St John's Sabir Yassin (shirt 11) was a thorn in the flesh of Jinja College (Photo: David Isabirye)
St John’s Sabir Yassin (shirt 11) was a thorn in the flesh of Jinja College (Photo: David Isabirye)
Copa
Football Championship 2019:
Official
Opening Match:
Group
C:
Jinja
College School 0-2 St John’s Mukono
Other
Tuesday Results:
Kigezi College, Butobero 7-1 Loro Secondary school (Group C)
Sentah College 4-0 Mbale Progessive (Group C)
Jinja S.S 3-0 Lugazi Homeland (Group B)
Kibuli SS 2-0 Busoga College-Mwiri (Group H)
Jinja Progessive Academy 1-0 Kaggwa SS (Group A)
Nile High 1-0 Kashenyi SS (Group G)
St John’s Secondary School from Mukono easily triumphed 2-0 over hosts Jinja College in the official opening match of the 2019 Copa Football Championship played at the Kakindu Stadium, Jinja on Tuesday evening.
Sulaiman Kimbugwe and Ratifu Kaswa
scored in either halves for Brian Ssenyondo’s coached school.
Sulaiman Kimbugwe scored the opening
goal 25 minutes into the game to break the resilience of Jinja College.
Kimbugwe shot home the opener from 20
yards past goalkeeper Fred Irumba to break the earlier resistance and fighting
soul from the hosts.
Kaswa added the second in the final
10 minutes of the game to cement the dominance they had established right from
the opening stages of the game.
Jinja College (in white) attempt to clear the line (Photo: David Isabirye)
It is great that we won the match with ease. In fact, we could have scored more goals. I give credit to the players and I believe we shall progress further.
Brian Ssenyondo, St John’s Mukono Head coach
St John’s Head coach Brian Ssenyondo (Photo: David Isabirye)
On Tuesday, the tournament was also
officially launched by the Commissioner of Sports in charge of physical education
Omara Apitta, flanked by officials from the National Council of Sports (NCS),
Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) and the main sponsors, Coca
Cola.
Commissioner Omara Apitta inspects the JICO players prior to kick off at Kakindu Stadium on Tuesday afternoon (Photo: David Isabirye)
There was a procession of players and
officials around Jinja town before they converged at Kakindu Stadium for the
official opening ceremony.
In other games played earlier on
Tuesday, Kigezi S.S recorded the biggest scoreline thus far, winning 7-1
against Loro Secondary school.
Mbarara based Sentah College overcame
Mbale Progressive 4-0 as the 2017 winners Jinja S.S humbled Lugazi Homeland 3-0.
Giants Kibuli SS out-muscled Busoga
College Mwiri 2-0 and Jinja Progessive Academy (JIPRA) were 1-0 winners against
Kaggwa SS
Elsewhere, Nile College out-witted
Kasenyi SS 1-0.
The games will continue on Wednesday.
This tournament will last for two
week’s championship and will climax on the 18th May 2019.
Buddo S.S is the defending champion.
Jinja College XI vs St John’s SS, Mukono (Photo: David Isabirye)
Team
Line Ups:
Jinja
College XI:
Fred Irumba (G.K), Leo Walekaki,
Simbwa Baawa, Ronald Ojambo, Hudson Wamutale,
James Ochali, Naseru Banaibi, Moses Adrabo Aniku, Jabel Mudhasi, Henry
Omwayi, Davis Babalanda
Subs:
Ian Kakaire, Womaniala, Joel
Wamazembe, Edmond Hunjuna, Hakim Mugweri, Enock Kaliba, Emma Tumwebaze
St Johns Mukono XI
St
Johns’ Mukono XI:
Godfrey Mayanda (G.K), Sam Mutimbo,
Robert Kato, Willy Juuko, Arajab Tibita, Nasur Wagiro, Sulaiman Kimbugwe, Abdul Kawanguzi, Ratif
Kaswa, Collin Arinaitwe, Sabir Yasisin
Subs:
Hamza Kivumbi, Julius Magala, Bernard Senkaba, Mahad Nkanji, Action Ssenyonga, Edward Ssewanyana, Keith Kiiza
Referees pose for a group photo with captains of St Johns and Jinja College (Photo: David Isabirye)Some of the schools’ representatives during the official opening ceremony (Photo: David Isabirye)
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