Uganda defeats Jinja SSS 3-0
Aug 12, 2019
Travis Mutyaba, Abbasi Kyeyune, and Abdul Nsereko each had a goal for the national side.
CECAFA Under -15 Challenge Cup
Groups
Group A: Eritrea, Kenya, Burundi, Somalia
Group B: Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia, South Sudan
Group C: Tanzania, Sudan, Djibouti
Uganda's Fixtures
August 17th - Uganda v Ethiopia
August 20th - South Sudan v Uganda
August 25th - Uganda v Rwanda
Quarterfinals (August 27-28)
Semifinals (August 30)
Final (September 1)
Uganda national junior side defeated Jinja SSS U17 3-0 in a buildup match for CECAFA Under-15 Challenge Cup to be held in Eritrea later this month.
Travis Mutyaba, Abbasi Kyeyune, and Abdul Nsereko each had a goal for the national side.
The team that is undergoing training at FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru under the guidance of Jackson Magera is placed in Group B of the competition with Ethiopia, Rwanda and South Sudan and they are among the favorites to win this championship.
Group A has Eritrea, Kenya, Burundi, and Somalia while C consists of Tanzania, Sudan, and Djibouti.
Eritrea last hosted a CECAFA tournament in 2010 during the Under-20 Challenge Cup. The new tournament to be sponsored by the "FIFA Forward Programme" initiative, will be the first under-15 tournament to be staged in Africa.
The tournament will also help the region to prepare for the Under 17 AFCON qualifiers that start early next year.