Obua Saves Red Eagles

Apr 14, 2004

EXPRESS winger David Obua scored a late winner yesterday that pushed the Red Eagles into third spot on the Top Radio Super League table.<br>

by Fred Kaweesi, Reuben Olita and Norman Katende

Express FC 2 Simba 1
Moyo 0 SC Villa 1

Today
URA v Ruhinda

EXPRESS winger David Obua scored a late winner yesterday that pushed the Red Eagles into third spot on the Top Radio Super League table.

Robert Sentongo had opened the scoring for Sam Timbe’s side early in the first half with a crisp finish from the edge of the area, before Godfrey Ssali put the Red Eagles level ten minutes later.

Obua beat the visitors’ offside trap on 75 minutes to snatch the points.
In Moyo, Bernard Mwalala snatched the all-important goal as unbeaten table leaders SC Villa cruised past Moyo FC.

Meanwhile, regional soccer governing body CECAFA has secured sports equipment worth $5200 (sh10.3m) for the annual club championships, dubbed, the Kagame Cup.

Kampala-based East African Procurement News donated 35 sets of track suits for referees, 70 T-shirts, 51 sets of uniform and 34 training bibs. The club championships kick off in Kigali, Rwanda, April 25.

Besides the equipment, the company also donated $800 to reward referees, according to council secretary, Nicholas Musonye.

CECAFA president, Denis Obua and EAPN managing director, Robert Mwesigwa signed an agreement recently.

Rwanda President Paul Kagame is sponsoring the event to the tune of US$60,000 (sh118m)with the winners getting US$30,000. SC Villa are defending champions while Express will represent Uganda.

In another development, State sports minister Henry Okello Oryem will today launch a team charged with trying to get sh380m to facilitate the Cranes World Cup/Nations Cup campaign.

The team of 16, has Omara Apita, Aggrey Kibenge, Shafiq Menya, Ahmed Wadrif, John Ssemanobe, John Odyek, Haruna Mawanda, Mike Ssebalu, Hood Katuramu, Ouma Bwire, Justus Mugisha, Daudi Ndiwalana, Bagunywa Nkalubo, Moses Kalungi, Singh Charanjit and Joseph Muvawala.

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