Anne Abeja was the best lady on the day during the March MTN Monthly Tee at Entebbe Golf Club on Saturday.

Playing off handicap 14, Abeja returned 70 nett to claim the Ladies Group A winners prize. Abeja also took home the award for longest drive.

Entebbe Club ladies Captain Jovia Tugume who carded 73 nett was runners-up in Group A. Annette Nakiyaga and Pamela Tumusiime also got to the podium after returning 72 and 76nett in the ladies Group B.

Meanwhile, Jonathan Lloyd Busuulwa returned to the clubhouse after his best-ever round having registered 66 nett to beat a field of over 200 golfers who took the course.

“I’m happy for my win today because it wasn’t an easy round; it was a round of two nines, but the front nine pulled it for me. I drove the ball very well and my putting was spot-on.

“I had some bad shots during the round especially when I twice went out of bounds but my putting saved the day, but it was a good round. It is my first major overall win and I’m looking forward to many more to come,” Busuulwa told the media at the 19th hole.

Allan Muhereza and Andrew Baguma were the winner and runners-up respectively in Group A while Joseph Adrapi and Collins Nuwagira took charge of Group B. Herbert Kamuntu and Jamil Maningi led the men’s Group C.

Peter Magna, Maxi Byenkya and Joseph Bagabo walked away with the longest drive and nearest to the pin prizes.

MTN MONTHLY TEE | MARCH TOP PERFORMERS

WINNER OVERALL

• Busuulwa Lioyd 66 nett

GROUP A LADIES

• WINNER: Abeja Anne 70 nett
• RUNNER UP: Tugume Jovia 73 nett

GROUP B LADIES

• WINNER: Nakiyaga Annet 72 nett
• RUNNER UP: Tumusiime Pamela 76 nett

GROUP A MEN

• WINNER: Muhereza Allan 69 nett c/b
• RUNNER UP: Baguma Andrew 69 nett

GROUP B MEN

• WINNER: Adrapi Joseph 67 nett
• RUNNER UP: Nuwagira Collins 68 nett c/b

GROUP C MEN

• WINNER: Kamuntu Herbert 68 nett
• RUNNER UP: Jamil Maningi 69 nett

WINNER SENIORS

• Sean Kinsella 68 nett

WINNER GUESTS

• LADIES: Ruth Akello 66 nett
• MEN: Ivan Arinaitwe 67 nett

LONGEST DRIVE

• LADIES: Anne Abeja
• MEN: Peter Magona

NEAREST TO THE PIN

• LADIES: Maxi Byenkya
• MEN: Bagabo Joseph

Lango Province have won the Fufa Drum 2023 after edging Busoga Province 2-1 in the final played at the MTN Omondi Stadium.

First half goals from Darius Ojok and Emmanuel Obua were enough to turn Lawrence Tezikya’s second half strike into a consolation.

Lango had a dream start to the game when Ojok headed in skipper Allan Okello’s inviting cross from the left inside ten minutes to send the Lango Province faithful to their feet.

Just after the half hour mark, Busoga’s defense failed to deal with Andrew Ogwang’s long throw in with Obua getting to the end of it to head in past Didi Muhammad as Lango doubled their lead that they took into the halftime break.

Ten minutes into the second half, Herbert Achai had a chance to extend Lango’s lead but he shot into the hands of the goalkeeper.

With fifteen minutes to play, Tezikya pulled a goal back for Busoga Province. The substitute beat Tony Kyamera with a half volley off Isma Kawawulo’s long cross from the left.

Lango Province who were losing finalists last season held on for the win.

Match Summary:‬

‪Uganda 206/6‬

• ‪Simon Ssesazi 66(44)‬
• Dinesh Nakrani 51(21)‬
• Robinson Obuya 28(15)‬

‪Kenya 100/9‬

• ‪Cosmas Kyewuta 4/13‬
• Henry Ssenyondo 2/25‬
• Alpesh Ramjani 1/13‬

Cricket Cranes added bronze to Uganda’s medal count at the 13th African Games after defeating Kenya by 106 runs on Saturday.

Uganda won the toss and the decision was to open the batting. Roger Mukasa and Simon Ssesazi put together an opening stand of 61 before the former departed. 

