Airtel Rising Stars 2019 (West Nile Region)
Girls Final:
- Simba (Koboko) 2-0 Paidha Women (Zombo)
Boys Final:
- Bright Light 0-1 Koboko Boys
Simba girls football team are the champions of the West Nile region in the Airtel Rising Stars (ARS) U-17 girls football tourney.
The Koboko based side overcame Paidha Women team 2-0 in the one-sided final played at Uganda Technical College (UTC) in Lira on Sunday during the climax of these qualifiers that combined the West Nile and Northern regions.
Rose Mary Stency Ababiku and Lillian Chandia were the scorers of Simba in the final.
Both goals arrived in the opening half of the game.
The final 45 minutes were basically for damage control by Paidha Women.
Only these two teams registered from the West Nile region.
In the earlier game between these two teams was also won by Simba with Lillian Chandia scoring a brace.
“I am happy that I managed to score for my team (Simba) and thank the rest of my teammates for the work well done,” Ababiku, a 13-year-old P5 pupil at Father Bilbao Primary Schol remarked.
Meanwhile, Bright Light fell to Koboko Boys in the West Nile boys’ final.
The next regional qualifiers will take place next weekend in Masindi.
AWARDS:
Outstanding Individuals:
West Nile Girls:
- MVP: Lillian Chandia (Simba) – Airtel SMART Phone
- Best Goalkeeper: Lydia Aserua (Simba) – Ball
- Top Scorer: Lillian Chandia (Simba) – 3 Goals – Golden Boot
Northern Girls:
- MVP: Elizabeth Apili (The Lioness) – Airtel SMART Phone
- Best Goalkeeper: Rebecca Auma (Amugu) – Football
- Top Scorer: Hellen Aguti (Amugu) – 3 Goals
West Nile Boys:
- MVP: Saidi Sukuru (Koboko Boys) – Airtel SMART Phone
- Best Goalkeeper: Kassim Twalibu (Koboko) – Football
- Top Scorer: Rogers Mugu Okwai (Koboko Boys) – 3 Goals
Northern Region Boys:
- MVP: Juma Okot (Pece United) – Airtel SMART Phone
- Best Goalkeeper: Maxwell Oketch (Credo FC) – Football
- Top Scorer: Steven Ekuka (Soccer Legend) – 5 Goals
Team Awards:
Champions:
West Nile:
- Boys: Koboko Boys (Trophy, Gold Medals, Certificates, Shs 1.5M)
- Girls: Simba (Trophy, Gold Medals, Certificates, Shs 1.5M)
Northern:
- Boys: Pece United (Trophy, Gold Medals, Certificates, Shs 1.5M)
- Girls: Amugu S.S (Trophy, Gold medals, Certificates, Shs 1.5M)
Runners up:
Northern:
- Girls: The Lioness Soccer Academy (Certificates, Silver Medals, Shs 1M)
- Boys: Credo (Trophy, Certificates, Silver Medals, Shs 1M)
West Nile:
- Girls: Paidha Women (Trophy, Certificates, Silver Medals, Shs 1M)
- Boys: Bright Light (Silver Medals, Trophy, Certificates, Shs 1M)
