Asubo Gafford WFC remained perfect as they won their second game in the FUFA women beach soccer league in as many games to pile pressure on early leaders Kampala junior team (KJT) ladies who were held to a two all draw by Gomba ladies on Sunday.

Asubo Gafford are second on the table with six points, one behind KJT but the latter has featured in three matches.

In the lopsided contest, Fatumah Nakasumba and Madina Nakayi struck four and two goals respectively to give Rogers Nkugwa’s side an emphatic 6-0 clean victory over Nansana ladies at FUFA technical centre beach soccer arena.

Nakasumba’s tally is now at ten goals, four better off KJT’s youngster Leticia Nakyeyune in second on the scorers’ chart.

Resilient Gomba ladies held their nerves and they had to come from behind twice to earn their first point this season against the youthful KJT in the other game of the third outing.

Miriam Nakayiwa cancelled out Zainab Birungi’s opener for KJT before she stood to be counted again when she evened the game for Gomba with a late strike after Nakyeyune thought she had won it for her side.

Communication on when the league will resume shall be made in the due course.

Third outing full results:

Asubo Gafford WFC 6-0 Nansana Ladies

Gomba Ladies 2-2 KJT

Following a rest of about twelve days,  the FUFA beach Soccer league is back this Sunday of February 12th for another pulsating action on match day three.

Ms Sand Lions entertain Kiringente BSC in a meeting of two hard fighting teams and MUBS will seek to get their season back on the rails when they face KIU at Mutoola resort beach in Mukono.

Kampala Junior Team (KJT) will play Grace Church in another seemingly interesting fixture.

Sixth placed Ms Sand Lions held to a 3-2 win at Buganda Royal last time out and will aim to build on that result to close the gap at the top given that early pace setters – Mutoola BSC and Jinja Lions are not in action.

Contrastingly, Kiringente were unlucky to lose 2-0 at Jinja Lions on match day two after putting up a good show with their aggressive approach and they may fancy this moment to start recording points on their account.

The fixture between KIU and MUBS promises a thriller as both teams will focus on earning their first points this season from the clash.

After the departure of Charles Ayeikho, coach Adam Kato Juma took over the reigns at MUBS but he couldn’t rescue his side from the 3-1 beating by Mutoola in his first game in charge, therefore, the two time league champions need to right the situation before it becomes unrepairable.

KIU however forfeited their match against Grace Church and they accordingly lost the game by 3-0 as per the rules and regulations of the competition.

Meanwhile, Grace Church will have to encounter a stern test this time against the energetic KJT who shockingly beat Wolves 4-3 on their league debut.

Kick off of the matches has been placed at 1pm.

Full fixtures – match day three

February 12, 2023

MS Sand Lions Vs Kiringente

KIU BSC Vs MUBS

KJT Vs Grace Church

Kick-off: 1PM

The FUFA beach soccer league 2022/23 continued with four fixtures played on match day two.

Sunday saw eight teams feature, with MUBS, Mutoola and Buganda Royal among those in action at FUFA technical center beach soccer arena in Njeru.

Buganda Royal 2-3 Ms Sand Lions 

Ms Sand Lions got their season off to a good start with a 3-2 win over Buganda Royal.

The opening two periods collapsed when they were all even before Ibrahim Juma’s team was devoured in the third period to lose their second game on the count.

For the entire show, Buganda Royal was playing catch up, reminiscent of their first defeat at Jinja Lions.

Paul Kato cancelled out Yusuf Joloba and Simon Kizito’s goals in the first and second period respectively but Joloba was there again for his team with the third goal in the third period to ensure Buganda Royal fell hard for the second time in as many games.

Jinja Lions 2-0 Kiringente BSC

Jinja Lions shown it was a no fluke beating Buganda Royal in their opening match as they battered down Kiringente.

They all went hard against each with the first period not seeing a goal. But Kiringente ran out of steam as the game wore on to allow the energetic Nicholas Mwere to evenly score in the remaining two periods for the Sand Kings.

MUBS 1-3 Mutoola BSC

The two time champions – MUBS faced a difficult evening after Herbert Abima scored at the wrong end to gift Mutoola the lead.

Sharif Apuuli added the second before Isma Kawawulo reduced the deficit for MUBS but Paul Nsege ploughed in the third goal for Mutoola as they ascended to the top of the table with six points.

