KIGALI, Rwanda — Uganda made a flying start to the CAF Africa Schools Football Championship CECAFA Qualifiers in Kigali, with Amus College School winning all four of their opening-day matches in the boys’ and girls’ competitions.
The regional qualifiers got underway on Thursday, with the boys’ matches played at the FERWAFA Sports Complex, while the girls battled at Kigali Pele Stadium.
Representing Uganda in both categories, Amus College immediately demonstrated their ambitions, collecting maximum points from their opening two group matches in each competition.
Girls Maintain Winning Run:
Amus College’s girls started their campaign in impressive fashion, defeating Burundi 3-0.
Hellen Namulondo, Faith Akoi and Irene Akurut were on target as Uganda comfortably secured their first three points.
They followed it up with another victory later in the day, edging hosts Rwanda 1-0 in a tightly contested encounter.
Faith Trinah Nakawuuki scored the decisive goal to give Amus maximum points from their first two matches.
Boys Also Perfect:
The boys matched their female counterparts with two victories from two.
Amus opened their campaign with a narrow 1-0 win over South Sudan, with Vincent Kiiza scoring the only goal of the match.
They were even more convincing in their second outing, brushing aside Burundi 3-0 in a dominant display.
Keneddy Okwi was the standout performer, scoring twice in the 3rd and 36th minutes, while Andrew Seguya added another goal in the 6th minute to complete the victory.
The results leave both Ugandan teams in a strong position ahead of their final group matches on Friday morning.
Somalia and South Sudan Next
The boys will face Somalia, while the girls will take on South Sudan, with both teams looking to secure the positive results required to advance to the semi-finals.
The semi-finals are scheduled for Friday evening, while the third-place play-offs and finals will be played on Saturday afternoon.
After a flawless opening day, Amus College will now look to maintain their momentum and lead Uganda into both finals as the battle for regional qualification intensifies in Kigali.
With four wins from four matches, Uganda has made its intentions clear, Amus College are in Kigali not just to participate, but to challenge for continental qualification.