South Sudan’s Libya Primary School to face Royal Giants High in Semi final stage

_{Surprise package Libya Primary School from South Sudan are through to the semi final stage of the on-going CAF African Schools Championship qualifier for the CECAFA Zone.}

_{After kicking off the campaign with a 4-1 win against CEM Baoulous of Djibouti on Friday, the South Sudan team brushed a side Aljeel  Al Genina (Sudan) 3-1 and settled for a 2-2 draw against Ecofo Gasanda (Burundi) on Saturday at the Azam Complex, Chamazi.}

_{The seven points send Libya Primary School top of Group B. “We are so delighted to make it to the knock out stage. We traveled a long distance by road to come here and the team has been determined to perform well,” said the Libya Primary School Coach.}

_{Libya Primary School will now face Uganda’s Royal Giant High School in one of the semi final matches on Sunday. Royal Giant beat E.S Sumba ((Rwanda) 2-0 in the first Group A match on Saturday, but suffered a 4-0 loss to Geda Roble SS (Ethiopia).}

_{The Ethiopian team top Group A with seven points and will face Ecofo Gasanda (Burundi) at the semi final stage on Sunday.}

_{In the girls category favourites Fountain Gate School from Tanzania kept their unbeaten run seeing off Awaro SS (Ethiopia) 5-1 on Saturday. Asha Omary Ramadhani netted a hattrick, while Winifrda Hubert Gerald and Mary Arone Siyame also got their names on the score sheet. They kicked off the campaign with a 9-0 thrashing of Burundi’s Ecofo Ruseno on Friday. Fountain Gate will now face Kiramuzi MS (Rwanda) in the semis.}

_{Veronica Kiondo, the Fountain Gate School coach said they will remain focused for the knock out task ahead. “We are happy to be in the semis, but we need to keep working hard to be able to lift the trophy,” added Kiondo.}

_{On Saturday Kiramuzi MS beat El Hila Al Jadida ((Sudan) 3-0, and went on to fall 1-0 to Amus College (Uganda). Amus College topped Group B with nine points and will face Awaro SS (Ethiopia) in the semis.}

_{A cash prize of US$100,000 awaits the champions in each category, while the runners-up will take US$75,000, and the third placed teams US$50,000.}

_{Day 2 results}

_Girls

_{Group B – El Hila Al Jadida (Sudan) 0 Kiramuzi MS (Rwanda) 3}

_{Group A – Awaro SS (Ethiopia) 1 Fountain Gate Sch (Tanzania) 5}

_{Group B – Kiramuzi MS (Rwanda) 0 Amus College (Uganda) 1}

_{Group B – CEM Baulous 0 El Hila Al Jadida (Sudan) 0}

_Boys

_{Group A – Royal Giant HS (Uganda) 2 E.S Sumba (Rwanda) 0}

_{Group B – Aljeel Al Genina (Sudan) 1 Libya PS (South Sudan) 3}

_{Group A – E.S Sumba (Rwanda) 0 Benjamin Mkapa School (Tanzania) 2}

_{Group B – Libya PS (South Sudan) 2 Ecofo Gasanda (Burundi) 2}

_{Group A – Geda Roble SS (Ethiopia) 4 Royal Giant HS (Uganda) 0}

_{Group B – CEM Baulous (Djibouti) 2 Aljeel Al Genina (Sudan) 2}

_{Semi final fixture}

_Girls

_{Fountain Gate School (Tanzania) Vs Kiramuzi MS (Rwanda)}

_{Amus College (Uganda) Vs Awaro SS (Ethiopia)}

_Boys

_{Geda Roble SS (Ethiopia) Vs Ecofo Gasanda (Burundi)}

_{Libya PS (South Sudan) Vs Royal Giant College HS (Uganda)}