Wolves 3-4 Kampala Junior Team

Full of energy and grit, KJT stunned Wolves 4-3 in an entertaining affair for the neutrals.

Najib Muwoge’s hattrick and another strike from Staurt Kaffuluma was enough to win the game for KJT, while Ramadhan Ongen’s brace and a goal from Julius Sentamu remained a mere consolation for their side.

Meanwhile, Grace Church were a beneficiary of a walkover when KIU failed to honor their fixture.

Match day three will be played on February 12, 2023 at FUFA technical center beach soccer arena.

Fulltime results

Match day two: January 29, 2023

Buganda Royal 2-3 Ms Sand Lions

Jinja Lions 2-0 Kiringente BSC

MUBS 1-3 Mutoola BSC

Wolves 3-4 Kampala Junior Team

Grace Church 3-0 KIU

Next fixtures: Match day three

February 12, 2023

MS Sand Lions Vs Kiringente

ST Lawrence Vs Buganda Royal

Mutoola BSC Vs Jinja Lions

KIU BSC Vs MUBS

KJT Vs Grace Church

Kick-off: 1PM

The FUFA beach soccer league 2022/23 campaign eventually got going on Sunday after three games were played whereas two were deferred to a date that will be communicated in the due course.

Twenty one goals were scored on match day one altogether; defending champions – St. Lawrence University and Mutoola played to wins at a moment Jinja Lions slogged Buganda Royal at Fufa technical center beach soccer arena in Njeru.

The University side began from where they stopped last season with a 5-2 advantage at Ms Sand Lions to start their title defense brightly.

Rica Byaruhanga set the four time champions on the journey of victory with a cool finish before Sulaiman Ochero, Baker Lukooya, George Kaddu and new man Ronald Magwali confirmed the win for Davis Nnono’s side with a goal each.

Ms Sand Lions struck twice through Robert Kato and Abbey Kauma but their goals only remained a consolation.

Jinja Lions then produced an earsplitting roar when they convincingly beat Buganda Royal in the second match on the day to get their season off to a dream start.

Debutant Simon Ojera put the Sand Kings ahead in the first period before Herbert Onyango made it 2-0 in the second period.

Fredrick Ngalo utilized the third period to score their third goal to pose a real scare for the last season’s finalists.

Ngalo celebrating with Onyango after scoring a goal

Although they struggled to find a spark against the well drilled Jinja based club, Paul Lule, and after many attempts, finally beat Julius Sseguya in the opponents goal to at least provide something for Buganda Royal to go home with.

Paul Lule (in blue) executing an overhead kick

In the last game, Mutoola kept their shoulder to the wheel to get the better of a never giving up Grace Church with a 6-4 win.

Paul Nsege and Sharif Apuuli scored twice individually, Musa Ssali and Peter Mukwata added a goal each to take Mutoola’s tally to six but Mulani Babu also showed up with a brace for Grace Church while Jacob Nakisi and Ben Owen strikes threatened to overturn the tables but Mutoola held on until the final whistle.

Matches between MUBS and Kiringente, Wolves and KIU were postponed and communication about the rescheduling of the said matches will be made soon.

Fufa beach soccer league will continue this coming Sunday of January 29, 2023 with five fixtures at FUFA technical center beach soccer arena. First match will kick off at 1PM

Full results:

MD1 – Sunday January 22, 2023

MS Sand Lions 2-5 St. Lawrence University

Buganda Royal 1-3 Jinja Lions

Mutoola BSC 6-4 Grace Church

Match day two fixtures:

Sunday January 29, 2023

Buganda Royal Vs Ms Sand Lions

Jinja Lions BSC Vs Kiringente BSC

MUBS Vs Mutoola BSC

Grace Church Vs KIU BSC

Wolves BSC Vs KJT BSC

The fixtures for the men’s and women’s beach soccer league opening matches for season 2022/23 have been released, with all the fixtures in the two competitions lined up for Sunday January 22 at Fufa Technical Center in Njeru.

Fufa beach soccer league defending champions St. Lawrence will kick start their title defence against Ms Sand Lions while Buganda Royal will begin their season with a tie against Jinja Lions.

