Uganda U15 boys national team are the champions of the CAF African Schools Football Championship (ASFC) – CECAFA Qualifiers – after beating Tanzania 4-2 on penalties following a 1-1 draw between the two sides in a scintillating final held at the Moi International Sports Stadium – Kasarani on Wednesday.After a barren draw at the break, Uganda jumped to the lead when Ashraf Kyakuwa directed a looping freekick from the right past Abraham Nassor in the 34th minute.Uganda sneak past Kenya to clinch CECAFA Zone CAF African Schools Football Championship Girls’ TitleTanzania then felt aggrieved with just seconds to go to the end of the tie when Hamis Yusuf was brought down inside the box by Kyakuwa, with the center referee instead of awarding a penalty, handing Nicholas Elieneza’s team a freekick just at the edge of the 18-yard area.Though angered by the decision, Juma Mashaka hit his freekick straight to the wall, and a fortunate bounce of the deflection fell on Aivan Hangu to smash it past Adrian Mukwanga for the last minute equalizer.Uganda had not conceded a goal before then, and were headed to post-match penalties with the final whistle coming shortly afterwards.CAF African Schools Football Championship | CECAFA QualifiersTanzania 🇹🇿 equalise in the dying seconds of the match 🔥🔥🔥 Uganda 🇺🇬 1-1 Tanzania 🇹🇿 Game will head straight into post match penalties pic.twitter.com/Xl5FtErTfr— Cecafaonline (@Cecafaonline) December 13, 2023 Ultimately, Mukwanga was the hero in the shoot-outs, as he came up with two big stops in the second and fourth penalty – saving both of Hassan Bandya and Mashaka penalty kicks – to seal the win for Daniel Abel’s squad.With the win, Uganda, who during the day had seen off Rwanda 3-1, will bank $100,000 (Ksh. 15345000), and get a chance to represent the CECAFA region in the ASFC Continental finals in April next year.##NAJAVA_MECA_7738443##Tanzania, for finishing second get $75,000 (Ksh. 11508750), while hosts Kenya, who finished third in the six-nation tournament with three wins and two losses take home $50,000 (Ksh. 7672500).Kenya’s only game of the day was against Burundi, which they won 1-0.
