A brace for each of Jackson Musinguzi, Jordan Achaye and Emmanuel Baguma helped Uganda to a 6-1 win over Malawi in the Zambezi Hockey Series in Lusaka, Zambia this morning.
Uganda’s men’s team Hockey Cranes was quick off the blocks at the Olympic Youth Development Centre as Musinguzi finished off a team move that involved Achaye, Innocent Raskara, Stewart Kavuma and Baguma in the fifth minute.
Achaye made it 2-0 in the ninth minute but Malawi pulled one back through Kingsley Jere’s deflection from a penalty corner in the 25th minute.
In the second half, it was all Uganda with Baguma putting away two spot flicks won from penalty corner situations.
Raskara again fed Achaye from the baseline tomake it 5-1 then Musinguzi finished them off in the 55th minute after a strong run from right back Jordan Mpiima.
Hockey She Cranes draws with Zambia
The momentum swept off to the Hockey She Cranes as they also scored as early as the fourth minute from Winnie Atim’s shot after being fed by Lucky Akello.
But Zambia responded forcefully through Martha Kalomo’s penalty stroke in the 11th minute, given after her effort had found Vanessa Abeja’s body on the goal-line.
In the 21st minute Kalomo completed her brace, her second against Uganda in two minutes. She also scored twice in Uganda’s 2-1 loss to Zambia at the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana.
Uganda also had their record chaser in Thuwaibah Kiggundu make it 2-2 in the 28th minute from a rebounded shot. She also scored against Zambia in Ghana.
The men will play against Zambia in the morning and Malawi in the afternoon tomorrow while the women will also have the second of their three matches against the hosts.
Upcoming Fixtures:
Saturday
M: Uganda vs. Zambia, 9am
W: Zambia vs. Uganda, 11am
M: Uganda vs. Malawi, 4pm
Sunday
M: Malawi vs. Zambia, 11am
W: Uganda vs. Zambia, 6pm
M: Zambia vs. Uganda, 8pm
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