Pepsi UFL: “MUBS” The Giant Name with an ‘Elephant-tail’ Performance as UCU Extend Perfect Start

Last updated Nov 13, 2026

By Kayiira Jackson

UCU Cardinals produced a commanding second-half performance to secure a convincing 3-0 victory over Makerere University Business School (MUBS), extending their perfect start to the Pepsi University Football League season.

The Mukono-based side scored once in the first half before adding two more after the break to condemn MUBS to their first defeat of the campaign.

Isaac Apenyo opened the scoring in the 30th minute with a stunning free-kick from approximately 35 yards out, giving the visitors a deserved lead at half-time after a largely uninspiring opening period on Friday at MUBS Arena in Nakawa.

The opening 25 minutes offered little excitement, with both sides struggling to create meaningful scoring opportunities. However, UCU found the breakthrough when Apenyo stepped up to take a long-range free-kick and expertly dispatched the ball into the back of the net.

MUBS returned for the second half hoping to overturn the deficit, but UCU had other plans.

Just ten minutes into the second stanza, Isaac Oforwoth doubled the Cardinals’ advantage with an individual moment of brilliance. Collecting the ball around the centre-circle area, Oforwoth drove forward, outmanoeuvred three MUBS defenders and, after going one-on-one with the goalkeeper, calmly lifted the ball over him to make it 2-0.

The goal further boosted UCU’s confidence as they took control of possession and dictated the tempo of the encounter against the Ali Zzinda-coached MUBS side.

Ofoyrwoth Isaac (purple) scorer of the second goal

MUBS struggled to find a way back into the contest as the visitors continued to threaten, with UCU’s attacking movements proving difficult to contain.

Substitute Reagan Ssekisambu put the result beyond doubt in stoppage time, scoring in the 90+2 minute to complete the 3-0 rout. The forward finished off a well-worked team move that started down the left flank before being played into the middle, where he was perfectly positioned to apply the finishing touch.

The victory marks another impressive outing for the Jimmy Kintu-coached Cardinals, who have now collected six points from their opening two matches without conceding a goal.

UCU began their campaign with an identical 3-0 victory over Busitema University, meaning they have scored six goals in two matches while maintaining a perfect defensive record.

For MUBS, the defeat represents their first setback of the season and a rare home loss in recent years. Their last recorded defeat by a 3-0 margin came against St Lawrence University in the 2022 Pepsi University Football League semi-finals.