Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania register second wins in regional Championship

Hosts Uganda, Ethiopia and Tanzania registered their second straight wins in matches played on Monday at the on-going CECAFA Women’s U-20 Championship in Njeru.

Uganda humbled Djibouti 13-0, while Ethiopia also picked a 5-0 victory against Eritrea, before Tanzania battled to stop a hard fighting Burundi team 3-2.

Skipper Fauzia Najjemba netted six goals for the Ugandan team, while Hadijah Nandago scored a brace. The other goals for Uganda were scored by Shakira Nyinagahirwa, Asia Nakibuuka, Zaituni Namaganda, Catherine Nagadya and a penalty converted by Shamirah Nalugya.

“I am happy that my players have doubled their efforts and played better than how they played in the opening match against Burundi. We shall keep focused and work hard in the remaining three matches,” says Uganda’s coach Ayub Khalifa Kiyingi.

In the second game Ethiopia took a 1-0 half time lead through a Ridet Assrasanang penalty conversion.

After recess, the Eritrean team tried to play a highly defensive approach, but made several mistakes at the back and got punished. Turist Lema made it 2-0 after 58 minutes, before Mesay Temsegen also got her name on the score sheet. Assrasanang scored her second goal of the day after 80 minutes, and Bizuayehu Tadesse made it 5-0.

The last action packed game of the day saw Tanzania coming from behind to beat Burundi 3-2. Gakima Estella and Annociete Nshimiramana scored for Burundi, while Haruna Mwanmvua converted a penalty for Tanzania, while Clara Luvanga and Emeliana Mbimu also scored to make it two wins for Tanzania.

But Tanzania’s head coach Bakari Shime says although they are struggling to win comfortably, he trusts hi team has what it takes to win the trophy. “We are getting to the crucial stages and we need to be at our best,” added Shime.

Uganda now lead the table after two games with six points and with a better goal difference than Ethiopia and Tanzania who also have six points.

The Championship being played on a round robin format will climax on November 9th.

Table standing

                  P    W    D   L   GF    GA    GD   Pts

Uganda    2     2    0    0     18       1      17      6

Ethiopia   2     2    0    0     12       0      12      6

Tanzania  2     2    0    0     4        2       2       6

Burundi    2     0    0    2     3       8      -5        0

Eritrea      2     0    0    2     0       6       -6       0

Djibouti    2     0    0    2     0      20    -20     0