Jamus FC continued their spectacular run on the 2026 CECAFA Kagame Cup after holding Tanzanian giants Simba SC to a hard-fought 0-0 attract a Group B encounter at Kigali Pelé Stadium on Tuesday, July 28.
The outcome strengthened the South Sudanese aspect's standing as one of many event's shock packages, extending their unbeaten begin after a exceptional 2-0 victory over defending champions Singida Black Stars of their opening match.
Simba entered the competition below strain to safe their first win of the competitors after being held to a goalless draw by Somalia's Mogadishu Metropolis Membership of their event opener.
Regardless of having fun with higher possession and creating a number of attacking alternatives, the Tanzanian giants as soon as once more struggled to search out the of entirety.
Midfield maestro Clatous Chama orchestrated a lot of Simba's attacking play, however Jamus remained compact and disciplined all through the competition to frustrate their opponents.
The stalemate leaves Simba with two factors from two matches, rising the strain on the Tanzanian powerhouse forward of their decisive closing group fixture.
Jamus, in the meantime, moved to 4 factors from two matches and maintained their place on the high of Group B.
Singida revive qualification hopes
Elsewhere in Group B, Singida Black Stars bounced again from their opening defeat with a convincing 4-1 victory over Mogadishu Metropolis Membership earlier within the day.
The win revived the defending champions' hopes of reaching the knockout phases.
Mogadishu Metropolis made a promising begin when Naby Bangora opened the scoring early within the match. Singida responded rapidly, restoring parity within the sixteenth minute by Mathew Tegisi.
The defending champions step by step took management and accomplished the turnaround 5 minutes earlier than halftime when Henry David discovered the web to provide Singida a 2-1 lead on the break.
Singida continued to dominate after the restart, with Tegisi scoring his second purpose of the afternoon within the 52nd minute to increase the benefit to 3-1.
The Tanzanian aspect later added a fourth purpose to finish an emphatic victory and safe their first factors of the event.
The outcome lifted Singida Black Stars to a few factors in Group B, maintaining their qualification hopes alive forward of an important showdown with Simba SC.
Mogadishu Metropolis stay backside of the group and face an uphill battle to progress forward of their closing Group B encounter towards Jamus FC.
With Jamus setting the tempo and each Tanzanian giants nonetheless combating for qualification, the ultimate spherical of Group B fixtures guarantees loads of drama because the groups battle for locations within the knockout stage.
