Uganda beat Tanzania 3-0 to book a date with Rwanda in the final of this year’s edition of the Cecafa Tusker Challenge Cup.
The Cranes avenged their defeat to the Kilimanjaro Stars at the 2010 tournament where they lost 5-4 in a penalty shootout to let the hosts progress to the finals and beat Cote d’Ivoire for the Cecafa title.
Godfrey Walusimbi error’s in the first half saw Mrisho Ngassa managing to give the current holders the lead in the 17th minute, as he sent the crowd into a frenzy.
Ten minutes into the second half, captain Andy Mwesigwa equalised courtesy of a header the to revive his country’s hopes as this became their 7th consecutive semi-final match and 29th overall since the inception of the competition.
The match went into extra time due to the 1-1 draw when the 90 minutes lapsed. Tanzania missed open chances that could have given them the edge, while Uganda sat back and worked on their defensive line, making sure that they kept Tanzania out of their goal.
A goal from Uganda in the 102nd minute and a converted penalty in the 112th minute from Isinde scored made it 3-1 for the Cranes.
Uganda are aiming to win their 12th title while Rwanda hope to lift their second in the history of the tournament.