However, the latter pulled off a shocking result defeating UMU 1-0 in Nkozi on Thursday thanks to Isaac Musuga’s late goal in the 93rd minute.
The defending champions of the Pepsi University Football League, Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi were shockingly eliminated from this year’s competition by Nkumba University.
Uganda Martyrs and Nkumba shared spoils in a 1–1 stalemate in the first leg of the quarterfinals in Entebbe and the former were favorites to advance come the second leg.
However, the latter pulled off a shocking result defeating UMU 1-0 in Nkozi on Thursday thanks to Isaac Musuga’s late goal in the 93rd minute.
Musuga’s strike at the death mark ensured that Nkumba reached the semifinals 2-1 on aggregate.
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Pepsi University Football League: Mutebi earns joint record holders a place in the semifinals
It is important to note that both MUBS and UCU are past winners of this tournament and will hope to add another to their cabinet.
They became the third team to reach the 2024 semifinals, the others are; Uganda Christian University and Makerere University Business School.
UCU and MUBS ejected Makerere University and Bugema University, respectively to reach this stage of the tournament.
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Pepsi University Football League UCU grab first slot in the semifinals
They now have a chance to go all the way and claim a second UFL title given that the 2019 silverware remains their only triumph in the competition.
The quarterfinals will be completed next week on Tuesday when St Lawrence University host Kampala University.
SLAU have an 5-2 advantage over KU from the first leg played in Luzira last week.