1962 Ugandan Independence Tournament

The Ugandan Independence Tournament was an association football event taking place in 1962 to celebrate Ugandan Independence held at the Nakivubo Stadium in Kampala. Three visiting teams played each other for the right to face Uganda in the final. Kenya was invited to replace Egypt which was unable to participate due to its domestic schedule; as a result, the eventual teams were Ghana, Kenya and an 'all-star' representative team from the English Isthmian League.[1] The competition took the format of a formal group stage and final and also featured exhibition matches between both teams within the formal competition and other international teams, taking place from 29 September to 18 October 1962.

Tournament

The three challenging teams took part in a group stage from 29 September to 7 October in a round-robin format, in which they each played 2 games. The winner of this competition then proceeded through to the final against Uganda on 10 October.

Group stage

In the group stage, two points were awarded for a win, with one point awarded for a draw. Ghana won their first game against Kenya 6–3, before drawing with Isthmian League to secure first place and move on to the final of the competition.[2]

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Ghana 3 2 1 1 0 8 5 +3
England Isthmian League 2 2 0 2 0 5 5 0
 Kenya 1 2 0 1 1 6 9 -3
Group stage
 Ghana6–3 Kenya
Wilberforce Mfum
Edward Acquah
Mohammadu Salisu
Baba Yara
Edward Aggrey-Fynn 		Report Joe Kadenge
Norman Curtis
Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda
Attendance: N/A
Referee: D. K. Nkata
Group stage
 Kenya3–3England Isthmian League
Ali Sungura
Norman Curtis 		Report Len Worley 5'
Eric Nottage 10' 12'
Attendance: N/A
Referee: Not Recorded
Group stage
 Ghana2–2England Isthmian League
Edward Acquah 20'
Edward Aggrey-Fynn 90'		 Report Jim Lewis 15'
Eddie Reynolds 40'
Attendance: N/A
Referee: Not Recorded

Final

Ghana won the group stage and moved onto the final on 10 October 1962, where they subsequently beat Uganda, winning 4–1 at the Nakivubo Stadium.[1]

Final
 Uganda1–4 Ghana
Jimmy Kirunda 88' Report Wilberforce Mfum 30' 33'
Mohammed Salisu 60'
Edward Acquah 70'
Attendance: N/A

Winners Tour

The winners of the competition, Ghana, were to go on a short tour following the competition featuring friendlies in away games against Kenya, and the then national football teams of the prior states of Tanganyika and Nyasaland. They won all three games, playing each at the respective teams national stadiums.

Winners Tour
 Kenya0–4 Ghana
Report Edward Acquah 18' 48' 79'
Mohammed Salisu 60'
Attendance: N/A
Winners Tour
Nyasaland0–12 Ghana
Report Wilberforce Mfum
Edward Acquah
Edward Aggrey-Fynn
Gyau
Nyasaland National Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi
Attendance: N/A
Winners Tour
Tanganyika2–6 Ghana
Unknown Report Unknown
Tanganyika National Stadium, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Attendance: N/A

Friendlies

A friendly was played between Uganda and Isthmian League on 8 October, which ended in a 1–1 draw. This was the Isthmian's third game in 4 days and two of their players were replaced by members of the Kenyan team due to injury.[1]

Friendly
 Uganda1–1Isthmian League
Jimmy Kirunda 44' Report Norman Field 85'
Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda
Attendance: N/A

Top Scorers
Pos Scorer Goals
1 Ghana Edward Acquah 4
2= Ghana Wilberforce Mfum 3
2= Kenya Norman Curtis 3

References
  1. "Uganda Independence Tournament 1962". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  2. "Uganda Independence Tournament 1962". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
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