Kiringente BSC to face off with the two time league champions MUBS as Mutoola and KIU play Grace Church and Wolves respectively.

Matches in the men’s league will start at 1pm (EAT) following the Fufa women beach soccer league games which have been scheduled to begin two hours before.

In the Fufa women beach soccer league, Prison Ladies will open the campaign against Nansana Ladies while Mpata Ladies will clash with Gomba Queens.

Ajax Queens will entertain Gafford Ladies as Uganda Martyrs take on Kampala Junior Team (KJT). The matches have been scheduled to begin at 11am (EAT).

Fufa beach soccer league – match day one fixtures:

MS Sand Lions Vs ST Lawrence BSC

Buganda Royal Vs Jinja Lions BSC

Kiringente BSC Vs MUBS

Mutoola BSC Vs Grace Church BSC

KIU BSC Vs Wolves BSC

Kick off: 1pm

Fufa women beach soccer league – match day one fixtures:

Prison Ladies Vs Nansana Ladies

Mpata Ladies Vs Gomba Queens

Ajax Queens Vs Gafford Ladies

Uganda Martyrs Vs KJT

Kick off: 11am.

Fufa women beach soccer league is back after three years of no action which was caused by the outbreak of COVID 19.

The 2019/20 campaign was cancelled when sports activities were banned by the government while the two seasons that followed were not played due to the adverse effects of the pandemic.

Nine teams have confirmed participation in the 2022/23 season with the campaign getting underway on Sunday January 22 at the Fufa technical center beach soccer arena in Njeru.

Two time women beach soccer festival winners – Uganda Martyrs, Gafford Ladies, Ajax Queens, Mutoola Ladies, Nansana Ladies, Prison Ladies, Mpata Ladies, Gomba Queens and Kampala Junior Team (KJT) are the sides that will compete for this season’s title.

The fixtures will be released with in the course of the week.

Mutesa 1 Royal University Ladies were the last side to win the women’s beach soccer league in the 2018/19 season when it was last held but they will not be part this time.

List of confirmed teams

Uganda Martyrs

Gafford Ladies

Gomba Queens

KJT

Ajax Queens

Mutoola Ladies

Mpata ladies

Nansana Ladies

Prison Ladies

St. Lawrence University won the second edition of the UBSA super four beach soccer tournament with a 10-7 victory over Buganda Royal at Mutoola resort beach.

Sand Cranes star – Baker Lukooya struck four times in the final, including a worldie to lift his side from two goals down to beat Buganda Royal in a thrilling final on Sunday.

MUBS did not show up to defend their title they won in the inaugural edition to allow Buganda Royal set up the final with SLAU who defeated KIU 13-7 in the first knock out match of this year’s competition.

The reigning Fufa beach soccer league champions, coming against a familiar foe who they comfortably beat in last season’s league final, had a false start to the game and they struggled to burry in their chances in the opening moments of the contest but they grew into the game as the clock ticked.

Buganda Royal soon took the lead through Dasan Mubiru who immediately doubled his side’s lead before Lukooya pulled one back for St.Lawrence. Paul Kato ensured Buganda Royal’s two goal cushion was restored with a cool finish but they failed to close the gates as Sulaiman Ochero scored two quick fire goals to tie the first period 3-3.

Just a few minutes into the second period, Lukooya put his awesome skills on display and left fans grinning from ear to ear when he scored a beauty for his team from a tight angle near the corner flag with an overhead kick, and the stylish forward added two more before Junior Mukunzi and Dasan Mubiru reduced St Lawrence’s advantage to one goal.

At 6-5, it looked like a mission possible for Buganda Royal – however, Jonathan Kikonyogo and Faruku Ssemukutu scotched their hope of any potential come back, each with a goal to stretch the lead for their side.

Despite being three goals down, Buganda Royal remained resilient and continued to put Davis Nnono’s side under pressure in the third period. They threatened to level the matters again when Mukunzi and Paul Lule found the net to reduce their goal deficit to one but Joshua Lubwama and Ochero stepped up to seal the win for their side.

St. Lawrence, making their second appearance in the final of the super four on the trot, became the second team to win the tournament following MUBS’ success in 2021.

The UBSA super four tournament was a precursor to Fufa beach soccer league that kicks off the next Sunday of January 22, 2023.