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From: Biniam Tekle (biniamt@dehai.org)
Date: Sat Aug 28 2010 - 15:57:37 EDT
5th CECAFA Cup under 20 concludes with the Ugandan national team as winner
Uganda Wins 2010 CECAFA Cup
Asmara, 28 August 2010 – The 5th CECAFA Cup under 20 tournament that
was conducted here in Asmara concluded today with the Ugandan national
soccer team as winner.
In the final matches that took place today between the Eritrean and
Ugandan national teams, the two teams drew 1-1 in both the regular and
additional time. In the subsequent penalty kicks, the Ugandan team
beat the Eritrean team 5-3, thus emerging as the champion.
Also in the matches conducted earlier between the Kenyan and Rwandan
national teams for ranking, the Kenyan team defeated its counterpart
1-0 and assumed the 3rd position.
In the course of the two-week tournament under the theme: “Development
and Friendship”, the national soccer teams of Eritrea, Tanzania,
Sudan, Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, Rwanda and Zanzibar, as well as the
invited Yemeni team took part.
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