Victoria University are 2014 CECAFA Champions

Victoria University Captain Martin Mpuga receives the trophy from the Sudanese State Minister for Youth and Sports Hon. Yahia Hamad. Next is CECAFA Secretary General Nicholas Musonye.

Victoria’s Denis Okot going past AFC Leopards’ Abdallah Juma during the final match.

Victoria players celebrate their victory.

The champions also received a cash prize of USD 30,000.

Wound up the campaign with aprayer!

Victoria University are the champions of the 2014 inaugural CECAFA Nile Basin Cup.

They edged AFC Leopards of Kenya 2-1 in the finals here at Khartoum International stadium on Wednesday evening and walked off the pitch with a cash prize of USD 30,000 [About UGX 75m] and the trophy.

 

The Leopards returned home with USD 20.000 as the home side Ahly Shandy took USD 10.000 for finishing third. Ahly Shandy fought from a goal down to dump Academie Tchite of Burundi 4-1 in the classification game played earlier in the day.

Victoria University however wrote history by winning the regional trophy the very first time they participated in CECAFA organized competitions.

Goal Scorers:

Academie Tchite: [Bivakumana Jimmy 17’]

Ahly Shandy [ Eltayb Nadir 48’, Mohiad Khalid 61’, Addis Hintsa 69’ & Elnaeen Mohamed 75’]

Victoria University: [Odongo Mathew 29’ & Mutyaba Muzamir 90+2’]

AFC Leopards: [Ikene Austin 45’]