Uganda’s CECAFA dream ended
Dec 11, 2010
UGANDAN’S dream for a record 12th CECAFA cup win was ended yesterday by 2010 hosts Tanzania.
UGANDAN’S dream for a record 12th CECAFA cup win was ended yesterday by 2010 hosts Tanzania.
Tanzania won the semi-finals tie 5-4 on penalities in front of nearly 60,000 home fans at the Mkapa national stadium.
Tonny Mawejje missed Uganda’s fourth penalty take leaving Tanzania the chance to capitalize on the miss
Road to Semi-finals
Tanzania beat Somalia and Burundi with 3-0 and 2-0 victories respectively to qualify as runners up in Group A behind Zambia.
They beat Rwanda 1-0 in the quater-finals.
To the contrary, Cranes qualified as Group C winners after wins over Ethiopia (2-1), Kenya (2-0) and 1-1 draw with Malawi.
Cranes’ nervous moment came in the quarter-finals, where they on a 5–3 penalty win to eliminate Zanzibar after the two sides had played to a 2-2 draw on 90 minutes.
Interesting statistics
It will be Cranes’ sixth consecutive semi-final match and 28th overall since the inception of the competition.
The 11-time champions have not lost a game in CECAFA since 2008.
Cranes opponents Tanzania have not gone beyond the semi-final stages since 2002 when they lost to Kenya in the finals.
Tanzania won the semi-finals tie 5-4 on penalities in front of nearly 60,000 home fans at the Mkapa national stadium.
Tonny Mawejje missed Uganda’s fourth penalty take leaving Tanzania the chance to capitalize on the miss
Road to Semi-finals
Tanzania beat Somalia and Burundi with 3-0 and 2-0 victories respectively to qualify as runners up in Group A behind Zambia.
They beat Rwanda 1-0 in the quater-finals.
To the contrary, Cranes qualified as Group C winners after wins over Ethiopia (2-1), Kenya (2-0) and 1-1 draw with Malawi.
Cranes’ nervous moment came in the quarter-finals, where they on a 5–3 penalty win to eliminate Zanzibar after the two sides had played to a 2-2 draw on 90 minutes.
Interesting statistics
It will be Cranes’ sixth consecutive semi-final match and 28th overall since the inception of the competition.
The 11-time champions have not lost a game in CECAFA since 2008.
Cranes opponents Tanzania have not gone beyond the semi-final stages since 2002 when they lost to Kenya in the finals.