03 June 2021 | Football

FUFA Women Elite League

• Final: She Maroons 1-0 Rines SS WFC
• 3^rd Place Playoff: Wakiso Hills 1-2 Bunyaruguru Girls FC

She Maroons are the 2021 FUFA Women Elite League champions after overcoming Rines SS WFC in the final played on Thursday at the FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru.

The Prison Sentries who were scintillating throughout the tournament, however, had to dig deep to overcome a resilient Rines SS outfit.

The most important and only goal of the game came from influential striker and stand-in captain Milicent Namwembe. The Kenyan forward tucked home fifteen minutes from time, picking from a rebound after goalkeeper Elsie Najjemba had initially saved.

She Maroons were the better side, dominated the game, and created several chances that they failed to put away until the 75th minute when the deadlock was broken.

Goalscorer Namwembe, Kautharah Naluyima, and Lilian Veronica Masendi all got close but failed to beat goalkeeper Najjemba who was outstanding throughout the tournament.

For winning the Championship, She Maroons too home a cash prize of Shs. 8,000,000.

By reaching the finals, both She Maroons and Rines SS WFC advance to the 2021-22 FUFA Women Super League.

Awards

With six goals in as many games to her name, Namwembe was the top scorer of the tournament while teammate Joan Naggayi was the Most Valuable Player.

Elsie Najjemba of Rines SS was named the Best Goalkeeper while She Kataka took home the Fair Play award.

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