{"id":9814,"date":"2015-12-04T09:57:22","date_gmt":"2015-12-04T14:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/?p=9814"},"modified":"2015-12-04T09:57:22","modified_gmt":"2015-12-04T14:57:22","slug":"uganda-and-rwanda-to-face-off-in-cecafa-finals-after-defeating-ethiopia-and-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/9814","title":{"rendered":"Uganda and Rwanda to Face-off in Cecafa Finals after Defeating Ethiopia and Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-9815 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"31\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31-220x146.jpg 220w, http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The Cranes of Uganda qualified for the finals of the 2015 Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup on Thursday after defeating host Ethiopia 5-3 on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.supersport.com\/football\/cecafa-cup\/news\/151203\/Uganda_see_off_Ethiopia_on_penalties\">penalties<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The trilling encounter, which was witnessed by over 40,000 fans who packed the National Stadium in Addis Ababa, ended goalless after 90 minutes and extra time.<\/p>\n<p>The Cranes, who were considered pre-tournament favorites, scored all their penalties. However, Ethiopian players missed several chances, giving Uganda the chance to make a record 17<sup>th<\/sup> Cecafa final.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe penalties could go either way. If it [the game] ends like this [on penalties], it is not good to celebrate. It\u2019s a very tough match. It\u2019s hard to play an opponent with six players not crossing the half,\u201d Uganda\u2019s coach Milutin \u2018Micho\u2019 Sredojevic said.<\/p>\n<p>Ethiopia\u2019s coach Yohannes Sahle said he was proud of his players. He also thanked the public for coming out to support the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a very good game. Both teams played beautiful soccer. We would like to thank the public for coming out to support the team. We would also like to give credit to the players. We are happy with the team,\u201d Sahle said<\/p>\n<p>13-time Cecafa winner <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newvision.co.ug\/news\/676475-cecafa-uganda-beats-ethiopia-to-storm-final.html\">Uganda will now face Rwanda<\/a> in the finals of the regional competition scheduled to be played in Addis Ababa.<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda booked a spot in the finals on Thursday via penalties after the match against Sudan ended in a one-all draw. The game remained goalless until extra time. In the 97<sup>th<\/sup> minute Sudan took the lead. However, the lead was short lived as Rwanda equalized in the 110<sup>th<\/sup> minute with a goal from Jean-Baptiste Mugiraneza.<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda\u2019s Amavubi Stars defeated the Falcons of Sudan <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/0\/football\/34995706\">4-2 on penalties<\/a> to earn their spot in the finals.<\/p>\n<p>Uganda\u2019s coach has said his team will keep cool heads and prepare for the match against Rwanda.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe shall prepare for the final against Rwanda. We shall keep it cool. We will not over celebrate,\u201d Micho said.<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda will also be prepared as they search for their second ever Cecafa title after only winning it in 1999.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Echwalu Photography<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cranes of Uganda qualified for the finals of the 2015 Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup on Thursday after defeating host Ethiopia 5-3 on penalties. 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