Pictorial: Zanzibar Overcome Uganda to Clinch CECAFA U15 Boys Title

The CECAFA U15 Boys Championship 2023 came to an end on Thursday 16th November 2023 at the FUFA Technical Centre Njeru as Tanzania secured the third place and Zanzibar took home the trophy.

Uganda finished in second position.

Uganda and Zanzibar played to a one-all draw in a match that was decided by spot kicks.

Ecock Bagenda, Ibra Ssebagala and Richard Okello were on target for the hosts while Ronald Kigoye and Ratib Gulanyago missed.

Zanzibar scored four out of five penalties through Saleh Mbarouk, Adam Shaaban, Hassan Iddi and Lukman Omar. They missed only one penalty through Fahad Hassan.

In the third-place playoff, a lone goal from Kaniki Seleman before the first half came to an end saw Tanzania overcome South Sudan in the highly contested match.

Awards

Fairplay – Ethiopia U15

Best Goalkeeper – Mahir Amour (ZAN)

Top Scorer – Lazarus Peter George Laku (SSD)

Best Player – Owen Mukisa (UGA)

Pictorial

Third place playoff: Tanzania U15 1-0 South Sudan U15

Tanzania U15 Starting XI – Mshenga Bakari (GK), Mohammed Omar, Kassim Juma, Hassan Bandya, Pius John, Feisal Juma, Hamisi Hamisi, Athumani Salumu, Peter Arbogasti, Mohammed Hassan, Juma Mashaka

Substitutes – Abrahman Nassoro, Mohammed Shilla, Laurence Agostino, Dominic Mgeluwa, Jaffari Mwanyemba, Mark Khamsini, Juma Abushiri, Kaniki Seleman, Jackson Mlokosi

Head Coach – Maalim Swalehe Mohamed

South Sudan U15 Starting XI – Daniel Lombe (GK), Jordan Majak, Samuel Eyi, Felix Marial, Ajo Lomoro, Lazarus Peter George Laku, Louis Domiano, Anur Loboro, Victor Elizaya, Emmauel Seberino, Rwede Ngoan

Substitutes – Ismail Mansuk, Emmauel Eyi, Daniel Garang, David Amule, Emmauel Kennedy, Sebit Hoth, Marko Musa, David Biel, Said Kwongo

Head Coach – Nasir Yousif Hassen Bakit

Final: Uganda U15 1(3)-1(4) Zanzibar U15

Uganda U15 Starting XI – Edrisa Waibi (GK), Samuel Mubiru, Ratib Gulanyago, Abubakali Walusimbi, Simon Wanyama, Richard Okello, Pius Oyirwoth, Owen Mukisa, Ibra Ssebagala, Ronald Kigoye, Enock Bagenda

Substitutes – Ashraf Lukyamuzi, Moses Kalule, Tom Ssesaazi, Musa Akbar, Frank Ssekanjako, Arafat Nkoola, Disan Mwebe, Thomas Ogema, Abdulshakur Babi

Head Coach – Hamza Lutalo

Zanzibar U15 Starting XI – Mahir Amour, Ashraf Othman, Mwinyi Hassan, Abdulnasir Marakani, Lukman Omar, Mohamed Nassor, Saleh Mbarouk, Abdulhafidh Salmin, Mohamed Mohamed, Hussein Mbegu, Hassan Iddi

Substitutes – Nassir Hassan, Mohamed Shaaban, Abdulbasit Abdulrahman, Adam Shaaban, Abdallah Mohd, Khamis Mbarouk, Fahad Khamis, Fahad Hassan, Fasbir Ramadhan

Head Coach – Mohamed Mrishona Mohamed