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Hosts Ethiopia stop Uganda Hippos in Dire Mayor Cup
Hosts Ethiopia defeated Uganda 1-0 to win the 2024 Dire Mayor Cup in the final played at the Diredawa International Stadium on Sunday evening.
Benjamin Ayton netted the lone goal after 69 minutes to give the hosts the lead infront of fairly big crowd.
Although Uganda’s U-20 team preparing for the forth coming African Games 2024 in Ghana created some good scoring chances, they failed to make them count.
“ I am happy that despite the defeat the boys played well with good passing and now we must improve in finishing,” said Uganda Hippos coach Morley Byekwaso.
The Dire Mayor Cup was sponsored by Gofere, an Ethiopian-based sportswear brand. The other teams that were expected to take part in the invitational tournament but later pulled out included Djibouti and South Sudan.