FWEL: Incredible Madina Nakaayi, Lucy With a Brace Each As Asubo Ends First Round on Top Notch

Asubo-Gafford Ladies FC finished first round of the FUFA Women’s Elite League with a 4-2 away victory against struggling Ajax Queens FC on Sunday evening at Kikaaya College stadium.

Their on form players in midfielder Madinah Nakaayi and forward Lucy Kobusigye each appeared twice on score sheet before the end of 90 minutes of entertaining encounter.

The incredible Madinah Nakaayi first put the visitors, Asubo-Gafford Ladies FC in the lead after 21 minutes via a calmly well converted penalty. Atulinda Patricia was put down in the forbidden area for the centre referee to award a penalty to Asubo.

But before the goal, the visitors had a chance to go in the lead early through Atulinda Patricia and Immaculate Kizza but we’re not clinical enough.

Lucy Kobusigye doubled Benjamin Wanyama coached side lead with a simple header in the 42nd minute.

The on fire forward picked a ball from the air after Ajax Queens’ defender Moureen Afoyo failed to  clear away Namuli Patricia’s strike.

The first stanza ended 2-0 in favor of the visitors.

They thought, its done and dusted but the home side lifted up their energies and they looked so dangerous in the first 15 minutes of second half, through a free kick taken by talented midfielder, Moureen Nangozi brought a consolation for Ajax in the 54th minute before Annet Namwenge leveled the matters in the 57th minute.

Ajax Queens had a chance to go top for the first time but the panic before goal mouth denied them a goal untill Madina Nakaayi reclaimed Asubo-Gafford lead with a powerful header converted from a corner kick laid by Atulinda Patricia in the 62nd minute.

The goal took Madina Nakaayi’s goal tally to three in two last games and a brace on the day.

Substitute, Teddy Nyafonyo who came in for Immaculate Kizza had a chance to score the fourth for Asubo-Gafford, but a one on one with Ajax’s goalie Pamela Nakayondo, she failed to convert to the back of the net but the chance was for Lucy Kobusigye who received a nice pass from Madinah Nakaayi, dodged off Moureen Afoyo and then pressed the ball on her left to make it 2-4 in the 79th minute also to complete her brace and moving to four goals of the season.

“When it was 2-2, we lost the morale a bit but as a team we worked together to get back on track and we did it well.” Madina Nakaayi said before adding, ” yes I have three goals in two games, I am fighting hard to see that I score more, the leading scorers are not far, we still have more six games, I want to help my team as well as my self. ” She added.

Benjamin Wanyama who is taking Asubo-Gafford for the first time as head coach ended first round with 11 points, ten goals, top on table after five games.

“I didn’t expect my team to concede two goals, we came for a clean sheet but we made some errors in defense but it’s good for us winning against Ajax, it gives us momentum where to start from in second round.”

The Ajax Queens tactician, Andrew Ssebugwawo put the team’s first round poor performance on the school players who had school games.

“We know it better that we are not performing well this first round but the much problem is from the school students, most of them have been at school and they had their games so sometimes we play without them, it has afftus a lot but we believe our performance will change come next season.” Said Coach Sssttuba Andrew of Ajax Queens.

Asubo-Gafford are on top of the Victoria group with 11 points and still unbeaten while Ajax Queens maintained their bottom place with only 2 points.

Full Match Day five results:

Acholi Queens FC 0-1 Wakiso HIlls WFC

Namuddu faith ( Wakiso Hills WFC)

Kataka She FC 3-0 Dynamic JJeza WFC

Desire Natooro( Kataka She)
Esther Namataka (Kataka She)
Tamisi shafiga ( Kataka She)

King of kings SS 0-1 Isra Soccer Academy

Nabuuto Sumaya ( Isra Soccer Academy)

Ajax Queens FC 2-4 Asubo Gafford Ladies FC

Lucy Kobusigye x2( Asubo Gafford Ladies)
Madina Nakaayi x2 (Asubo Gafford Ladies)

Bunyaruguru Girls 1-0 Luweero Giant Queens

Ashaba Shivani Nyangoma ( Bunyaruguru Girls)

Ehcos SS WFC 0-2 Makerere University

Namisango Stella ( Makerere Univ)
Namatovu Sharon ( Makerere Univ)

Mon 11th April 2022

Lango Queens FC vs Wakiso Hills FC @4:00PM Akiibua stadium