Inter-varsity league champions clash to draw

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Elly Abaasa and Samuel Kamugisha

Makerere University football team, the 2012 inter-university football league champions on Tuesday held 2013 champions, Kampala University to a goalless draw at the Makerere University sports grounds.

The highly heated group one game saw both teams’ fans disrupt the match by walking into the pitch.

Both teams had chances but were unable to convert them into goals. KU also secured a red card which Mak was incapable of using to their advantage.

3 more universities join the inter-varsity league
12 more teams will participate in this year’s inter-university league. The new teams are Gulu University, Busitema University and Uganda Christian University.
The teams which have been in the league include; Makerere University, Kampala University (KU), Kampala International University (KIU), Makerere University Business School and Mbarara University of Science and Technology.

Others are Nkumba University, Ndejje University and Kyambogo University and Uganda Martyrs University.

Last year’s league
Kampala University who led the table since the start of the second round of the interuniversity football league competition, won the league with 35 points, four points ahead of second-placed Nkumba University.

Makerere University Business School came third with 26 points while Makerere University emerged fourth with 22 points. Ndejje University took the fifth position with 16 points, Mbarara University of Science and Technology emerged seventh with just 5 points while Uganda Martyr’s University, Uganda Martyrs’ University stayed at the bottom of the table with only 3 points.

The full fixtures:

Group A

Tuesday 18th March 2014

MAK VS KU

Thursday 20th March 2014

UMU VS UCU

Wednesday 26th March 2014

KU VS UMU

Friday 28th March 2014

MUBS VS MAK

Saturday 29th March 2014

UCU VS MUST

Group B

Wednesday 19th March 2014

NKU VS KYU

Tuesday 25th March 2014

KYU VS NDE

Thursday 27th March 2014

KIU VS NKU

Sunday 30th March 2014

BUS VS GULU

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