlabara FC.