{"id":2692,"date":"2024-10-30T11:19:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T11:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uppcfc.go.ug\/?p=2692"},"modified":"2024-10-30T11:29:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T11:29:33","slug":"gaddafi-fc-triumph-over-calvary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uppcfc.go.ug\/index.php\/2024\/10\/30\/gaddafi-fc-triumph-over-calvary\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaddafi FC Triumph Over Calvary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Gaddafi FC Triumph Over Calvary FC Midigo to Secure Second Spot in UPL Promotion Push<\/strong><\/h2><p>We returned to winning way on Sunday with a commanding 2-0 victory over Calvary FC Midigo at Works Playground in Entebbe. A bright Sunday afternoon set the stage for a thrilling encounter, highlighted by the debut of Batiibwe Okello, fresh off his international duties with the Uganda Hippos at the AFCON U20.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"267\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/uppcfc.go.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CALVARY-FC-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2696\" style=\"width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uppcfc.go.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CALVARY-FC-edited.jpeg 267w, https:\/\/uppcfc.go.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CALVARY-FC-edited-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/uppcfc.go.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CALVARY-FC-edited-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p>The match began intensely, with Gaddafi FC eager to capitalize on home advantage. Forward Kasirye struck first, scoring in the 17th minute with a clinical shot reminiscent of his goal in the recent 1-1 draw with Kiyinda. Calvary put up a resilient fight, keeping the game close until substitute Ouke Patrick made an instant impact. Moments after coming on, he delivered a brilliant cross, allowing Kazibwe Daniel to head home in the 70th minute and double the lead.<\/p><p>The win marks our second victory of the season, lifting us to second place in the standings with eight points, just one point behind league leaders Booma FC. Kazibwe Daniel&#8217;s outstanding performance earned him the Man of the Match award, narrowly edging out Batiibwe Okello. Goalkeeper Ssekeba Muhammad was also recognized for securing a clean sheet, while assists by Ouke and Kalanda earned them well-deserved accolades as well.<\/p><p>Next up, we travel to Arua to face Onduparaka FC for Match Day 5, with ambitions high as they continue their push for promotion to the Uganda Premier League.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gaddafi FC Triumph Over Calvary FC Midigo to Secure Second Spot in UPL Promotion Push We returned to winning way on Sunday with a commanding 2-0 victory over Calvary FC Midigo at Works Playground in Entebbe. A bright Sunday afternoon set the stage for a thrilling encounter, highlighted by the debut of Batiibwe Okello, fresh&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uppcfc.go.ug\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uppcfc.go.ug\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uppcfc.go.ug\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uppcfc.go.ug\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uppcfc.go.ug\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2692"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/uppcfc.go.ug\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2692\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2698,"href":"https:\/\/uppcfc.go.ug\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2692\/revisions\/2698"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uppcfc.go.ug\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uppcfc.go.ug\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uppcfc.go.ug\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uppcfc.go.ug\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}