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Uganda Martyrs Lubaga reclaimed the women beach soccer festival title on Saturday to remain the only side to have won the competition following their triumph last year.

They showed some outstanding nerve to come from a goal down to beat Nansana Ladies 5-3 in a thrilling final contest at Mutoola Resort Beach in Mukono.

To reach this stage, Uganda Martyrs beat Gomba Ladies 6-3 in the semi final, while Nansana Ladies eased past Kampala Junior Team 6-0 at the same stage to set up a repeat of last year’s final.

During the hugely contested affair, Nansana drew the first blood and opened the scoring through Justin Najjuko, but Rogers Nkugwa’s girls soon started to rediscover their former selves and levelled the game through Fatuma Nakasumba’s penalty goal before the end of the first period.

Soon Nansana’s problems started creeping in as their only trusted goalkeeper Daphine Nyayenga was forced off because of a back problem and her place between the sticks was filled by Stella Namisango, an out field player.

As expected, Uganda Martyrs hit three to lead 4-1 at the end of the second period as Catherine Nagadya scored twice and Nakasumba added another immediately after the stand in goalkeeper came on.

Nyayenga returned to the fray in the last period after receiving treatment and Nansana started to look balanced and motivated, and almost came back in the game when Cissy Nantongo and Namisango struck goals for their side but Nagadya rose to the occasion to complete her hat trick and seal the victory for her side.

In the classification match, Gomba Ladies defeated KJT 4-1 to win the bronze medals.

 

The champion will receive two million Uganda shillings (2,000,000/=) as the prize money for winning the competition on top of the trophy, Nansana Ladies will earn one million and five hundred thousand shillings (1,500,000/=) for finishing second while Gomba will receive one million Uganda shillings (1,000,000/=) for being the third placed team.

Catherine Nagadya scooped the topscorer’s award after netting fifteen goals and she was also voted as the most valuable player of the festival.

Daphine Nyayenga raced to the best goalkeeper award, and they will each get a cash prize of two hundred thousand shillings (200,000/=).

Other individual award winners were Leticia Nakyeyune of KJT and Rogers Nkugwa of Uganda Martyrs as the best young player and best coach respectively. Debutants – Nile Queens from Jinja won the fair play award.

Fufa second vice president Mr. Darius Mugoye graced the festival as the guest of honor, and he was flanked by Uganda Beach Soccer Association chairman Mr. Deo Mutabazi and Uganda Women Football Association chairperson Magret Kubingi, alongside other dignitaries.

 

Summary

Champion – Uganda Martyrs

Runners up – Nansana Ladies

Third placed team – Gomba Ladies

Awards

Best coach – Rogers Nkugwa (Uganda Martyrs)

Best young player – Leticia Nakyeyune (Kampala Junior Team)

Top scorer – Catherine Nagadya (15 goals)

MVP – Catherine Nagadya (Uganda Martyrs)

Best goalkeeper – Daphine Nyayenga (Nansana Ladies)

Fair play award – Nile Queens

This was the second edition of the women beach soccer festival and it is organised at the end of every calendar year by the Uganda Beach Soccer Association (UBSA) in conjunction with the Uganda Women Football Association (UWFA).

Holders Uganda Martyrs Lubaga made a winning start to this year’s end of year women beach soccer festival and made their intentions to retain the trophy clear with two huge wins as the women’s showpiece got off the mark at Mutoola Resort Beach in Mukono.

They beat Kampala Junior Team (KJT) 5-1 in group A’s first match which was also the opening game of the festival on Friday. Catherine Nagadya starred with four goals and Brenda Munyana sealed their win while Leticia Nakyeyune struck the consolation for KJT.

Uganda Martyrs then ran to a cleansheet when they whitewashed Talented Ladies 8-0 in their second match.

Nagadya and Fatuma Nakasumba scored a hat trick individually while Munyana and Esther Namusoke also joined the scoring party with a goal each.

Talented Ladies faced another blow at the hands of Mpata Ladies who defeated them 5-1 to extinguish their chances of making it out of the group before the latter were also given a taste of their own medicine by KJT who edged them 5-4 in the last game of group A on the day.

Last year’s finalists – Nansana Ladies put forward two wins to the board to take charge of group B with six points.

In their first game, they won by a 5-2 scoreline at Makindye Bees who have football stars Hasifah Nassuna, Samalie Nakacwa and Shakira Nyinagahirwa in their ranks. Nassuna and Nakacwa scored for their side but their strikes were not enough as Cissy Nantongo showed up with a hat trick before Justin Najjuko also made her presence felt with a brace.

They got the better of debutants Nile Queens in their second fixture to confirm their slot in the semi finals.

Najjuko’s hat trick, Yudaya Nalubega’s brace and a goal from Rebecca Nakasato earned them a 6-1 win, Gloria Mutesi scored the Nile Queens solitary goal in the game.

