DAR ES SALAAM, June 25 -- SERENGETI Girls assistant coach Esther Chabruma commended her teams overall performance at the CECAFA Under-17 Womens Championship despite their 3-0 defeat to Uganda in Tuesdays final at the KMC Complex in Dar es Salaam.

Reflecting on the result, Chabruma admitted her sides slow start proved costly as Uganda capitalised early to take control of the match.

“This is football, and in a final it was always going to be either them or us. Luck was on Ugandas side today,” she said.

“We were not at our best. The girls started slowly, and their morale was low, which allowed Uganda to score two goals before halftime.”

She revealed that the technical bench tried to lift the players during the bre...