Uganda Women’s U20 Football team, the Queen Cranes beat Senegal yesterday to clinch Bronze at the ongoing African Games in Ghana.<\/p>\n
Both teams played out a goalless draw in normal time but Uganda emerged victorious after 6-5 penalty shootouts.<\/p>\n
The decisive penalty was missed by Senegal’s Fofana Bassene while Uganda\u2019s Catherine Nagadya, Shamirah Nalugya, Catherine Wujju, Shamusha Najjuma, and Harimah Kanyago all scored their penalties.<\/p>\n
The Queen Cranes who fell short in the semi-finals against Nigeria after a 2-1 loss had an impressive performance in the competitions having recorded five points with a victory over Ethiopia and two draws against Tanzania and Ghana.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Uganda clinched double Rugby Gold from both Men’s and Women’s Rugby competitions at the 2023 African games.<\/p>\n
The Uganda sevens (men) and Lady Rugby Cranes (women) completed the competitions unbeaten.<\/p>\n
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