60 NEW VISION, Monday, March 2, 2015 VISION SPORT The Beast finds NewVision his daughter after 28 years SPORT FULL STORY: PAGE 64 The Saints FC move MVP at Oilers By Charles Mutebi closer to promotion Basketball League transfers Ladry Nadikumana: From PIRATES IN Urunani to City Oil By Shafik Ssenoga FUFA Big League The two-time reigning Zone Rwenzori Group V Club MVP is joining the Baza Holding 0 Soroti 0 two-time reigning National The Saints 1 Hope Doves 0 Basketball League (NBL) Elgon Group champions. Proline 3 Artland 1 Yes, the quest for greatness URA’S PATH continues unabated at the City Hassan Musana’s goal helped The By Shafik Ssenoga The Uganda Cup holders Oilers. Saints to stretch their FUFA Big advanced to the next round Ladry Nadikumana has been League lead in the Rwenzori Group on a 4-2 aggregate after the face of Burundi and Zone CAF Confederation Cup V tour de force Urunani over over the weekend. Elgeco Plus 0 URA 1 winning the first leg 3-2 in the last three years or so and Musana scored a free kick after 36 (URA won 4-2 aggre- Mandela National Stadium minutes from 20 yards to raise The Saints a fortnight ago. now he is teaming up with the gate) domineering Ugandan champs. hopes of joining the top fight next season. March 13-15 The Saints who are top with 35 points That is right, the Oilers want First leg in South Africa From hero to villain the Zone V title too. Nadiku- beat Hope Doves 1-0 at Namboole stadium Orlando Pirates v URA Ssentongo who struck in on Saturday. Doves are eighth on 14 points. the 4th minute will miss mana knows what it takes at that level and that is why the It is often said that in the first leg of the first round against the Pirates. Oilers did not hesitate to add order to become the him to their already formidable No time to sing Alleluya best, you have to beat The striker becomes the second URA FC player to be roaster, which came third in By Gabriel Esiku the very best. That is the kind of assign- sent off in this continental their Zone V debut last season. ment which awaits URA encounter after Jonathan Nadikumana helped Uranani FUFA Women Elite League when they line up against Mugabi was also shown red bring down the Oilers when Alleluya 0 Kawempe Muslim 7 South African soccer aristo- in the first leg. the two sides met in the semis Eastern Heroes 0 Gaford 2 crats Orlando Pirates in the URA spokesperson, Ed- of the Mombasa-held tourna- Kakira 0 Buikwe 7 CAF Confederation Cup. ward Kulubya said the win ment. URA successfully built will give the team confi- “He’s a very good player,” Alleluya 2008 Women’s Club of So- on their 3-2 first leg win dence ahead of the next Oilers’ chairman Mohammed roti was on the receiving end of a 7-0 in Kampala to beat Elgeco game. Santur stated. battering at the hands of Kawempe Plus 1-0 away in Madagscar “Winning away from home “He’s a very quiet boy and Muslim SS in the Women’s Elite foot- and book a date with the for the first time means a low maintenance.” ball league. Pirates. lot to our side. We expect to Nadikumana is a modestly- The goals in the one-sided match held Robert Ssentongo notched build on that ahead of our built power forward with on Saturday at Fr. Hilders Primary School the vital goal for the Tax next game,”Kulubya stated. deceptively unique athletic ground were scored by Sandra Nabweteme Collectors before he turned The team is expected abilities. His movement and ex- (4), Spencer Nakacwa (1), Esther Naluy- from hero to villain after he home today. URA will play plosive post-play has impressed imba (1) and one from Yudaya Nakayanzi. was sent off for elbowing an the Pirates on the weekend at the highest club competition in the region and now local opponent. of March 13-15. Ssentongo lifted URA. Photo by M. Ssentongo fans will get the chance to see him on a regular basis. Nadikumana made his local Rowing debut 10 days ago in the Friday Night Lights, playing for Team Koma against Team Malinga. Maroons best at rowing He looked slightly offbeat. By David Namunyala Maroons players dis- played tremendous Kisubi Beach Rowing rowing skills that steered Selected results them to victory at the LMX1 inaugural Kisubi Beach 1. A. Okello Rowing Championship 2. H. Guweddeko over the weekend. LWX1 The encounters, that were 1. S. Enokokin delayed due to the heavy 2. C. Kabuhwo waves on the shores of Lake MX1 Victoria, saw Maroons’ Sam 1.G. Ssemambo Muwanguzi beat Henry 2. W. Mwanga Mugerwa from Nalubaale JMX1 Water Sports Club in the 1. S. Muwanguzi junior men’s singles (JMX1) 2. H. Mugerwa to win his team’s first trophy of the day. Overall standings Another Maroons rower Maroons 95 points Sarah Enokokin later added Greenbelt 65 gold on the team’s collection Kisubi Pirates 45 after beating rival and na- Nalubaale 20 tional team player Christine Lakeshore 5 Kabuhwo in the light weight Cranes 0 women’s singles (LWX1). Maroons’ Arnold Omony in action during the Kisubi rowing event. Photo by David Namunyala.