Basangwa hat trick, Lwanga brace fire Kitende past Iganga Parents

Copa Coca-Cola championship

Thursday select results

St Mary’s Kitende 5-0 Iganga Parents

Iganga Parents 0-5 St Mary’s -Kitende

Jinja College 0-0 Mbale progressive

Paidha SS 3-2 Standard High-Zana

Nakaseke international 8-1 Ngora High

St Joseph-Layibi 1-1 Amus College

St Julian 0-1 St Henry’s-Kitovu

Fort Portal 0-1 Mbarara High

UMHS-Rubaga 1-2 Musedde SS

Mandela College 1-3 Lira Town College

Buddo 6-0 Akii Bua Comprehensive

Tournament favorites St Mary’s SS Kitende returned to action on Thursday for their second game of the ongoing Copa Coca-Cola secondary schools Boys football tournament with a convincing 5-0 win over Iganga Parents in a group E tie played at the Kakindu stadium, Jinja.

Richard Basangwa grabbed a hat trick to take his tally to four goals in two games while SC Villa forward Charles Lwanga added a brace. Kitende opened with a 2-0 win over tricky Nakaseke International College and will return to action this Friday against Fort Portal SS at Kakindu.

Meanwhile, defending champions Buddo SS consolidated their group H lead with third straight win after walloping Akii Bua Comprehensive 6-0 in the afternoon clash to make it nine points in three games.

Elsewhere St Julian High School suffered their first defeat of the competition in three games after their 1-0 loss to St Henry’s SS, Kitovu while hosts Jinja College (JICO) remained winless after their barren draw against Mbale Progressive. JICO has drawn once and lost three in the four played.

Friday fixtures

St Mary’s Kitende vs Fort Portal SS, Kakindu

Amus College vs Nyangilia

Kawempe Muslim vs St Julian

Rock High vs Buddo SS

Kibuli SS vs Alliance High

Tororo Town College vs Masaka SS

Busoga College vs Mulusa Academy

Jinja SS vs Nabbongo SS

Sentah College vs St Johns

Standard High-Zana vs Mandela SS

Loro SS vs Jinja College