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Ghana Out of Four-Nations tournament

Wed, 25 Oct 2000 Source: Reuters

Ghana 1 Uganda 2
Scorers: Ghana - Abdul Issa Rahman 50
Uganda - Hassan Mubiru 27, Philip Obwin 82pen
Halftime: 0-1; Attendance: 5,000 - - - -
Kenya 2 Tanzania 0
Scorers: John Muiruri 9, Eric Omondi 39pen
Halftime: 2-0; Attendance: 5,000

Kenya and Uganda to renew rivalry in four-nation final

Kenya and Uganda will renew a long-standing rivalry after both won their semifinal matches in a new annual four-nation tournament on Wednesday night. Kenya achieved a pedestrian 2-0 win over Tanzania but Uganda provided the shocks in front of as sparse crowd with a 2-1 upset victory over Ghana.
A penalty from Philip Obwin settled the match in Uganda's favour against a makeshift Ghana, who looked unfit and devoid of ideas against an enterprising opponent.
Hassan Mubiru, the 21-year-old who has been watched by several English clubs, gave Uganda a surprise first half lead with a sweeping shot but Ghana's team, with nine foreign-based players, fought back to equalise early in the second-half. Issan Abdul Rahman, a reserve at Udinese in Italy, scored from close range after Uganda's goalkeeper Ibrahim Mugisha had stopped his initial effort.
But Obwin was brought down six minutes from time by Yaw Owusu's clumsy challenge and stepped up to convert the kick for an unlikely win for the east Africans.
Kenya settled their semifinal against Tanzania long before the end, scoring early through John Muiruri in the ninth minute and then a penalty from Eric Omondi 30 minutes later. Muiruri was gifted his goal by Tanzania 'keeper Peter Manyuika who let the ball slip through his hands and Manyika, too, gave away the penalty that led to the second goal with an unnecessary challenge in his own area. Omondi missed a second penalty in stoppage time, crashing his shot against the upright. Kenya and Uganda now meet in Saturday's final while the other two teams will play a curtain raiser for third and fourth pace in the tournament, sponsored by a South African beer company.
The competition carries prize money for all four countries -- an unusual occurrence in east Africa where soccer has been sliding through a lack of sponsorship in recent years.

Ghana 1 Uganda 2
Scorers: Ghana - Abdul Issa Rahman 50
Uganda - Hassan Mubiru 27, Philip Obwin 82pen
Halftime: 0-1; Attendance: 5,000 - - - -
Kenya 2 Tanzania 0
Scorers: John Muiruri 9, Eric Omondi 39pen
Halftime: 2-0; Attendance: 5,000

Kenya and Uganda to renew rivalry in four-nation final

Kenya and Uganda will renew a long-standing rivalry after both won their semifinal matches in a new annual four-nation tournament on Wednesday night. Kenya achieved a pedestrian 2-0 win over Tanzania but Uganda provided the shocks in front of as sparse crowd with a 2-1 upset victory over Ghana.
A penalty from Philip Obwin settled the match in Uganda's favour against a makeshift Ghana, who looked unfit and devoid of ideas against an enterprising opponent.
Hassan Mubiru, the 21-year-old who has been watched by several English clubs, gave Uganda a surprise first half lead with a sweeping shot but Ghana's team, with nine foreign-based players, fought back to equalise early in the second-half. Issan Abdul Rahman, a reserve at Udinese in Italy, scored from close range after Uganda's goalkeeper Ibrahim Mugisha had stopped his initial effort.
But Obwin was brought down six minutes from time by Yaw Owusu's clumsy challenge and stepped up to convert the kick for an unlikely win for the east Africans.
Kenya settled their semifinal against Tanzania long before the end, scoring early through John Muiruri in the ninth minute and then a penalty from Eric Omondi 30 minutes later. Muiruri was gifted his goal by Tanzania 'keeper Peter Manyuika who let the ball slip through his hands and Manyika, too, gave away the penalty that led to the second goal with an unnecessary challenge in his own area. Omondi missed a second penalty in stoppage time, crashing his shot against the upright. Kenya and Uganda now meet in Saturday's final while the other two teams will play a curtain raiser for third and fourth pace in the tournament, sponsored by a South African beer company.
The competition carries prize money for all four countries -- an unusual occurrence in east Africa where soccer has been sliding through a lack of sponsorship in recent years.

Source: Reuters