Overview:
Asia Kakai, Sharom Nabunya, Joan Namungo and Priscilla Fauchan scored Amus College School's four goals in the two matches. They face-off Rwanda's Kiramuzi MS on Saturday morning during the last group game to determine their position in the group.
CAF Pan Africa Schools Football Championship (CECAFA Zone) 2023
Match Day 1 Results:
Girls:
Group A:
- Ecofo Ruseno (Burundi) 0-9 Fountain Gate (Tanzania)
- Awaro S.S (Ethiopia) 5-0 Ecofo Ruseno (Burundi)
Group B:
- El Hila Al Jadida (Sudan) 0-3 Amus College School – Bukedea (Uganda)
- CEM Baulous (Djibouti) 0-1 Amus College School – Bukedea (Uganda)
- Kiramuzi MS (Rwanda) 5-0 CEM Baulous (Djibouti)
Boys:
Group A:
- Benjamin Mpaka SS (Tanzania) 0-2 Royal Giant High School (Uganda)
- Geda Roble S.S (Ethiopia) 2-1 Benjamin Mpaka S.S (Tanzania)
- ES Sumba (Rwanda) 1-1 Geda Roble SS (Ethiopia)
Group B:
- Libya PS (South Sudan) 4-1 CEM Baulous (Djibouti)
- Ecofo Gasanda (Burundi) 1-1 Aljeel Al Genina (Sudan)
- CEM Baulous (Djibouti) 0-7 Ecofo Gasanda (Burundi)
Amus College School – Bukedea have qualified to the semi-finals of the 2023 CAF Pan Africa schools football championships (CECAFA zone).
This follows two victories during match day one at the Azam Sports Complex in Dar-es-salaam, Chamazi – Tanzania on Friday, February 17, 2023.
The Bukedea based school won 3-0 against Sudan’s El Hila Al Jadida in the opener.
Asia Kakai, Sharom Nabunya and Joan Namungo were on target for the Ugandan ambassadors.
In the second game, Amus College School overcame Djibouti’s CEM Baulous 1-0 courtesy of a penalty by Priscilla Fauchan.
Amus College now has six points and assured of a slot in the semi-finals. They will face Kiramuzi MS (Rwanda) on Saturday morning, a fixture to determine their final position in the group.
Boys:
Uganda’s other team (Royal Giant High School) also started with victory, winning 2-0 over hosts Benjamin Mpaka SS (Tanzania) in the boy’s category.
Enock Bagenda and Thomas Ogema were on target for Royal Giant High School.
Benjamin Mpaka Secondary School also fell in their second game, losing 1-2 to Ethiopian side Geda Roble.
Ecofo Gasanda from Burundi humiliated CEM Baulous (Djibouti) 7-0 in a one sided duel in group B.
The other group B encounter was a 1-all draw between Ecofo Gasanda (Burundi) and Sudan’s Aljeel Al Genina.
More group stage games will be played on Saturday, 18th February 2023.
The semi-final and finals will be held on Sunday, 19th February 2023 to determine the respective champions.
Top performers’ purse:
The winners in the boys and girls’ category are expected to win USD 100,000, while the runners-up will take USD75,000 and bronze medalists USD 50, 000.
The victors will represent CECAFA region at the maiden African Schools Football Championship is slated to take place April 7-9, 2023 in Morocco