Ssesazi who was underwhelming against Namibia in the semifinals took on the Kenyan bowlers blasting 66 off 44 before losing his wicket with Uganda at 125.

The tone for the batting had been set and when Dineshi Nakrani walked on, there was no slowing down and he attacked the Kenyan bowlers, knocking a quick an unbeaten half century that helped Uganda post a very competitive score of 206 runs.

In the defense of the total, player of the match Cosmas Kyewuta never let Collins Obuya and Nelson Odhiambo last beyond the opening two overs.

In the fourth over, Bilal Hassun bowled the dangerous Rakeep Patel and from that point, Kenya were on the ropes.

Shem Ngoche tried to put up some resistance but never found a partner before he was bowled by Kyewuta.

In the end, Cricket Cranes limited their Kenya to 100 to complete a double over their East African neighbours at the tournament and win the bronze medal.

The first quarter of the MTN Monthly Tee takes centre stage at Entebbe Golf Club on Saturday with not only places up for stake in the Men and Ladies Order of Merit but also a car.

The MTN Monthly Tee co-sponsors CFAO Motors have staked a Toyota Corolla Cross for an ace.

Meanwhile, two-time winner Bridget Basiima goes into Saturday’s round looking to extend her lead at the top of the race. She has 142 nett after two rounds with her closest competitor, Diana Nabukenya, at 148 nett.

The Order of Merit leads to the Club’s Men and Lady golfer of the year with the best eight rounds used to determine the overall winners in the year.

Kirarira Twijukye leads the men’s race with 137 nett while Dejan Stepanovic is second with 138 nett.

MTN Monthly Tee | March Draw

Uganda Women have won the inaugural gold medal in Rugby Sevens at the African Games.

The Lady Rugby Cranes achieved the feat after going unbeaten in four matches during the 13th edition of the games in Accra, Ghana.

In their final game at the University of Ghana Rugby Stadium, Uganda scored five unanswered tries to defeat Madagascar by 29-00.

Lydia Namabiro, Grace Auma (2), Peace Lekuru, and Grace Nabaggala scored the tries while Maimuna Nassozi kicked in two conversions.

Just like the ladies, the men’s sevens team also went unbeaten and won the gold medal of their event.

All Uganda Women’s Results

• Uganda 37-07 Tunisia
• Uganda 50-07 Ghana
• Uganda 33-12 Nigeria
• Uganda 29- 00 Madagascar

Uganda men’s sevens team claimed gold at the African games un beaten in the round-robin tournament.

The rugby sevens won gold even before playing their last game of the tournament as Zimbabwe beat Burkina Faso, 19-00, to keep Uganda out of reach of the six competitors.

Uganda went ahead to beat Kenya 21-14 points. The Kenyans scored first before Denis Etwau responded to level matters. Philip Wokorach kicked the conversion before lighting up the match with a hat trick of brilliant solo tries for Uganda to lead by 21-07.

However, Uganda took the foot off the pedal and Kenyans needed no second invitation to score a try and snatch the bronze medal from Burkina Faso’s grasp.

The match ended 21-14 and Uganda concluded an unbeaten campaign in Accra, Ghana just as the women did.

AAll Uganda Men’s Results

• Uganda 14-00 Zimbabwe
• Uganda 50-00 Tunisia
• Uganda 24-14 Burkina Faso
• Uganda 22-05 Ghana
• Uganda 56-00 Benin
• Uganda 21-14 Kenya

MTN Uganda has confirmed that matchday tickets for the FUFA Drum Final between Busoga and Lango scheduled for Saturday, March 23 at MTN Omondi Stadium, Lugogo.

The latest development means that tickets are now on the market for the long-awaited final and can now be purchased using the MTN MoMoPay since no tickets will be sold at the gate on match day.

The FUFA Drum Organising Committee Chairman Rogers Byamukama says that 3,000 ordinary tickets at Ugx 25,000 each and 50 tickets at Ugx 100,000 each are the only two categories that can be purchased using MTN MoMoPay.

To purchase the tickets on MTN MoMoPay, dial *165*98# and follow the details. This category will be open until a few hours to match time.