Gomba Ladies brushed aside Nile Queens 8-3 before they were held to a four all draw by Makindye Bees to sit second in the group with four points.

By the end of match day one, Catherine Nagadya of Uganda Martyrs and Shamsa Najjuma of Gomba Ladies were leading the goal scoring chart with seven goals each, and they are followed by Leticia Nakyeyune of KJT and Justin Najjuko of Nansana Ladies with six and five goals respectively.

Uganda Women Football Association (UWFA) chairperson Magret Kubingi and super beach soccer delegate Anthony Tumwesigye attended the opening games.

The festival is scheduled to end on Saturday with four group stage matches before the final.

Match day one results

Group A

Uganda Martyrs 5-1 Kampala JT

Mpata Ladies 5-1 Talented Ladies

Uganda Martyrs 8-0 Talented Ladies

Kampala JT 5- 4 Mpata Ladies

Group B

Nansana Ladies 5-2 Makindye Bees

Gomba Ladies 8-3 Nile Queens

Nansana Ladies 6-1 Nile Queens

Makindye Bees 4-4 Gomba Ladies

 Match day two fixtures

Talented Ladies Vs Kampala JT

Nile Queens Vs Makindye Bees

Mpata Ladies Vs Uganda Martyrs

Gomba Ladies Vs Nansana Ladies

Semi final

M13 Winner Group A Vs Runner Up Group B

M14 Runner Up Group A Vs Winner Group B

Classification match

M15 Looser M#13 Vs Looser M#14

Final

M16 Winner M#13 Vs Winner M#14

The fixtures for the women beach soccer festival have on Friday been released. Fourteen teams will battle for this year’s title from December 30^th to 31^st at Mutoola resort beach in Mukono, and they are set to play a combined total of 42 group phase matches before the knock out stage.

Uganda Martyrs won last year’s festival

Also read   https://ubsa.co.ug/women-beach-soccer-festival-attract-fourteen-teams/

Winners of groups – A and B will match the second placed team in the opposite group at the semi finals on match day two, with the classification (losers) match preceding the final on that very day.

Defending champions – Uganda Martyrs will in group A, face off with Ms Sand Lions in the opening showdown of the gala before the Jinja based Nile Queens play Mutoola Ladies in group B.

Kick off time for all the matches will be communicated in the due course and please note fixtures are subject to change.

Full Fixtures

Women Beach Soccer Festival DRAFT FIXTURES 2022-2

Match day one – 30/12/2022

Uganda Martyrs Lubaga Vs Ms Sand Lionesses

Niles Queens Vs Mutoola Ladies

Kampala JT Vs Talented Ladies Kasawo

Alphinex Vs Gomba Ladies

Prison Ladies Vs Mpata Ladies

Nansana Ladies Vs Makindye Bees

Kampala JT Vs Uganda Martyrs Lubaga

Alphinex Vs Nile Queens

Talented Ladies Kasawo Vs Prison Ladies

Gomba Ladies Vs Nansana Ladies

Mpata Ladies Vs Katuuso Community

Makindye Bees Vs She Maroons

Nile Queens Vs Nansana Ladies

Ms Sand Lionesses Vs Kampala JT

Mutoola Ladies Vs Alphinex

Katuuso Community Vs Talented Ladies Kasawo

She Maroons Vs Gomba Ladies

Uganda Martyrs Lubaga Vs Prison Ladies

Katuuso Community Vs Uganda Martyrs Lubaga

Nansana Ladies Vs Mutoola Ladies

Prison Ladies Vs Ms Sand Lionesses

She Maroons Vs Nile Queens

Talented Ladies Kasawo Vs Mpata Ladies

Gomba Ladies Vs Makindye Bees

Match day two – 31/12/2022

Alphinex Vs Nansana Ladies

Uganda Martyrs Lubaga Vs Mpata Ladies

Mutoola Ladies Vs She Maroons

Ms Sand Lionesses Vs Katuuso Community

Nile Queens Vs Makindye Bees

Kampala JT Vs Prison Ladies

Talented Ladies Kasawo Vs Uganda Martyrs Lubaga

She Maroons Vs Alphinex

Mpata Ladies Vs Ms Sand Lionesses

Makindye Bees Vs Mutoola Ladies

Katuuso Community Vs Kampala JT

Gomba Ladies Vs Nile Queens

Ms Sand Lionesses Vs Talented Ladies Kasawo

Alphinex Vs Makindye Bees

Kampala JT Vs Mpata Ladies

Nansana Ladies Vs She Maroons

Prison Ladies Vs Katuuso Community

Mutoola Ladies Vs Gomba Ladies

Semi Final   

M43 Winner Group A Vs Runner Up Group B

M44 Runner Up Group A Vs Winner Group B

Classification Match

M45 Loser M#43 Vs Loser M#44

Final

M46 Winner M#43 Vs Winner M#44