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Ghana secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory against Senegal in the African Games 2023 at the Accra Sports Stadium on Tuesday.

It was a great day for the hosts who registered a narrow victory in front of their home crowd.

Micheal Ephson scored a late goal and it was the only difference between the two sides on the day.

Ephson was set up by Jerry Afiriye before he slotted the ball into the back of the net to send the home crowd in party mood.

The victory sends Ghana into the final of the ongoing tournament where they will face off with Uganda.

This simply means the two nations will meet in the repeat of the 2020 U-20 AFCON final that was hosted in Mauritania in 2021.

It provides Morley Byekwaso and the troops a golden chance to avenge as the two sides renew their acquaintances.

The sides will face off on Friday in the final at Accra Sports Stadium. On the other hand, Senegal and Congo will meet in the bronze game.

Uganda U-20 staged a thrilling and courageous fight to beat Congo Republic in the semifinals of the ongoing 2023 African Games in Ghana.

The Uganda Hippos rallied from two goals down at the break before securing a hard-fought 4-2 victory.

It will be more than a victory since it now confirms that atleast the Hippos are sure of a medal as they keep sight of gold.

Akouala Sevryl guided that ball into the back of the net through a well-curled free kick as Congo took the lead in the 15th minute of the game.

Shortly after, Uganda’s custodian Shamulan Kamya was rushed off the field of play with an ambulance in yet another big blow to the Hippos.

Before the end of the first stanza, Congo doubled their lead through Mignon Koto who took Uganda’s backline to bed before slotting the ball into the net.

At the start of the second stanza, Morley Byekwaso introduced Hakim Mutebi to replace Ivan Irinimbabazi to add more bodies upfront.

Abbas Kyeyune finally pulled back one for Uganda in the 60th minute and that was the magical start of the comeback.

Energetic forward Bruno Bunyaga levelled matters in the 70th minute after rising to node home Kyeyune’s delivery before placing Uganda in the lead four minutes later.

With ten minutes to end the game, Mutebi placed the last nail in Congo’s coffin with a deflected effort past Congo’s custodian.

Uganda will play the winner between Senegal and Ghana in the final of the ongoing tournament.

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.

The Queen Cranes fell to Nigeria in a 2-0 loss in the semifinals of the ongoing African Games at Cape Coast on Monday.

However, the gaffer Sheryl Botes is proud of the girls and believes the experience picked will be golden going forward.

“I am happy with the way we played at the tournament and I can be proud of the players for the performance in all the games,” she stated.

“We have gained valuable experience from all teams we played against. We have played some of the best on the continent and I know the players will not be the same,” he added.

In some of the positives picked in the tournament, Botes tried out different players in other positions to try and test their versatility.

“Modern football requires that players can play in different positions and that is what I told the players.”

“We are not just fixing things here at the tournament but rather we had the same arrangement in our training session back home,” she concluded.

Uganda will be out to try and at least salvage the tournament by picking bronze as they face Senegal on Thursday.

Uganda fell to the hands of Nigeria after a 2-0 loss in the ongoing 2023 African Games down in Ghana on Monday, March 18.

In the game that was played at Cape Coast Stadium, Uganda’s dream of clinching gold came to an end after the semifinal loss.

Nigeria came out knocking on the door as early as the 10th minute but Uganda’s custodian Sharon Kaidu palmed away Blessing Okpe’s strong effort.

In the 27th minute, Uganda nearly took the lead but her well curled effort bounced off the frame in a well-engineered attack.

At the break it was goalless however, Nigeria looked the better side and Uganda was pegged on the back foot.

Crested Cranes gaffer Sheryl Botes made a number of changes introducing fresh legs into the middle park but their impact on the game was hardly found.

Adaobi Judith Okah broke the deadlock after guiding the ball in the back of the net to give Nigeria the deserving lead.

With two minutes left on the clock, Chiamaka Okwuchukwu put the icing on the cake after doubling Nigeria’s lead.

Uganda will play the classification game next against the loser between Ghana and Senegal as they fight for atleast Bronze.

African Games 2023 – Semi-finals

Uganda U-20 Women’s National Team (Queen Cranes) will be locking horns with African giants Nigeria at the Cape Coast Stadium, Ghana.

The Queen Cranes will go into the encounter with a medal on their mind and a victory in this encounter will confirm them into the medal bracket.

Uganda’s head coach Sheryl Botes revealed that they have set a strategy and she trusts her players to execute it to perfection.

“Nigeria is a possession-based team, they are not so direct like Ghana. Therefore, we have drafted a strategy on how to approach this game and I trust my players to execute it to perfection,” she stated.

