Butembe Vs Busiki Saturday 3pm @ Kakindu Stadium Jinja.
The Kyabazinga of Busoga His Majesty William Wilberforce Gabula Nadiope IV will officiate the 2023 MTN Masaz cup final scheduled to take place on on Saturday December 30th at kakindu Jinja City. free of charge entrance.
The 2017 champions Butembe county will be up against final debutants Busiki who will be looking for their meiden trophy since the tournament inauguration in 2016.
The two finalists secured places through penalty shootout as Butembe eliminated Kigulu on 4-1 at Kyabazinga Stadium Bugembe.
While at Gaddafi Arena, Busiki County triumphed over Bugabula County 4-3 in the penalty shootout after a goalless draw.
Busiki’s shootout triumph marked their inaugural qualification for the finals, while Bugabula now faces Kigulu in the third-place playoff.
Ikoba Affan coached side Butembe looks better with upper hand to win this year’s trophy with the brilliance of players like Abbas Mikel who scored for them in the semifinals among others while the coach Wetuuke Denis boys Busiki county look to be underdogs in this game but will base on teamwork which helped them to reach to this stage more so the experience gained from the semifinal game where they eliminated Bugabula who had stopped 2022 champions, Bukooli Namayingo.
With Butembe and Busiki showcasing resilience in their shootout victories, anticipation surges for a thrilling finale.
The high-stakes match promises an intense battle for the championship title and a prize of Shs 12m for the winner and Shs 8m for the runners-up.
According to the organisers, the final match between Butembe and Busiki is scheduled to kick off at exactly 3pm after the Third place play-off between Kigulu and Bugabula which will kick off at exactly 12:30 pm, thereafter will be the awarding ceremony.
Here is the road to the 2023 Masaza ga Busoga cup final.
Groups
1. Bugiri
2. Butembe
3. Buzaya
Knock -Out (Quarter final)
Butembe 2-1 Bugweri
Semifinal
Butembe 1-1 Kigulu (penality: Butembe 4-1 Kigulu)
Busiki group
1. Luuka
2. Busiki
3. Bugabula
Quarter final
Busiki 1-0 Bunha
Semi final
Busiki 0-0 Bugabula penalty:Busiki 4-3 Bugabula.
How Prize Money is distributed to be won.
Winner: Ug-sh 12000000
Runners up: Ug-sh 8000000
Third place Ug-sh6000000
4th-place Ug-sh4000000
Top scorers a new Bajaj Boxer.
Previous winners since inauguration in 2016
2016 Bukooli North
2017 Butembe
2018 Kigulu
2019 Kigulu
2020 Was not held due COVID 19
2021 Was not held due COVID-19
2022 Bukooli
2023 ???????????
