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U-20 AFCON: Uganda defeat Mozambique in opening match
Two second half goals were enough to see Uganda defeat Mozambique 2-0 in their opening match at the on-going Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Mauritania.
A penalty converted by Derrick Kakooza after 57 minutes and an 86th minute goal by substitute Steven Sserwadda were enough to give Uganda Hippos the win in a Group A match played at the Olympic Stadium on Monday.
From the start of the game the CECAFA U-20 champions dominated play in Nouakchott, forcing their fellow debutants to defend deep.
Mozambique’s real good effort came just before half-time when Pablo Beque cross landed at the back post before Uganda cleared the danger.
The victory sends Uganda to the summit of the Group A level on points with Cameroon, who beat Mauritania 1-0 on Sunday but with a better goal difference.
Uganda’s coach Morley Byekwaso said he was happy to start with a win in this tournament. “We were a bit nervous and we ended up taking poor decisions at times. We came back into the second half and told the players to play with intensity and that was what was key for us and helped us to come back into the game and win,” said Byekwaso.
On Tuesday CECAFA’s other representatives Tanzania will face Ghana in their Group C match at the Municipal Stadium in Nouadhibou.
Group A: Cameroon, Mauritania, Mozambique, Uganda
Group B: Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Namibia, Tunisia
Group C: Gambia, Ghana, Morocco, Tanzania
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup qualifiers
Ethiopia defeat Burundi in FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifier
Hosts Ethiopia have defeated Burundi 2-1 in the first leg of the second round of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2026 qualifier.
Lydia Lyasu netted a first brace to give Ethiopia a 2-0 lead at the Abebe Bikila Stadium in Addis Ababa on Sunday.
After recess Burundi pulled a goal back through Anita Ndikumana.
On Saturday Tanzania suffered a 2-0 home defeat to South Africa in a match played at the New Amaan Stadium in Zanzibar.
Uganda and Kenya settled for a 1-1 draw in a match played on Friday at the FUFA Kadiba Stadium in Kampala.
The winner between Ethiopia and Burundi will face the winner between Zambia and DR Congo in the third round, while the winner between Uganda and Kenya faces the winner between Tanzania and South Africa.
Four other teams from Africa will qualify to join hosts Morocco for the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup final tournament.
Uganda Cubs have qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2026 to take place in Qatar.
Under head coach Laryea Kingston, the determined Ugandan team defeated Ghana 8-7 in penalty shoot-outs in one of the second play-off match played on Saturday night at the Mohammed VI Football Complex.
Uganda leveled late in the match to make it 2-2 before the match was decided on penalties. Eric Gyamfi gave Ghana the lead after 9 minutes, but Owen Mukisa leveled matters to make it 1-1 after 34 minutes.
After recess Ghana again found space in the Ugandan backline to make it 2-1 after 51 minutes through Abdul Latif. With one minute of added time Uganda were awarded a penalty and Arafat Ibanda made no mistake from the spot.
Uganda converted all her eight penalties, while Jacob Kpoeti missed for Ghana to hand the Cubs the opportunity to book a lost in their second straight FIFA U-17 World Cup.
In an earlier play-off another CECAFA team failed to book a place in the FIFA U-17 World Cup after losing 5-4 to Mozambique during penalty kicks after the match had tied 1-1.
CECAFA will now be represented by Tanzania and Uganda at the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Tanzania will continue at the quarter final stage when they face Algeria on Sunday in a quarter final stage of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on-going in Morocco.
The Serengeti Boys of Tanzania will face Algeria in the quarter final stage at the on-going TotalEnergies CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco.
After stopping Mozambique and Angola by a 3-0 goal margin in the first two matches of Group C, Tanzania lost the last match 2-1, but remained top of the log.
The Tanzania team that has already booked a slot for the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2026 will now take on Algeria in a quarter final match on May 24th. The winner will take on the winner between Cote d’Ivoire and Egypt at the semi final stage.
Elieneza Nsanganzelu, the Tanzania head coach said that they are happy to qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup and now look forward to performing well in the knock out stage of the AFCON U-17.
“We have achieved the first mission and now we are targeting the second mission which is winning the AFCON U-17 title,” says Nsanganzelu.
In the other quarter final matches hosts Morocco will face Cameroon, while Senegal take on Mali.
CECAFA teams Uganda and Ethiopia will also have the opportunity of qualifying for the FIFA U-17 World Cup when they face Ghana and Mozambique respectively on May 23rd.
The top two teams in each of the four groups already earned direct qualification to the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2026, while the four in the play-off battle for the remaining two places. A total of 10 teams will represent Africa at the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2026 in Qatar.
Vipers Sports Club are champions of the 2025/2026 StarTimes Uganda Premier League.
The Kitende based side defeated Maroons FC 3-0 in a match played at the Wankulukuku Stadium on Tuesday to clinch their eighth Premier League title.
Veteran Yunus Sentamu gave Vipers SC the lead, before Usama Arafat and Karim Watambala added to more goals to ensure Vipers SC clinched the title with one more match to be played.
The win and a goalless draw by closest challengers KCCA FC against URA FC ensured Vipers bagged yet another trophy as they now have 64 points from 29 matches.
In the other matches played on Tuesday army side UPDF settled for a goalless draw against Calvary FC, while Police FC and Entebbe UPPC also drew 1-1, Bidco FC and Kitara FC drew 1-1, while Express FC and Lugazi FC also ended 0-0
Vipers SC handled by Belgian Van Jacky Minnaert will now represent Uganda in the 2025/2026 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League.
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