Mohamed Yousif leads CECAFA Dar Port Kagame Cup scorers’ chart

Thirty-nine goals have already been scored as the CECAFA Dar Port Kagame Cup 2024 enters the final bend today at the KMC Stadium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

All the 12 teams that have taken part in the regional tournament at least scored a goal.

Sudan Premier League side Al Hilal who face Hay Al Wadi in the play-off for third place have scored a high nine goals in four matches and their two strikers lead the scorers chart and are inline to win the top scorers Award.

Mohamed Abdelrahman Yousif, also the captain of Al Hilal has scored five goals, while his teammate Adama Coulibaly closely follows with three goals. “I am disappointed that we failed to reach the final. But I am determined to score more goals in the last match so that I can finish as the top scorer,” Yousif told cecafaonline.

Apart from SC Villa’s Najib Yiga and Marouf Tchakei (Singida Black Stars FC) who netted two goals each and their teams failed to make it to the knock out stage, all the other players who have got their names on the scorer’s sheet and will be on the pitch today have scored a goal each.

Sudan’s Hay Al Wadi who face Al Hilal in the play-off have four players Chima Ramadhan, Ahmed Esmat, Ahmed Mohamed Zidan, Monir Bahar who have netted a goal each, while Al Hilal have only Salah Eldin Adil with a goal to his name.

The Zambian champions red Arrows FC have four players Allassane Diarra, Paul Katema, Anthony Shipanuka and James Chamanga who have scored a goal each, and APR Fc (Rwanda) have seen Mbaoma Chukwuemeka, Mamadou Sy and Oliver Dushimimana get on the score sheet once.

Besides the Top scorers’ Award, CECAFA will also present the Fair Play Award, Best Goalkeeper and Most Valuable Player of the tournament.