{"id":429961,"date":"2011-05-24T23:31:10","date_gmt":"2011-05-24T23:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/24\/ura-are-champions\/"},"modified":"2011-05-24T23:31:10","modified_gmt":"2011-05-24T23:31:10","slug":"ura-are-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/24\/ura-are-champions\/","title":{"rendered":"URA Are Champions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"41.4213305174\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.monitor.co.ug\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/monitor180.jpg\" alt=\"The Monitor (Kampala)\" title=\"Visit The Monitor (Kampala)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Andrew Mwanguhya, James Ssekandi and Abdu Wasike<\/p>\n<p>25 May 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Kampala\/Wankulukuku \u2014 Robert Ssentongo&#8217;s fifth and sixth goals since joining from Tanzania&#8217;s African Lyon in January were enough to hand URA their fourth title in six years and Alex Isabirye&#8217;s first title as coach in his maiden season.<\/p>\n<p>Going into the game, URA needed just a point to secure it but did more than enough. KCC, with 47 points, had to score at least four without reply against URA, and net another unanswered eight in their last two games against Utoda and Police to stay in it. &#8220;I dedicate the win to the URA administration for entrusting me with the challenge and to the players who have put in hard work,&#8221; said Isabirye.<\/p>\n<p>For KCC&#8217;s Matia Lule, it was majesty in defeat: &#8220;We gave it our all but URA were the better side over the campaign.&#8221; KCC pressed and passed to the script in the first half with Ivan Ntege and Kamada Ndiefi combining beautifully with Brian Majjwega. But it was Steven Bengo&#8217;s brilliance that made the difference. The midfielder audaciously teed up Ssentongo, who clinically beat KCC keeper Godfrey Wakabu to his right on 31 minutes against the run of play. KCC levelled when URA keeper Brian Bwete failed to deal with a high ball, dropping it and Andy Ssekayombya gladly burying home five minutes to half time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trophy blushes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But URA again took the lead after 61 minutes with leading league scorer with 14 Hamis Kizza, finding Ssentongo, who luminously turned before beating Wakabu. Meantime, last minute improvisations saved the USL administration blushes after some members arranged at half time to have the trophy transported to Nakivubo and presented to URA.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, the USL had arranged to hand over the trophy at a dinner on a venue yet to be confirmed but pressure from journalists &#8211; and the fact that world over trophies are presented at stadiums, not dinners &#8211; they reconsidered. But disturbingly, the champions played their last game while other teams still have three left. Elsewhere, Dan Sserunkuma and Obed Mayanja each scored a brace and Yudah Mugalu added the other as Victors thumped Gulu 5-0 at Pece Stadium.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yesterday&#8217;s results<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>KCC 1-2 URA<\/p>\n<p>Gulu 0-5 Victors<\/p>\n<p>Utoda1-0 Simba<\/p>\n<p><strong>Champions since 1968<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1968:Prisons<\/p>\n<p>1969: Prisons<\/p>\n<p>1970: Coffee<\/p>\n<p>1971: Simba<\/p>\n<p>1974: Express<\/p>\n<p>1975: Express<\/p>\n<p>1976: KCC<\/p>\n<p>1977: KCC<\/p>\n<p>1978: Simba<\/p>\n<p>1979: UCB<\/p>\n<p>1980: Nile<\/p>\n<p>1981: KCC<\/p>\n<p>1982 : SC Villa<\/p>\n<p>1983: KCC<\/p>\n<p>1984: SC Villa<\/p>\n<p>1985: KCC<\/p>\n<p>1986: SC Villa<\/p>\n<p>1987: SC Villa<\/p>\n<p>1988: SC Villa<\/p>\n<p>1989: SC Villa<\/p>\n<p>1990: SC Villa<\/p>\n<p>1991: KCC<\/p>\n<p>1992: SC Villa<\/p>\n<p>1993: Express<\/p>\n<p>199: SC Villa<\/p>\n<p>1995: Express<\/p>\n<p>1996: Express<\/p>\n<p>1997: KCC<\/p>\n<p>1998: SC Villa<\/p>\n<p>1999: SC Villa<\/p>\n<p>2000: SC Villa<\/p>\n<p>2000: SC Villa<\/p>\n<p>2001: SC Villa<\/p>\n<p>2002: SC Villa<\/p>\n<p>2003: SC Villa<\/p>\n<p>2004: SC Villa<\/p>\n<p>2005: SC Police<\/p>\n<p>2006: SC URA<\/p>\n<p>2007: SC URA<\/p>\n<p>2008: SC KCC<\/p>\n<p>2009: SC URA<\/p>\n<p>2010:Bunnamwaya<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top scorers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hamis Kizza14 goals<\/p>\n<p>Herman Wasswa10 goals<\/p>\n<p>Godfrey Wakaza9 goals<\/p>\n<p>Yudah Mugalu6 goals<\/p>\n<p>Robert Ssentongo6 goals<\/p>\n<p>Julius Okocha5 goals<\/p>\n<p>Steven Bengo5 goals<\/p>\n<p>Emmanuel Kalyowa5 goals<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>See the article here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201105241957.html\" title=\"URA Are Champions\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">URA Are Champions<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Andrew Mwanguhya, James Ssekandi and Abdu Wasike 25 May 2011 Kampala\/Wankulukuku \u2014 Robert Ssentongo&#8217;s fifth and sixth goals since joining from Tanzania&#8217;s African Lyon in January were enough to hand URA their fourth title in six years and Alex Isabirye&#8217;s first title as coach in his maiden season. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-429961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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