“We came here with one target and that is to win the championship. We are confident as a team going into the game and hope to get good results,” she added.

Botes highlighted the need for the tournament and how much it has improved their quality and mentality which is so golden on their journey.

“This tournament has been of great importance to us because we have got the chance to play against teams like Ghana and Nigeria which are some of the best on the continent,” she said.

“The exposure and experience gained here will not leave us the same. The players have earned a lot facing different teams and they can only get better going forward.”

However, the team will miss the services of Dorcus Lwalisa and Krusum Namutebi who are both suspended after accumulating two yellow cards.

But the team will be boosted by the timely return of defender Shakirah Nakwanga who hardly featured in the Ghana’s clash.

FUFA Big League | Results

Blacks Power registered a 1-0 victory against Onduparaka in the FUFA Big League encounter played at Greenlight Stadium, Arua on Sunday.

Innocent Maduka scored a late goal to give Blacks Power maximum points away from home.

It was a painful loss for the Caterpillars who failed to bury their chances only to be punished in the final proceedings of the game.

In the 22nd minute, Jonathan Mungufeni’s well weighed free kick met Ezra Bida but the final effort in-front off goal was off target.

Five minutes later, Junior Andama beat his makers to pace before he released a powerful effort inches wide of the frame.

Three minutes past the hour mark, Hamadain Ajida made a full stretch to palm away Jamal Malish’s powerful effort.

With four minutes left on the cross, Maduka finally broke the deadlock thus giving the visitors a hard fought victory.

The victory sends Blacks Power in the fifth position on the log with 28 points while Onduparaka are ninth with six points less.

FUFA Big League | Results

Young Elephants pulled off a stunning comeback as they held Police to a 3-3 stalemate in the FUFA Big League at Anaka Primary School ground, Nwoya on Sunday.

At one moment in the game, Police led 3-1 and it all looked like the Cops had sealed the game but the hosts had a different thought as they fought till the last minute.

Young Elephants took an early lead in the ninth minute before Steven Kabuye levelled matters in the 17th minute.

Three minutes later, Raymond Onyai found the back of the net as he put the visitors ahead.

In the 23rd minute, the home crowd was unruly as they protested shortly after their equaliser was cancelled.

Two minutes into the second half Brian Obedi extended Police’s lead adding salt in the host’s wounds.

In the 54th minute, the hosts scored the second goal on the day as the home crowd rallied behind their boys.

With five minutes to play, the host found the priceless equaliser as the two sides walked away with a point each.

Police is still on top of the log with 37 points while Young Elephants are placed 14th with 11 points.

African Games 2023 – Semi-finals

Uganda Hippos will face the Congo Republic in the semifinals of the ongoing African Games 2023.

The Hippos are on a perfect run having won three games in as many group encounters in the games happening in Ghana.

To reach the last four, Uganda sealed the group business with a narrow 1-0 victory against South Sudan thus securing a top spot in Group B.

In this encounter, the Hippos gaffer Morley Byekwaso chose to flip in a few chances giving the bench players an opportunity.

Apollo Kagogwe scored the lonely goal in the tight encounter where Uganda created several chances though you must credit the organisation of South Sudan.

The right back’s powerful strike found the back of the net as Uganda took the lead in the 74th minute of the game.

Uganda will now embark on the medal chase as they play Congo in the semifinals.

A win in that game simply means that the Hippos will earn the ticket to the finals where they are guaranteed either silver or gold.

Uganda Premier League | Results

KCCA secured a 1-0 victory against Vipers in the Uganda Premier League encounter played at St Mary’s Stadium, Kitende on Friday.

Mustafa Kizza’s late goal was the difference between the two sides as the Kasasiro Boys registered maximum points on the day.

It was a very close contest from the first minute until the last minute of the game as both sides shared a fair share of possession.

Vipers’ title chase faced yet another stall after falling to rivals in front of a fully packed stadium.

The hosts suffered a big blow after Yunus Sentamu was stretched off the field before he was replaced by Mohamed Salem Ekbad in the 20th minute.

Five minutes later, Fazil Tumwine got Vipers’ first clear chance but only nodded the ball straight into Anthony Emojong’s gloves.

With five minutes left to conclude the first stanza, Emojong made a full stretch to palm away Allan Okello’s flick for a corner kick.

In the 57th minute, Filbert Obenchan made a goal-line clearance denying Fazil Tumwine who had nicked the ball beyond Emojong.

In added time the ball bounced off Siraje Sentamu’s hand and the centre referee awarded the visitors a penalty.

Kizza stepped up and converted from the spot sending Komakech the wrong way.

Vipers are fifth on the log with 35 points in 19 games while KCCA are eighth with 29 points after playing a game more.