While addressing journalists on Tuesday, the Crested Cranes Coach Abdallah Khalifa said that, much as they struggled to defeat Rwanda recently, the team has worked on a few shortcomings.
Afani Ikooba, the head coach of Busoga United says that their win has elevated their points from six to nine, which has strengthened their hopes of surviving the relegation zone. Ikooba further says that the boys have been enlightened with a winning spirit and they are willing to face off with all their league opponents without any inferiority complexities.
"A draw is not bad for us while away from home and we believe it will help us to create winning chances during our upcoming home game against Tooro United FC," Bright Star's interim head coach Simon Peter Mugerwa said.
Ethiopia emerged the winners of this year's CECAFA U-20 Women's champion after defeating Uganda with 3-2 during their final game played at the Njeru based FUFA technical center on Tuesday.
Auka Gecheo, the CECAFA Executive Director challenged subscribing countries to increase funding in women football which will help female players to exploit the availed opportunities to excel on global platforms.
Uganda’s lone goal was scored through a penalty by team captain Fauzia Najjemba in the 73rd minute of the game. With the current result, Uganda maintains the first position of the tournament’s table standings, followed by fellow title contender, Ethiopia.
When Tanzania scored the equalizer it was cancelled on grounds that one of the players was offside. The players first attacked one of the assistant referees whom they accused of frustrating their scoring chances.
Eritrea's head coach Ibrahim Suleiman says that the girls lost the momentum of play due to unknown reasons, costing him the three points in today's game.
