South Sudanese facet Jamus SC introduced their arrival on the 2026 CECAFA Kagame Cup in fashion, beautiful defending champions Singida Black Stars FC 2-0 of their opening Group B match at Kigali Pelé Stadium on Saturday.
Making their debut within the regional event, Jamus, led by skipper Kevin Muhire, delivered a disciplined and medical efficiency to upset the Tanzanian Premier League facet and declare a memorable victory.
Jamus took the lead after simply 10 minutes when Laurent Ramazani capitalised on a scoring alternative and calmly beat Singida goalkeeper Metacha Mnata.
Singida tried to combat again, with Exauce Sagesse Nzaou and Mathew Tegisi testing the Jamus defence, however they didn’t discover a breakthrough towards a well-organised South Sudanese facet.
As Singida pushed ahead in the hunt for an equaliser, Jamus sealed the victory deep into stoppage time.
Substitute Mario Taban Cherelino headed residence a well-delivered cross from Sebastin Teclar within the fourth minute of added time to make it 2-0 and spark celebrations among the many Jamus supporters.
The consequence sends Jamus to the highest of Group B after Simba SC have been held to a goalless draw by Somalia’s Mogadishu Metropolis Membership FC within the different Group B encounter on the similar venue.
Simba, who’ve received the event a file six occasions, entered the match as favourites however struggled to interrupt down a resilient Mogadishu Metropolis defence.
The Tanzanian giants loved spells of possession and created a number of probabilities however lacked the final touch in entrance of purpose.
Mogadishu Metropolis, in the meantime, produced a disciplined defensive show, remaining compact all through the competition to frustrate Simba’s attacking efforts.
The 0-0 draw leaves each groups with one level every in Group B, whereas defending champions Singida Black Stars sit on the backside of the group.
