Having grabbed their goal early through a Kisakye freekick, Royal Giants managed to soak the subsequent pressure to hold off the surging and probing St Francis, to eventually clinch the trophy.
Royal Giant High School yet again lifted the Mityana district Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSSA) men's football championships.
In what was a tightly contested affair, Royal Giants edged St Francis Busunju 1-0 in the final, courtesy of Emmanuel Kisakye at the Mityana Ssaza Grounds on Wednesday.
Having grabbed their goal early through a Kisakye freekick, Royal Giants managed to soak the subsequent pressure to hold off the surging and probing St Francis, to eventually clinch the trophy.
Earlier, the champions had thrashed St Francis Mityana 3-0 in the semi-finals, thanks to Abdul Iradukunda and a Thomas Ogema brace.
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While its Royal Giants who emerged champions, they will be joined St Francis Busunju to epresent Mityana at the USSSA Regional Championships.
They will battle with schools from, Gomba Mpigi, Kassanda and Mubende for spots in the USSSA National Championship.
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On that occasion (first round), the game only lasted 80 minutes with Emmanuel Ajo netting the winner in the 78th minute.
Semi-final Results:
Royal Giant High School 3-0 St Francis Mityana
St Francis Busunju 1-1 Mumusa High School