You join in the lead up to the finals here in Masaka. For 2 weeks both Junior and Senior teams have been battling it out in this year's LMC Cup, and as always there has been the fair share of wonderous goals, horrendous errors, errant tackles, red cards and the odd moment of controversy to keep the crowds cheering, jeering and screeching with laughter! Flooded pitches, stolen nets, and the odd streaker have all added some spice to the Ugandan delicacy that is THE LMC CONFEDERATIONS CUP OF MASAKA!!
JUNIOR DRAW
In the Junior draw, the main interest has been in the battle of the Academies. Ball-line Academy, directed by the footballing legend Tim Crow, and managed by Uganda's most talented Left Footer, Walusimbi, had 2 teams in the tournament both of which breezed through their group stages and respective quarter fianls, to meet each other in the semis. Ball-line Tigers won through against Ball-line Kobs 3-0, courtesy of some shambolic keeping.
They will meet Hipipo F.C. their arch rivals and another academy team, who won their Semi Final against a spirited Super Eagles, this years Wild Card Team, who had earlier surpassed everyone's expectations by sweeping aside The Destroyer F.C. 6-0 in their Quarter Final with a cracking hatrick from Semfuka.
JUNIOR FINAL: Hipipo F.C. Vs Ball-line Tigers - Live at 3:45pm Saturday 24th Jan on SuperSports 3.
SENIOR DRAW
In the Senior Draw, last years Winners, The White Eagle's Dappers of Devastation, renamed "Emmanuel Hotspurs" for this year's competition, have again been in irrisistable form. 3-0, 7-0, and 3-0 wins in their group stage matches ensured their progress to the semi finals where it was a repeat of last year's final match up against Spanner Seniors F.C. In a close game at Kasana the Hotspurs won through 2-1 and again have a chance to retain their champion status that has not been wrestled from them since the tournamnet's conception in 2005.
The team that will try to topple them is a team well known to them: Ntake F.C. Ntake managed to set up this final show down by sqeeking through against the Lucky Boys - (not so Lucky on this occasion), in a 4-3 win on Penalties after 2 cracking long range free kicks had left the match 1-1 at Full time.
Forget Tottenham Vs Arsenal or Man City Vs Man Utd, Emmanuel Hotspurs Vs Ntake F.C. is a local Derby that has the masses salivating with anticipation! Don't miss what promises to be the finest, most strongly contested Cup Final this tournament has ever seen!
SENIOR FINAL: Emmanuel Hotspurs Vs Ntake F.C. - Live at 3:45pm Sunday 25th Jan on SuperSports 1.
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