CECAFA U20 CHALLENGE CUP (Group B): South Sudan 0-0 Uganda
South Sudan and Uganda U-20 national teams played to a non scoring draw in group B of the CECAFA Challenge Cup U-20 at the Sheikh Amri Abeid Stadium, Arusha on Monday.
Since the 35th minute of the game, Uganda played with 10 men following a direct red card to defender Musa Ramathan.
Before the send-off, Uganda was dominant and came close to scoring through Richard Basangwa in the 10th minute.
Ivan Asaba, Bobosi Byaruhanga and second half substitute Ivan Bogere were also close.
Bogere had the very last attempt at goal flying over with a with time half volley.
Uganda will have a day’s rest before taking on Burundi on Wednesday, 25th November 2020.
Ramathan is expected to sit out the game against Burundi.
Uganda U-20 XI: Jack Komakech (G.K), Gavin Kizito Mugweri (Captain), Aziz Kayondo, Kenneth Ssemakula, Musa Ramathan, Bobosi Byaruhanga, Steven Sserwadda, Najib Yiga (88′ Joseph Kafumbe), Richard Basangwa (85′ Isma Mugulusi), Raymond Onyai (62′ Ivan Bogere), Ivan Asaba
Subs Not Used: Denis Ssenyondwa Kaala (G.K), Richard Bbosa, Joseph Kizza Bukenya, Ashiraf Mulindi, Alpha Thierry Ssali, Faisal Wabyoona
Match Officials:
- Centre Referee: Saddam Houssein Mansour (Djibouti)
- Assistant Referee 1: Abdi Mohamed Nour (Somalia)
- Assistant Referee 2: Liban Abdourazak Ahmed (Djibouti)
- Fourth Official: Ahmed Hassan Hussein Ahmed (Somalia)
- Commissioner: Omar Mohamoud Nor (Somalia)
- Referee Assessor: Leslie Leonard Liunda (Tanzania)
- General Coordinator: Baraka Kizuguto (Tanzania)
- Technical Study Group: Tewodros Franco Karoni (Ethiopia)
- Media Officer: Ramadhani Kibuga (Burundi)
- Security Officer: Hashim Abdallah (Tanzania)
- Assistant General Coordinator: Yacoub Ali Elmi (Djibouti)
