Late Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening saw Hannah and I join many of the KCM team drive to Nambooli Stadium to watch the Ugandan Cranes play the Kenyan Harambee Stars in the final of the 'Tusker Cup' - a Council for East and Central Africa Football Association (CECAFA) tournament.
Uganda qualified after beating Tanzania 3-1 in the Semi Final on Thursday evening.
After leading from early in the first half, the 50,000 strong crowd was silenced when Kenya scored in the final few minted of play. Thankfully Uganda scored about 2 minutes later, during injury time, which silenced the cheering Kenyan supporters.
During the official ceremony at the end the crowd was entertained by a fireworks display.
The mood of the crowd on our walk back to the KCM 4WD was very different to that when Uganda lost to Zambia in the African Cup Qualifier about 2 months ago. Similarly, the drive along the Northern Bypass back to the Jesus House was a lot different to our previous drive. Men on Boda Boda's were screaming the Ugandan Cranes war cry as they sped along the road.
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