AIRTEL RISING STARS SEASON 7: KIGEZI FACES LIONS ACADEMY IN FINAL TODAY

Sunday August 12^th 2018

By Aiden Graw

www.mknewlink.com

LOCAL SPORT:

Airtel Rising Stars Season 7 Western Region that kicked off on Friday will end today at Bushenyi Stadium in Bushenyi District, South Western Uganda.

About sixteen teams were registered to participate in this year’s competitions and apparently, Group stages, Quarter Finals and Semi Finals concluded successfully.

The finalists shall represent this region on National level in Fortportal Later this month.

More results for group stages played on Saturday August 11^th 2018; Sentah 0-1 Ibanda  [ Sentah were awarded with three points and three goals after finding out that IBANDA had fielded an ineligible player], Ruyonza 5-0 Ishaka Rhinos, Mbarara Junior 1-0 Mbarara Sports Academy while Kigezi drew 0-0 with Lions.

QUARTER FINAL 1

Ruyonza 0-0 Mbarara Junior [Penalties 4-2]

QUARTER FINAL 2

Unique H/S 0-1 Kigezi

QUARTER FINAL 3

Sentah 2-2 Lions Academy [Penalities 2-3]

QUARTER FINAL 4

Kisoro FC 0-0 Young Blood [Penalities 5-6]

SEMI FINAL

Ruyonza 0-2 Kigezi

Lions Academy 2-0 Young Blood

FINALS:

Kigezi V Lions Academy

Airtel Uganda a telecommunication company started this Football Campaign in 2011 and it is done annually where teams with players under- 17 years from Uganda face each other.

The ARS was started in 2011 with the objective of providing a plat form to expose young talented boys and girls.

Bushenyi District Sports Coordinator, Mr.Kwerebera Bashir told www.mknewslink.com that the main aim of this tournament is to discover and develop talents among the Ugandan citizens.

Some of the players on national team whose talents were discovered via this campaign include Farouk Miya, Shaban, Paul Mucureezi, Tumwesigye Frank Zaga among others.

For all sports updates, Aiden Graw shall keep you posted

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