Combe spurs Nebbi team
Jun 18, 2001
NEBBI 'A' district soccer team on Sunday pipped Arua team 1-0 in the northern region inter-district football championship final here at Nebbi SS.
By Dennis Ojwee in Nebbi
NEBBI 'A' district soccer team on Sunday pipped Arua team 1-0 in the northern region inter-district football championship final here at Nebbi SS.
Nebbi skipper James Chombe netted the solitary winner from a lose ball in the 73rd minute.
Nebbi, however, squandered five open chances that could have given the team a comfortable victory in the cup donated by FUFA assistant secretary Haruna Mawanda.
Arua from the out look seemed to had underrated the home side cheered on by a mammoth home support.
Mawanda represented the national soccer governing body - FUFA at the final.
Mawanda said FUFA and UFRA, the referees' body have to be overhauled to give football a bright future. He announced each region will be allocated a computer donated by the Germany Meridian Project to help facilitate communication between the regions and FUFA head office.
Nebbi LC V chairman O. O. Alenyo urged FUFA to emulate northern and re-introduce inter-district football competitions in
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