Kochi Urban Lead Young Elephant In First Round Of Regional League Promotional Playoff Finals
West Nile Regional league champions Kochi Urban are one step closer to earning sporting promotion to the second tier league dubbed as the FUFA Big League.
This is after stunning Northern Regional League champions Young Elephant Football Club 1-0 in the first leg of the 2022/23 Regional League Promotional playoff final played at Yumbe Boma Ground on Sunday evening.
Asraf Bashir aka Okua bagged the only goal of the clash to hand the River Boys the much needed victory ahead of the return leg.
After a goalless first half, the former Young Tiger FC star Okua found the back of the net to put the hosts ahead in the 70th minutes.
Kochi Urban remained resolute as they contained pressure from the visitors and eventually settled for a 1-0 win at the final whistle.
Victory saw Kochi Urban took a slander first leg advantage as they hope to finish the business in the return match.
The return leg encounter is scheduled for Sunday 18th June 2023 at Anaka Primary School play ground in Nwoya District.
The aggregate winner between the two sides will earn an automatic sporting promotion to 2023/24 FUFA Big League season.