COSAFA: Crested Cranes edge Swaziland in thriller
Sep 12, 2018
Crested Cranes and west African giants Cameroon are the two guest teams in the tournament.
COSAFA Women 2018
Swaziland 3 Uganda 4
Result
Saturday
Namibia v Uganda
Monday
Zimbabwe v Uganda
The national women football team, Crested Cranes opened their account in the ongoing Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Women Championship with a 4 -3 win over Swaziland.
Hasifah Nassuna scored a brace before Norah Alupo and Resty Nanziri added the other goals for the Crested Cranes .
COSAFA kicked off Wednesday and will end September 22 in South Africa.
Crested Cranes and west African giants Cameroon are the two guest teams in the tournament.
Uganda is drawn in Group C alongside Swaziland, Namibia and Zimbabwe. Hosts South Africa will compete in Group A together with Botswana, Madagascar and Malawi while Group B will be comprised of Zambia, Cameroon, Lesotho and Mozambique
Uganda is the third East African country to feature in the COSAFA Women's Championship after Tanzania (2011) and Kenya (2017).