Masaza report card: Year of Covid-19 leaves room for more
Saturday January 23 2021
Finalists. Gomba players celebrate a goal against Ssese during the group matches. The team held off Busiro before outwitting them in the penultimate shootouts to qualify for the finals. Photo/Agencies
Summary
Organisers and sponsors Airtel pushed ahead with the tournament but at the cost of no fans and several challenges for the teams due to Covid-19 measures
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Without a doubt, this season’s Airtel Masaza Cup was the weirdest year since the tournament started in 2004. A coronavirus pandemic was only part of it.
The tournament defied the odds and the headaches of working around Covid-19 and the stringent health protocols to become only the third competition to be played in Uganda since March 2020. The others are the StarTimes Uganda Premier League and the Fufa play-offs which have majorly benefitted from direct funding from world body, Fifa.
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Ethiopia 5 Djibouti 2
Uganda turned on the style as they defeated Tanzania by 3-1 at the CECAFA U17 AFCON Zonal Qualifiers final.
The Cubs were back to their best as they met a different kind of opponent in Tanzania.
The Tanzanians started strong and were unafraid to take on Uganda. They came ready to do anything to win and that s why the Cubs failed to curve out any real chances in the first half. The Serengeti boys defended well and went into half time break in the ascendency.
Uganda came out with more intent in the second half and were able to play with freedom. Ivan Irinimbabazi opened the scoring before Travis Mutyaba made it two with a silky smooth finish after turning a few Tanzanian defenders.
The Cubs doubled the lead in the 35th minute through Ivan Irinimbabazi to stun Ethiopia who had settled and were ambitiously fighting to secure an equaliser.
In the 52nd minute, the Ethiopia coach made a change as he introduced Mikiyas Ganta for Ismael Reshid in an effort to contain Uganda. Another change was effected at the hour mark when Bereket Mohamed came on to replace Tsega Arbrea.
The changes did not discourage the determined Cubs who added the third goal in the 63rd minute through Mawa. The goal is the youngsters’ sixth of the junior tournament from two games.
Uganda made a change in the 64th minute when Tuma Tenywa went out and his place was filled by Issa Bugembe. Six minutes later, Samir Mudiba came on for the scorer of the second goal Irinimbabazi.
The Cubs doubled the lead in the 35th minute through Ivan Irinimbabazi to stun Ethiopia who had settled and were ambitiously fighting to secure an equaliser.
In the 52nd minute, the Ethiopia coach made a change as he introduced Mikiyas Ganta for Ismael Reshid in an effort to contain Uganda. Another change was effected at the hour mark when Bereket Mohamed came on to replace Tsega Arbrea.
The changes did not discourage the determined Cubs who added the third goal in the 63rd minute through Mawa. The goal is the youngsters’ sixth of the junior tournament from two games.
Uganda made a change in the 64th minute when Tuma Tenywa went out and his place was filled by Issa Bugembe. Six minutes later, Samir Mudiba came on for the scorer of the second goal Irinimbabazi.
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