Teso Sub-Region Qualifiers:
Final:
- Amus College 1-0 Kalaki S.S
Third Place playoff:
- Soroti Municipal School 3-0 Ark Peace
Semifinals:
- Soroti Municipal School 0-1 Amus College
- Kalaki 4-2 Ark Peace
Bukedea district football champions Amus College qualified to the Copa national schools champions for the third year in a row.
Fast improving striker Derrick Onyai scored the lone goal in Amus’ 1-0 victory against Kaberamaido’s Kalaki at Amuria Secondary School.
Amus College had earlier overcome Soroti Municipal School 1-0 in the semifinals as Kalaki lost 4-2 Ark Peace in the other semifinal.
In the third place off, Soroti Municipal School edged Ark Peace School 3-0 to join the two finalists at the national finals that will be hosted by Masaka S.S between May 6th to 20th 2017.
This is the third time that Amus College qualifies for the national championship after exploits in Hoima (at Duhaga S.S) and Soroti (Teso College, Aloet) in 2015 and 2016 respectively.
Nimrod Kintu, the Amus College head coach attributed his team’s success to teamwork and dedication.
Over the past three years, we have worked as one complete block. Team work has been key for the school success.
Also, the players play with dedication so that to uphold the legacy of the school as one of the best footballing schools in the country.
Kintu, also a sports journalist working with Top Television, has outlined the team’s ambition of winning the national title for the first time ever in the four year history of the school owned by Kachumbari Member of Parliament, Patrick Isiagi.
A total of 60 schools shall take part in the two week’s championship in Masaka.
Kibuli S.S is the defending champion.
