Ugandan Players abroad: Galiwango scores winner, Aucho guides Young Africans on the continent
Throughout the weekend, several Ugandan players represented their respective teams worldwide. Here is a breakdown of their performances.
Khalid Aucho - Young Africans
The assistant captain of the Uganda Cranes played for Young Africans on Saturday in the CAF Champions League second preliminary round.
Great display & a win away from home.
— Aucho Khalid🇺🇬 (@aucho_khalid08) September 16, 2023
Allahmudillah for the results 💪. pic.twitter.com/aKWtqqzYjR
They secured a commanding 2-0 lead. Aucho played the entire game and was involved in the build-up to the second goal, passing to Stephan Azizi Ki, who then assisted Clement Mzize.
The return leg will take place on September 30th in Dar-es-Salaam.
Gift Fred, a compatriot of Aucho, was part of the traveling squad but did not feature in the game.
Mugisha Rogers - Gor Mahia
Mugisha played for Gor Mahia in the Kenya Premier League on Saturday, where they achieved a 4-1 victory over Nairobi City Stars.
FT : GOR MAHIA FC 4 - 1 NAIROBI CITY STARS#SportpesaNaGor #Kogalo #Sirkal pic.twitter.com/PdrrcAEHut
— Gor Mahia FC Ke (@gormahiafcke) September 18, 2023
Godfrey Ochieng, Dennis Owalo, Benson Omalla, and Rooney Onyango were the scorers for Jonathan Mckinstry's side, securing their second win of the season.
Disan Galiwango - Kagera Sugar FC
Galiwango Disan, who recently joined Kagera Sugar FC in the Tanzanian Premier League, scored the winning goal for his team against Geita Gold FC, earning them their first win of the season.
We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are.
— Galiwango Dissan (@GDissan) September 17, 2023
Thanks 🙏 Lord♥️ one goal on my debut ♥️♥️♥️♥️🫡 pic.twitter.com/7PDm9LLSLS
Kagera Sugar FC also boasts other Ugandan players such as Hamis Diego Kiiza, Nicholas Kasozi, and Deus Bukenya.
Taddeo Lwanga - APR FC
Lwanga, who currently plays for APR FC, played the entire game as his team drew 0-0 against Egyptian team Pyramids FC in the CAF Champions League second preliminary round first leg at the Pele Kigali Stadium in Rwanda.
— Taddeo Lwanga (@taddeolwanga) September 18, 2023
The return leg will take place on September 29th in Cairo, Egypt.
Ismael Watenga - Golden Arrows
Happy to help the team secure a point and clean sheet in yesterday's game.🙏💪
— Watenga Isima (@watengaisima) September 17, 2023
Allahmudillah🙏 pic.twitter.com/rXz2syjJmd
Watenga picked up his second clean sheet in the PSL as he featured for his Golden Arrows side in their goalless draw against Stellenbosch.