AUUS Inter University Games 2023: Kampala University Off to Knockout, UMU Shambles again as UCU Wins

Day two football boys results:

Kampala University 0-0 Bugema University

UCU 1-0 Nkumba University

MUBS 4-2 Uganda Martyrs University

Kyambogo University 0-0 IUIU 

Makerere University 1-1 Busitema University

Kampala University 0-0 MUST 

Bugema 2-0 Soroti University 

The Association of Uganda University Sports Inter University games, 19th edition, day two climaxed with Kampala University, UCU and Makerere University Business School scoring big in football Men.

Kampala University sealed it’s position in the knockout stages after finishing their group C games with two goalless draws against Bugema University and Mbarara University of Science and Technology. 

Speaking to this website after the Bugema University draw, Kampala University tactician, Vincent Tumusiime aka Titi Kamala revealed that their main target in the championship is to expose the new talents they have and to prepare them for professional stints. 

“I thank my players, they followed the coaches instructions.” Said before revealing.

“As Kampala University, we teach football, we don’t coach, we want these players to learn professional ethics that can help them when they go professional, we prepare them and the main target we have; is to expose the talents we have.” 

Kampala University currently tops group C with eight points in four games, Bugema University is another varsity that is almost at the knockout from the same group, secured seven points in three matches and they have one in hand. 

Their tactician, Nyanzi Medhi asserted that they are using this championship as a precursor for the quarterfinals of University football league.

“Yes we’re the East Africa reigning champions, the game we’re playing proves it but we’re using this tournament to prepare for the University league because we’re on quarters.” Said Nyanzi Medhi.

Bugema University drew goalless against Kampala University and in their last game of the day they beat Soroti University 2-0 to move seven points on the group C log. 

After losing 2-0 against Makerere University in their group A opener, Uganda Christian University bounced to the winning ways with 1-0 slim victory against Nkumba University. 

Makerere University slipped in their second game, settled for a one all draw against Busitema University who lost their opening fixture 2-0 against Nkumba University. 

The Pepsi University Football League champions, Uganda Martyrs University soon terming this edition as a dead one, they lost their second consecutive match in group B, MUBS put them down with a 4-2 score line. They also lost 2-1 to IUIU yesterday. 

The barren draw of Kyambogo and IUIU put UMU out of race to reach knockout with only one game to wind up the group. 

MUBS 4-2 win against UMU propelled them to quarters, while Kyambogo and IUIU are up to fight for the remaining slot in group B.

Selected results from other games: 

Football girls: 

UCU 0-0 Nkumba University

Kampala University 2-0 Kyambogo University

Netball

UCU 96-06 Gulu University

Victoria University 128-11 Soroti University

Kampala University 112-12 Bishop Stuart University

Kyambogo University 44-19 Mountain of the Moon 

Nkumba University 86-21 Soroti University

Gulu University 30-59 MUBS 

Basketball boys: 

UCU 73-30 Kyambogo University

Bugema University 77-57 Gulu University

Volleyball boys: 

Mountain of the Moon 0-3 Bugema University

UCU 3-0 Soroti University 

Volleyball Ladies: 

IUIU 0-3 Kampala University 

Nkumba University 0-3 UCU 

Kampala University 3-1 MUBS