By Robert Kayindi James
Uganda’s representative at this year’s Mapinduzi Peace Cup, Uganda Revenue Authority Football Club yesterday defeated Tanzanian giants Yanga Football Club 4-3 on penalties to reach the finals of the annual tournament.
The two sides played to a one-all draw in normal time before heading into the penalties at the Amaani Stadium in Zanzibar.
Yanga FC took the lead through Hamis Tambwe but failed to contain the pressure from the Tax collectors hence falling to the lethal venom of substitute Peter Lwasa who notched the equalizer to send the game into penalties.
URA’s penalty scorers; Bwete Brian, Kulaba Jimmy, Deo Othieno and Kyeyune Saidi while Samuel Sekitto missed his take.
In the other semi –final, Mutibwa Sugar edged Simba by 1-0.
URA SC will now play Mutibwa Sugar in the final on Wednesday, 13th January while Simba will face off with Yanga FC in the third place play off. The winner will walk away with $10,000.
URA XI: Brian Bwete (GK), Simeon Massa, Allan Munaaba, Jimmy Kulaba, Oscar Agaba, Samuel Senkoomi, Saidi Kyeyune, Derrick Tekkwo , Godfrey Villa Oromchan, Julius Ntambi and Elkanah Nkugwa.
Subs: Sulait Luyima, Samuel Sekitto, Deo Othieno, Shafik Kagimu, Ronald Kigongo, Noah Semakula, Bob Kasozi, Peter Lwaswa
Yanga XI:DeogratiusDida, Juma Abdul, HajiMwinyi, VicentBusoue, Kelvin Yondani, MbuyuTwite, ThabanKamusoko, Donald Ngoma, HamisTambwe, Deus Kaseke
Subs: Mostapha Bathez, Oscar Joshua, Yousuf Abubaker
URA’s performance at the Mapinduzi Peace Cup:
Group stages
URA FC 3-1 JKU FC
URA FC 0-1 SIMBA FC
URA FC 1-0 Jamhuri
Semi-finals
Yanga 1(3) V (1)4 URA FC
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