An Australian and a Ugandan player clash in the ongoing Women's Homeless World Cup

Australia 0 Uganda 4
Uganda 1 Zambia 6
Kyrgyzstan 8 Uganda 2

Melbourne

UGANDA routed Australia 4-0 to resurrect their chances in the Women’s Homeless World Cup after suffering two loses earlier to Kyrgyzstan and Zambia.

Eight nations and 80 women from Cameroon, Colombia, Ivory Coast, Kyrgyzstan, Uganda, Zambia, Liberia and Paraguay are competing to become the first time champions at the event running December 1-7 at Federation Square and Birrarung Marr in Australia.

Australia’s Street Matildas battled hard but were outpaced by a Ugandan side that dominated the entire match.

Striker Angel netted two goals in each half for Uganda despite efforts by Street Matilda Miki Kobiyoshi to close the gap.

Colombia, on nine points with Kyrgyzstan and Zambia, leads the group on goal difference. Uganda is fifth with three points.

Founder and President of the Homeless World Cup, Mel Young, said: “The Homeless World Cup has demonstrated that sport has tremendous power to change lives, to change the world.

“Women participating in the previous events have been tremendously successful and we want to build on this success. This is the first time the Women’s Cup has been included and we would like to see it grow.”

The tournament aims to use football to energise homeless women to create change in their own lives.