Uganda Sand Cranes earn silver at 2019 Copa Dar es Salaam Tournament - FUFA: Federation of Uganda Football Associations

Posted on December 26, 2019 - 7:02 pm by Ahmed Marsha

2019 Copa Dar es Salaam Beach Soccer Championship:

Match Day 5 Results:

Uganda 🇺🇬 6-5 🇲🇼 Malawi

Tanzania 6-3 Burundi

Uganda Sand Cranes settled for second place and earned silver medals at the 2019 Copa Dar es Salaam championship concluded on Boxing Day at Coco beach in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Uganda’s second victory at the championship, toppling Malawi 6-5 was good enough to cement second place.

Uganda Sand Cranes players celebrate one of their six goals against Malawi on Boxing Day

Alex Emmanuel Wasswa scored a hattrick with the three other goals coming from Peter Rowch Somoka, Godfrey Lwesibawa and Douglas Muganga.

Malawi’s goals were by Isaac Kajamu (brace), Sandam Saidi, James Chikoka and Vanacio Malunga.

Tanzania beat Burundi 6-3 to win the trophy for the third time in a row.

The Sand Cranes scored fifteen goals and conceded thirteen goal thanks for the splendid display of the team skipper and goalkeeper Meddie Kibirige together with the team top scorer Wasswa who had five goals written to his name.

Kibirige was named best goalkeeper of the tournament.

Team coach Salim Jamal Muwonge highly praised the Federation of Uganda Football Associations especially the FUFA President Eng Moses Magogo for the support to the game of Beach Soccer and the Sand Cranes in particular.

Muwonge adds that the Copa Dar es Salaam is a good test for the Sand Cranes since it the only engagement for his boys through the year especially when there isn’t any continental engagement and the 2019 edition is more vital as Uganda prepares to host AFCON Beach Soccer 2020.

Suleiman Ochero, the reigning Airtel FUFA Beach Soccer player of the year shoots

‘Our main objective was to win this year’s championship though it slid off our hands and we finished runners up. I am very delighted by the federation especially the FUFA President Eng Moses Magogo for registering and funding our team to take part in this competition. This year’s championship it is vital in our preparation for the upcoming AFCON Beach Soccer 2020’ Said Muwonge.