Wins for Kitende, Kimanya at USSSA boys’ football championship

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Day one of the USSSA boys’ national championship at Masaka SS finally kicked off with the first games of the championship on Saturday, after delays due to a lengthy screening exercise and technical meetings.

Some of the games that were to be played Saturday were postponed to Sunday for an anticipated packed Sunday action at different venues of the hosting Masaka city.

And when the games finally kicked off, defending champions St Mary’s Kitende was one of the strong sides kept at bay by little-known sides, as they laboured to beat Kisozi Seed School 1-0 at Masaka Recreational Ground.

A Amus player (yellow) battles a Ryakasinga Che opponents. (Courtesy Photos)

Title hopefuls Amus College also laboured to see off a resilient Ryakasinga CHE 1-0 with the goal coming very late in the game.

However, co-hosts Blessed Sacrament Kimanya started on a bright note, beating Tawheed of Jinja 3-0, while St Juliana also registered a big 6-0 win over St Kagwa Bushenyi and London College beat Bugangari from Kigezi 3-0.

Nakaseke stunned Kawempe Muslim 1-0, Ndejje SS beat Mentor 1-0, while Kabalega SS registered a 4-0 win over Hill View.

The competition continued Sunday with a full schedule of the games.

A Amus player (yellow) battles a Ryakasinga Che opponents.

Selected football results

Kitende 1 Kisozi 0

Kimanya 3 Tawheed 0

London Col 3 Bugangari 0

Nakaseka 1 Kawempe 0

Amus 1 Ryakasinga CHE 0

Ndejje 2 Mentor 1

St Juliana 6 St Kagwa 0

Bukinda 1 Wisdon 0

Kabalega SS 4 Hill View 0