By Yasser Kalyango
Posted Tuesday, August 17 2010 at 00:00
Yesterday’s results
Uganda3-1 Rwanda
Zanzibar 2-1 Yemen
Somalia 0-0 Sudan
Uganda kick-started its defence of the U-20 Cecafa Youth Championships title with a 3-1 victory over rivals Rwanda in Asmara, Eritrea yesterday. The Hippos ripped apart the Rwandan defence right from the onset and Daniel ‘Mzee’ Sserunkuma was guilty of not scoring Uganda’s opener in the first minute when his close range effort hit the upright. Sserunkuma, however, made up for the miss with a solitary effort and Crizestom Ntambi made it 2-0 for Uganda at the breather.
Rwanda’s Emere Ndayisenge reduced the deficit to 2-1 with a clean strike but Sserunkuma ensured there was no late drama with his second goal of the evening, two minutes from full time. The result ensured that the Hippos surge to the top of group B with a superior goal difference after Zanzibar edged Yemen 2-1 in the earlier game played on Sunday. Coach Frank ‘Video’ Anyau’s boys return to action tomorrow against Yemen and wrap up their group B matches against Zanzibar on Friday. The winner of the championships will walk home with $18,000 (Shs36m).The tournament is fully funded by Eritrean government.
State of Eritrea ሃገረ ኤርትራ Hagere Ertra دولة إرتريا
Dawlat Iritrīya
Anthem: Ertra, Ertra, Ertra Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea
Capital (and largest city) Asmara
15°20′N 38°55′E / 15.333°N 38.917°E / 15.333; 38.917
Official language(s) Tigrinya, Arabic, English Other languages Tigre, Saho, Bilen, Afar, Kunama, Nara, Hedareb,.
Ethnic groups 60% Tigrinya, 30% Tigre, 4% Afar, 3% Saho, 3% Kunama
Demonym Eritrean Government Provisional government
- President Isaias Afewerki
Independence
- From Italy November 1941
- From United Kingdom under UN Mandate 1951
- from Ethiopia de facto 24 May 1991
- From Ethiopia de jure 24 May 1993
Area
- Total 117,600 km2 (100th)
45,405 sq mi - Water (%) 0.14%
Population
- 2009 estimate 5,224,000[4] (109th)
- 2008 census 5,291,370
- Density 43.1/km2 (165th)
111.7/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2010 estimate
- Total $3.625 billion[5]
- Per capita $681[5]
GDP (nominal) 2010 estimate
- Total $2.117 billion[5]
- Per capita $397[5]
HDI (2007) steady 0.472 (low) (165th)
Currency Nakfa (ERN)
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)
- Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+3)
Drives on the right
ISO 3166 code ER
Internet TLD .er
Calling code 291
1 ,. National TV: Eritrea Television (ERI-TV)
Eritrea (play /ˌɛrɨˈtreɪ.ə/ or /ˌɛrɨˈtriːə/;[6] Ge'ez: ኤርትራ ʾErtrā, Arabic: إرتريا Iritrīyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa. The capital is Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast. The northeast and east of the country has an extensive coastline on the Red Sea, directly across from Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The Dahlak Archipelago and several of the Hanish Islands are part of Eritrea. Eritrea's size is approximately 117,600 km2 (45,406 sq mi) with an estimated population of 6 million...
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