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Kawempe bow out of Champions League after Sundowns defeat
The Ugandan champions were punished by a ruthless Sundowns side at the Suez Canal Stadium in Ismailia, Egypt, with Ronnel Donnelly scoring a first-half hat-trick to put the South Africans firmly in control.
Kawempe bow out of Champions League after Sundowns defeat
By: Yekoyada Saaka, Journalist @New Vision
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CAF Women's Champions League
Mamelodi Sundowns 4-1 Kawempe Muslim Ladies
AS FAR 1-0 Lekie Football Girls
Kawempe Muslim Ladies FC suffered a 4-1 defeat to Mamelodi Sundowns in the semifinals of the CAF Women's Champions League on Wednesday, ending their hopes of reaching the final on their debut appearance.
The Ugandan champions were punished by a ruthless Sundowns side at the Suez Canal Stadium in Ismailia, Egypt, with Ronnel Donnelly scoring a first-half hat-trick to put the South Africans firmly in control.
Donnelly struck in the 29th minute before adding two more goals in the 35th and 37th minutes to give Sundowns a commanding lead.
Midfielder Noxolo Cesane added the fourth goal just before half-time, leaving Kawempe with an uphill task.
Kawempe showed some fight after the break and pulled a goal back through Latifah Nakasi late in the game to make it 4-1, but it was not enough to change the outcome.
Donnelly struck in the 29th minute before adding two more goals in the 35th and 37th minutes to give Sundowns a commanding lead.
Midfielder Noxolo Cesane added the fourth goal just before half-time, leaving Kawempe with an uphill task.
Kawempe showed some fight after the break and pulled a goal back through Latifah Nakasi late in the game to make it 4-1, but it was not enough to change the outcome.
Nakasi thought she had scored again in stoppage time, but her effort was ruled out following a foul by Anita Namata in the build-up.
A VAR review resulted in Namata receiving a second yellow card and being sent off.
The defeat means Kawempe will now turn their attention to Sunday's third-place play-off against Cameroonian side Lekie Football Girls.
Despite missing out on the final, Kawempe are assured of sh1.2b in prize money for reaching the semifinals. A win on Sunday would increase their earnings to sh1.4b.
Sundowns, meanwhile, will face defending champions AS FAR of Morocco in the final after the latter edged Lekie 1-0 in the other semifinal.
The winners of the final will pocket sh2.4b, while the runners-up will receive sh1.6b.
A VAR review resulted in Namata receiving a second yellow card and being sent off.
The defeat means Kawempe will now turn their attention to Sunday's third-place play-off against Cameroonian side Lekie Football Girls.
Despite missing out on the final, Kawempe are assured of sh1.2b in prize money for reaching the semifinals. A win on Sunday would increase their earnings to sh1.4b.
Sundowns, meanwhile, will face defending champions AS FAR of Morocco in the final after the latter edged Lekie 1-0 in the other semifinal.
The winners of the final will pocket sh2.4b, while the runners-up will receive sh1.6b.