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A first-half blitz from Nkumba had them score thrice, with the goals enough to glide them to the championship.
Nkumba University secured their maiden Pepsi University Football League trophy after taming former champions Uganda Christian University (UCU).
The Entebbe-based university defeated the Mukono-based outfit 3-1 in the final played at the MTN Omondi Stadium, Lugogo.
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A first-half blitz from Nkumba had them score thrice, with the goals enough to glide them to the championship.
Kennedy Ssebaduka, Ismael Lubega and Isaac Musuga were the day's heroes in the well attended final.
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10:35 - 20.04.2024
Masindi Tales: Of sorcery, superstition, and wizardry
The two self-proclaimed sorcerers went numb at this point, before one handed over another unidentified object to a steward, passed it on to the ball-boy, who placed it behind the guests' goalposts.
On the other hand, Sharif Ssewanyana netted UCU's consolation in the second half, but it was too late.
Meanwhile, UCU's goalkeeper John Collins Wesonga was given matching orders in the 22nd minute, having handled the ball outside the box.
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16:19 - 19.04.2024
UPL Avengers: Vipers topple nemesis Kitara to storm summit
The result completed revenge for Vipers, who only days back, suffered elimination from the Stanbic Uganda Cup, at the hands of Kitara via post-match penalties, as it had ended in a 2-2 draw after 120 minutes.
Like Nkumba University, UCU have also won the Pepsi University Football League on a single occasion which came in 2019.
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Nkumba University (Road to the Final)
Semi-Finals
KU 0-1 Nkumba
Nkumba 1-1 KU
Quarter-Finals
Nkumba 1-1 UMU
UMU 0-1 Nkumba
Games Played - 11
Won 7
Drew 3
Lost 1,
Goals Scored - 19
Goals Conceded - 8
Clean sheets - 5
UCU (Road to the Final)
Semi-Finals
MUBS 1-1 UCU
UCU 1-0 MUBS
Quarter-Finals
Makerere 2-1 UCU
UCU 1-0 Makerere
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