KCCA FC continued their hunt for regional club championship glory after reaching the semifinals of the ongoing 2019 Cecafa Kagame club championship in Rwanda.
Mike Mutebi’s boys eliminated the Rwandan league champions Rayon Sports FC in the quarter-finals with a 2-1 resounding victory at Stade Kigali on Tuesday night.
Mustafa Kizza opened the scoring for KCCA in the 33rd minute before Herve Rugwiri levelled matters for Rayon Sport in the 47th minute. Jackson Nunda headed in from a Muzamiru Mutyaba cross what was to be the winner in the 67th minute.
In the semifinals, the Uganda League champions will take on the winner between Kenyan champions Gor Mahia and Green Eagles FC who face off on Wednesday.
KCCA became the first ever Ugandan Club to win the Cecafa Club Cup that was held in Kampala, Uganda in 1978.
If they go on to win the championship this year, they will smile home with prize money worth USD 30,000.
Police FC, under Manager Sam Timbe is the last Ugandan team to win the championship back in 2005, by defeating Moro United 2-1 in the final.
In the other quarterfinal game played on Tuesday, the defending champions Azam FC eliminated TP Mazembe of DR Congo 2-1.
Gor Mahia will take on Green Eagles while APR face AS Maniema on Wednesday evening in the other quarter-final games to find out the other two semifinalists.
The Cecafa Club Cup is a football club tournament organised by Cecafa. It has been known as the Kagame Interclub Cup since 2002, when Rwandan President Paul Kagame began sponsoring the competition.
Azam FC from Tanzania are the defending champions while Simba are the record winners.
