Victoria University Captain Martin Mpuga receives the trophy from the Sudanese State Minister for Youth and Sports Hon. Yahia Hamad. Next is CECAFA Secretary General Nicholas Musonye.
The champions also received a cash prize of USD 30,000.
Victoria players celebrate their victory.
VICTORIA University are the champions of the 2014 inaugural CECAFA Nile Basin Cup. They edged AFC Leopards of Kenya 2-1 in the finals here at Khartoum International stadium on Wednesday evening and walked off the pitch with a cash prize of USD 30,000 [About UGX 75m] and the trophy.
The Leopards returned home with USD 20.000 as the home side AhlyShandy took USD 10.000 for finishing third. AhlyShandy fought from a goal down to dump AcademieTchite of Burundi 4-1 in the classification game played earlier in the day.
Victoria University however wrote history by winning the regional trophy the very first time they participated in CECAFA organized competitions.
Goal Scorers:
AcademieTchite:[Bivakumana Jimmy 17’]
AhlyShandy [ Eltayb Nadir 48’, Mohiad Khalid 61’, Addis Hintsa 69’ &Elnaeen Mohamed 75’]
Victoria University: [Odongo Mathew 29’ &MutyabaMuzamir 90+2’]
AFC Leopards: [Ikene Austin 45’]