By Steven Kagiri,
Goalkeeper Brian Bwete saved two penalties and netted the decisive kick to hand URA FC their second trophy in three season of the tournament played on a knock out basis.
URA won 4-2 on of kicks after a 2-2 draw against FUFA Super League champions KCC FC who were chasing their first double in the club’s history.
William Wadri opened the scoring for KCC FC on 29 minutes but URA responded Seven minutes later with well taken Simeon Masaba free kick. Feni Ali got URA’s second in the 39th minute.
Second half substitute Derrick Nsibambi who came on for left fullback Habib Kavuma netted KCC’s second on the evening at Mbale Municipal stadium.
in the spot kicks, Bwete expertly saved kicks by Kiwanuka Gadafi and Ronnie Kiseka. Normal time ended 2-2 and the game went straight to penalties as per the tournament’s rules for this season.URA will now represent Uganda in next year’s CAF confederations cup.
Uganda cup final:
KCC 2 (2)-(2) 4 URA
URA wins 6-4
Top scorer: Herman Wasswa with 7 goals, tied with Feni Ali
Best player- Feni ali
Best referee-Brian Nsubuga
Best coach -Paul Nkata’s of URA
Ex- CAF Media Expert. An expert on African football with over 15 years experience ,always with an ear to the ground with indepth knowledge of the game. I have worked for top publications including 7 years at www.supersport.com until i founded www.soka25east.com to quench the thirst of football lovers across the continent. I have trained young upcoming journalists who are now a voice in African football.I have covered World Cup,AFCON,CHAN,Champions League,Confederations Cup,Cecafa,Cosafa,Wafu and many other football tournaments across the World. Founder Football Africa Arena(FAA),Founder www.afrisportdigital.com
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