1962 Ugandan Independence Tournament

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The Ugandan Independence Tournament was an association football event taking place in 1962 to celebrate Ugandan Independence held at the Nakivubo Stadium in Kampala. Three visiting teams played each other for the right to face Uganda in the final. Kenya was invited to replace Egypt which was unable to participate due to its domestic schedule; as a result, the eventual teams were Ghana, Kenya and an 'all-star' representative team from the English Isthmian League. [1] The competition took the format of a formal group stage and final and also featured exhibition matches between both teams within the formal competition and other international teams, taking place from 29 September to 18 October 1962.

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Tournament

The three challenging teams took part in a group stage from 29 September to 7 October in a round-robin format, in which they each played 2 games. The winner of this competition then proceeded through to the final against Uganda on 10 October.

Group stage

In the group stage, two points were awarded for a win, with one point awarded for a draw. Ghana won their first game against Kenya 6–3, before drawing with Isthmian League to secure first place and move on to the final of the competition. [2]

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 3211085+3
Flag of England.svg Isthmian League 22020550
Flag of Kenya (1921-1963).svg  Kenya 1201169-3
Group stage
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 6–3Flag of Kenya (1921-1963).svg  Kenya
Wilberforce Mfum Soccerball shade.svg
Edward Acquah Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Mohammadu Salisu Soccerball shade.svg
Baba Yara Soccerball shade.svg
Edward Aggrey-Fynn Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Joe Kadenge Soccerball shade.svg
Norman Curtis Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Nakivubo Stadium , Kampala, Uganda
Attendance: N/A
Referee: D. K. Nkata
Group stage
Flag of Kenya (1921-1963).svg  Kenya 3–3 Flag of England.svg Isthmian League
Ali Sungura Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Norman Curtis Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Len Worley Soccerball shade.svg5'
Eric Nottage Soccerball shade.svg10'Soccerball shade.svg12'
Nakivubo Stadium , Kampala, Uganda
Attendance: N/A
Referee: Not Recorded
Group stage
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 2–2 Flag of England.svg Isthmian League
Edward Acquah Soccerball shade.svg20'
Edward Aggrey-Fynn Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report Jim Lewis Soccerball shade.svg15'
Eddie Reynolds Soccerball shade.svg40'
Nakivubo Stadium , Kampala, Uganda
Attendance: N/A
Referee: Not Recorded

Final

Ghana won the group stage and moved onto the final on 10 October 1962, where they subsequently beat Uganda, winning 4–1 at the Nakivubo Stadium. [1]

Final
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 1–4Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Jimmy Kirunda Soccerball shade.svg88' Report Wilberforce Mfum Soccerball shade.svg30'Soccerball shade.svg33'
Mohammed Salisu Soccerball shade.svg60'
Edward Acquah Soccerball shade.svg70'
Nakivubo Stadium , Kampala, Uganda
Attendance: N/A

Winners Tour

The winners of the competition, Ghana, were to go on a short tour following the competition featuring friendlies in away games against Kenya, and the then national football teams of the prior states of Tanganyika and Nyasaland. They won all three games, playing each at the respective teams national stadiums.

Winners Tour
Flag of Kenya (1921-1963).svg  Kenya 0–4Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Report Edward Acquah Soccerball shade.svg18'Soccerball shade.svg48'Soccerball shade.svg79'
Mohammed Salisu Soccerball shade.svg60'
Nairobi City Stadium , Nairobi, Kenya
Attendance: N/A
Winners Tour
Nyasaland0–12Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Report Wilberforce Mfum Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Edward Acquah Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Edward Aggrey-Fynn Soccerball shade.svg
Gyau Soccerball shade.svg
Nyasaland National Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi
Attendance: N/A
Winners Tour
Tanganyika2–6Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Unknown Report Unknown
Tanganyika National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Attendance: N/A

Friendlies

A friendly was played between Uganda and Isthmian League on 8 October, which ended in a 1–1 draw. This was the Isthmian's third game in 4 days and two of their players were replaced by members of the Kenyan team due to injury. [1]

Friendly
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 1–1Isthmian League
Jimmy Kirunda Soccerball shade.svg44' Report Norman Field Soccerball shade.svg85'
Nakivubo Stadium , Kampala, Uganda
Attendance: N/A

Top Scorers

PosScorerGoals
1 Flag of Ghana.svg Edward Acquah 4
2= Flag of Ghana.svg Wilberforce Mfum 3
2= Flag of Kenya.svg Norman Curtis 3

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Uganda Independence Tournament 1962". RSSSF . Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Uganda Independence Tournament 1962". RSSSF . Retrieved 19 June 2019.
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