The match will kick off at 4 PM.

 Provinces allocated 3,000 tickets

The Organising Committee has allocated 3,000 tickets to the provinces in the final and they can only be bought in bulk at Ugx 20,000 each. Each Province (Busoga and Lango) has been allocated 1,500 tickets per team.

The tickets of this category will be sold through the Management Committee of each Province.

According to the committee, if the tickets are not yet bought by Friday midday, they will be transferred to the open market category and will be bought on MoMo Pay only.

Cricket Cranes opening batters Simon Ssesazi and Roger Mukasa powered Uganda to a 142-run win over Ghana in their second at the African Games on Monday.

Uganda’s captain Brian Masaba won the toss and elected to bat and the pair of Ssesazi and Mukasa hit Ghana’s bowlers all over the ground for an opening stand of 160 runs.

Mukasa (69) notched his second century at the games while Ssesazi blasted 90 runs off 50 balls as Uganda set a very competitive 194/5 in their 20 runs.

Ghana’s run chase never got going as spinner Alpesh Ramjani 2/6 threw ropes around the hosts’ batters and got support from Henry Ssenyondo 2/18 and pacer Juma Miyagi 3/10.

Ghana were eventually limited to 73 all out as Cricket Cranes registered their second win in the group having beaten Kenya on Sunday.

The team takes a break today and returns to action on Wednesday for the final group game against South Africa.

Cricket Cranes got off to a winning start at the African Games, claiming a 72-run victory over East African rivals Kenya in the opener on Sunday.

Uganda’s captain Brian Masaba won the toss and elected to bat first. The start was far from convincing but opener Roger Mukasa (59) stuck in and steadied the ship.

In holding Uganda’s innings together, Mukasa reached a milestone of 1000 T20i runs with his fourth T20i half-century and he became the third Ugandan batter to get 1000 T20i runs. The other two are Simon Ssesazi and Riazat Ali Shah.

Dinesh Nakrani (43) and Cosmas Kyewuta (17) came in handy at the back to help the Cricket Cranes set a competitive 169/7 in their 20 overs.

In the run chase, it was only Rakeep Patel 42(35) who gave Kenya before he was trapped lbw by Bilal Hassun 2/14. Rakeep’s departure triggered the collapse with Kenya’s last six wickets only scoring 20 runs to be cleaned out for 97.

Alpesh Ramjani 4/17 was the pick of Uganda’s bowlers

Uganda will face Ghana tomorrow while South Africa take on Kenya.

All is set for the final of the 2023 FUFA Drum at the MTN Omondi Stadium in Lugogo between Busoga and Lango Provinces.

The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) who organise the tournament together with sponsors MTN Uganda and other partners revealed plans ahead of the anticipated final scheduled for Saturday, 23rd March.

According to Rogers Byamukama, the chairman of the organising committee, six thousand tickets will be on sale. On the total tickets, 1500 tickets are reserved for each province, and the remaining 3000 will strictly be sold via MTN MoMo Pay, with no tickets to sold at the gates on matchday.

“Three thousand tickets at Ugx 20,000 each have been earmarked for the province fans each at bulk purchase and the remaining three thousand are to be sold at UGX 25,000/= each via Momo Pay. Each province having one thousand five hundred tickets. All these tickets are to be sold starting from Monday, 18th March 2024,” Byamukana said.

MTN Uganda, the official sponsors and biggest football supporters, have promised their commitment to all Ugandans, not only the two finalists. They have facilitated the purchase of tickets at fans’ convenience through MTN Momo Pay and even catered to non-smartphone users via a code *165*98#.

MTN Uganda will also create a fan experience at viewer parks in Iganga and Lira for fans who won’t be able to travel to Lugogo.

“MTN is the biggest supporter of football in Uganda and our commitment stands. We have availed our platform to ease the purchase of tickets from the MOMO Pay App and using the USSD Channel *165*98#. We believe that from the comfort of your home so that you can secure your seat.

“For the fans who can’t make it, there will be big screens in Iganga and Lira. We don’t want the people at the stadium to be the only ones enjoying,” John Paul, MTN Uganda Sponsorship and Events Manager, said.

The match will kick off at 4:00 PM.