Nalukenge And Najjemba Guided The U-17 To The Inaugural CECAFA Championship

Fauzia Najjemba and Juliet Nalukenge scored against Kenya in their final game of the championship, a title decider at Njeru Technical Center to earn hosts Uganda a vital 2-0 win that helped them lift the first CECAFA U-17 Girls Championship.

Uganda started the game under pressure from Tanzania who had registered an emphatic 10-0 win against Djibouti to go top of the table and any result less than three points for Uganda would mean a failed campaign for the Ayub Khalifa coached side infront of a home crowd.

A 2-0 win for Uganda ensured the girls finished top of the standings with 13 points overtaking Tanzania who dropped to second at 11 points.

Tanzania’s Aisha Khamis Masaka emerged the tournament’s top scorer with 14 goals, four ahead of Juliet Nalukenge who scored 10.

Uganda’s girls were the sharp shooters in the round-robin tournament finishing with 28 goals and conceding only one unlike Djibouti who conceded 47 goals and scored only one.

The reigning FUFA player of the year Juliet Nalukenge was voted the most valuable player for the tournament while another Ugandan Daphine Nakayenga was awarded as the best goalkeeper.

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