Uganda U15 girls’ national team are the champions of the CAF African Schools Football Championship (ASFC) – CECAFA Qualifiers – after beating Kenya 2-1 in the Wednesday finals staged at the Moi International Sports Centre – Kasarani.The win for Uganda means they will be representing the CECAFA region in the second season of the continental ASFC finals set for April 2024.CAF African Schools Football Championship, CECAFA Qualifiers. Uganda 🇺🇬 with a comeback 20’ Kenya 🇰🇪 1- 2 Uganda 🇺🇬 #CAFAFSCQ pic.twitter.com/n3sVsL9STb— Cecafaonline (@Cecafaonline) December 13, 2023 Moses Nkata’s team, as a result, bagged $100,000 (Ksh. 15345000), with Kenya – the tournament first runners-up getting $75,000 (Ksh. 11508750).It wasn’t smooth sailing for Uganda on Wednesday however, as Kenya – who had lost in their last encounter to the visitors in their last group game on Tuesday – scored just 58 seconds in the final, and from a delightful freekick from Lindy Weei.##NAJAVA_MECA_7738642##Uganda thought they had equalized shortly after when Haira Nabossa saw her ball get over the line but wasn’t called by the center referee.The group leaders then, after persistent pressure, got their goal two minutes before the interval through their skipper Shadia Nabirye, who capitalized off an error from Vivian Amondi to slot the equalizer to see both sides head into the break at 1-1.Kenya girls to face Uganda in CAF African Schools Football Championship CECAFA Qualifier finalUganda then took the lead immediately after kickoff as Nabirye gobbled up a loose ball to set up Butini Shaluwah for the winning goal.Uganda finished the five team tournament unbeaten, winning all but one of their fixtures, and managed to beat Kenya twice.
