FUFA WSL Wrap: UCU Lady Cardinals register maiden victory

Action between Wakiso Hills and UCU Lady Cardinals|UCU IMAGES

FOOTBALL FUFA WSL Wrap: UCU Lady Cardinals register maiden victory

Brian Aheebwa • 15:05 - 13.11.2023

The Mukono-based outfit defeated newly promoted side Wakiso Hills 2-0 at the Uganda Christian University playgrounds.

UCU Lady Cardinals finally recorded their first win of the 2023/24 season in the FUFA Women's Super League on Saturday.

The Mukono-based outfit defeated newly promoted side Wakiso Hills 2-0 at the Uganda Christian University playgrounds.

Second-half goals from Catherine Nakiridde and Rita Adero in the 59th and 86th minutes, respectively, were enough for UCU to grab maximum points on the day.

Action between Wakiso Hills and UCU Lady Cardinals|UCU IMAGES

The victory lifted Collins Ahumuza’s charges from the relegation zone to the seventh position on the table standings with four points after four games.

Meanwhile, the St. Mary’s Stadium Kitende-based side Wakiso slipped to eighth place with four points as well, but UCU has a better goal difference.

Elsewhere, defending champions Kampala Queens were 2-0 victors over Rines SS at Kabaka Kyabaggu Stadium on Sunday.

Crested Cranes striker Fazila Ikwaput opened the scoring as early as the second minute of the game, while Zainah Nandedde added another goal in the 18th minute.

The Queens of Soccer maintained their lead with 10 points after four games, whilst Rines is languishing in the ninth position with a single point after the same number of games.

Meanwhile, Asubo Gafford registered their first campaign point after holding Uganda Martyrs to a 2-2 draw at St. Gerald’s playgrounds on Saturday.

Zaina Nambozo netted a brace in the fourth and 18th minutes, forcing Martyrs to come from two goals down to snatch a point in their own backyard through Latifah Kakasi and Moureen Kiiza’s goals in the 38th and 42nd minutes, respectively.

Asubo remained at the bottom of the standings with one point, while Martyrs also stayed seventh with seven points.

The other game played on Matchday four ended in a 2-2 stalemate between Lady Doves and She Maroons at Katusabe Stadium in Masindi on Sunday.

Anitah Babirye bagged a brace for the visitors in the seventh and 71st minutes, whereas Winnie Nabbaale and Sumaya Nsisi scored for the hosts in the 26th and 80th minutes, respectively.

Doves and Maroons are separated by a single point with the latter occupying the fifth position with six points whilst the former is placed sixth with five points.

It is important to note that the game between Kawempe Muslims and Makerere University was postponed due to Queens Cranes’ involvement in the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women World Cup qualifiers.

The former has a couple of players on national duty. The Queens Cranes were edged 1-0 by Senegal on the road in the first leg on Saturday.

Summary

UCU Lady Cardinals 2-0 Wakiso Hills

Rines SS 0-2 Kampala Queens

Uganda Martyrs 2-2 Asubo Gafford

Lady Doves 2-2 She Maroons