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JiPRA reclaimed the trophy that they lost to their rivals last year in a season where Jinja SSS completed a district and regional double over their toughest rival.
Jinja Progressive edged their crosstown rivals Jinja Senior Secondary School 4-2 in penalties to win the Uganda Secondary Schools Association Jinja City schools football trophy.
Onduparaka’s striker James Jarieko put JiPRA ahead after just three minutes but Reagan Isabirye restored parity after the half-hour mark.
The match, like it has been in the past seven editions, ended in a draw after regulation time to force the final into post-match kicks from the penalty mark.
Lukeman Lwanga. Sowedi Lwenda converted their first two kicks for JiPRA while John Owino netted for Jinja SSS.
However, Jinja SSS Jordan Icon and Churchill Ocan failed their successive kicks to put coach Hassan Zungu’s side in a tight corner.
Yasin Masambo gave Jinja SSS faint hopes when he fired out but Shadius Ngoobi and James Jarieko made no mistake to give JiPRA the win.
JiPRA reclaimed the trophy that they lost to their rivals last year in a season where Jinja SSS completed a district and regional double over their toughest rival.
The match ended successfully but the fans were served to another dose of teargas as rowdy Jinja SS fans engaged in a running battle with the police.
The teams advance to the Busoga Regional finals that will be played in Iganga District.
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