{"id":441064,"date":"2011-06-14T15:49:07","date_gmt":"2011-06-14T15:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/14\/uganda-simba-duo-relieved-after-cup-win\/"},"modified":"2011-06-14T15:49:07","modified_gmt":"2011-06-14T15:49:07","slug":"uganda-simba-duo-relieved-after-cup-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/14\/uganda-simba-duo-relieved-after-cup-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Uganda: Simba Duo Relieved After Cup Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"31.5183472094\">\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>James Ssekandi<\/p>\n<p>13 June 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Coach Fred Kajoba and striker Richard Lubwama wore relieved faces after Simba secured the Uganda Cup with a 2-1 win over URA at Nakivubo stadium on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Kajoba was in charge when Simba lost to Victors in last year&#8217;s Cup final. His striker Lubwama was also at fault then, missing a penalty as Victors romped to a 5-4 post-match shoot-out victory at Nakivubo.<\/p>\n<p>The duo returned to Nakivubo on Saturday seeking atonement and were clearly overjoyed after referee Mohammed Segonga blew the final whistle.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It has been a disturbing period for me since that final,&#8221; Lubwama said, reflecting on his penalty miss a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old striker buried the ghost, scoring the winner on 61 minutes to seal Simba&#8217;s second Uganda Cup title and an appearance in the Caf Confederations Cup later this year.<\/p>\n<p>Kajoba, who was also in goal when Simba lost 2-0 to SC Villa in the 1998 final, said: &#8220;You can&#8217;t be unlucky all your life. This day has ended those traumatizing memories.&#8221; There were plenty of emotions. Members of the Uganda Football Referees Associations (UFRA) bid farewell to Segonga after the game.<\/p>\n<p>The game marked the end of Segonga&#8217;s 17-year career as a Fifa referee. &#8220;I will always be around to offer any advice to referees. I have had some memorable times in this profession,&#8221; Segonga said.<\/p>\n<p>Sengonga&#8217;s retirement leaves Fred Mufta, Ali Kalyango, Dennis Batte and Ronnie Kalema as the only Ugandan centre referees with Fifa badges.<\/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>Visit link:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201106141799.html\" title=\"Uganda: Simba Duo Relieved After Cup Win\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Uganda: Simba Duo Relieved After Cup Win<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> James Ssekandi 13 June 2011 Coach Fred Kajoba and striker Richard Lubwama wore relieved faces after Simba secured the Uganda Cup with a 2-1 win over URA at Nakivubo stadium on Saturday. Kajoba was in charge when Simba lost to Victors in last year&#8217;s Cup final. His striker Lubwama was also at fault then, missing a penalty as Victors romped to a 5-4 post-match shoot-out victory at Nakivubo<\/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-441064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Uganda: Simba Duo Relieved After Cup Win - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/14\/uganda-simba-duo-relieved-after-cup-win\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Uganda: Simba Duo Relieved After Cup Win - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"James Ssekandi 13 June 2011 Coach Fred Kajoba and striker Richard Lubwama wore relieved faces after Simba secured the Uganda Cup with a 2-1 win over URA at Nakivubo stadium on Saturday. 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