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However, it was Uganda who mastered the pitch well and threatened from the onset and it was no surprise when hat-trick hero Oscar Mawa scored the opener in the 7th minute after completing a well-laid pass from Travis Mutyaba. Uganda went into the half-time break enjoying a 1-0 lead and on resumption, they continued to trouble the Junior Stars and in the 50th minute Mawa made it 2-0 from a well-taken shot from outside the box. Mawa then completed his hat-trick just four minutes later, this time side-stepping past the Kenyan defence to beat keeper Odari with a low strike.

The nations would have played on Saturday at Umuganda Stadium in Rubavu but South Sudan’s disqualification from the junior tournament forced Cecafa to rearrange and reschedule the matches. South Sudan were disqualified after four of their players were found to be overage after Magnetic Resonance Imagining (MRI) tests were carried out before the tournament. The tournament is picking speed as Kenya and Ethiopia have already played. The two rivals fought and drew 2-2 on Sunday in a match where Oliver Page’s stars were destined for a win before Ethiopia rallied back to pick up a point. James...