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CECAFA 2015: Uganda Cranes humiliate Zanzibar for opening victory

CECAFA Group B:

Zanzibar 0-4 Uganda 

Uganda Cranes have humiliated the Zanzibar Heroes 4-0 to register their first victory in the 2015 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup in Ethiopia on Tuesday.

Team skipper FarukU Miya scored two first half goals before Erisa Ssekisambu and Ceaser Okhuti netted the other goals in the second half for a memorable victory.

The match was played at the Hawassa Stadium, 250 KM away from the capital city, Addis Ababa.

Zanzibar finished the game with two players less following red cards to goal keeper Al Mwadini and Yahaya Mudathir for dangerous tackles on Erisa Ssekisambu.

Uganda’s last game of the group is against Burundi.

Uganda Cranes coach Milutn ‘Micho’ Sredojevic told www.fufa.co.ug that ‘We want to play our best football against Burundi on Saturday to qualify for the quarterfinals of the CECAFA cup’

Micho added ‘We shall use the next three days to have our players recover from injuries picked up in the game against Zanzibar’

Cranes XI: James Alitho (GK), Denis Okot, Joseph Ochaya, Richard Kassaga, Murushid Juuko, Ivan Ntege, Bernard Muwanga, Muzamil Mutyaba, Erisa Ssekisambu, Ceasar Okhuti, Faruku Miya (Capt)

Subs: Mathias Kigonya(GK), Joseph Nsubuga, Keziron Kizito, Isaac Muleme, Shafiq Bakaki, Frank Kalanda, Nelson Senkatuka.

 

 

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