Former SC Villa striker bags brace in Coppa Italia

Striker Oscar Mawa (R) taking on Kenyan defenders during CECAFA U17 championships in Kigali, Rwanda a few years ago. FUFA Image

FOOTBALL Former SC Villa striker bags brace in Coppa Italia

Moses King 09:19 - 22.09.2023

The exemplary form takes Lucera to the next round of the Coppa Italia tournament as Mawa prides in five goals in two matches.

Plying his trade for Italian lower division side Unione Sportiva Lucera Calcio, which competes in sixth-division championships, Promozione, Oscar Mawa once again registered double figures for the second consecutive match as they beat ASD Italia 6-1 in the Coppa Italia preliminaries. 

Mawa opened the scoring in the third minute, slotting the ball to the far right corner, leaving the goalkeeper beaten. Five minutes later, he added the second goal, scoring from close range.

Lucera completed the onslaught, defeating ASD Italia 6-1 to register their second successive high-scoring match. 

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In the first round of the preliminaries, Lucera beat Virtus San Ferdinando 7-1, with Mawa scoring a hattrick.

The exemplary form takes Lucera to the next round of the Coppa Italia tournament as Mawa prides in five goals in two matches.

Mawa moved to Italy in January and registered his first hat trick on his debut, triggering keen interest.

He was a subject of interest in the summer transfer window with a potential move to Italian Serie A side US Salernitana 1919, where he was offered an opportunity to break into the lucrative European top-flight football.

Oscar Mawa (second from Right) in Lucera Calcio colours. Lucera Calcio

However, the trials did not go as planned, as he returned to the Lucera roster for the 2023/24 season.

Before moving to Italy, Mawa was on a one-year contract at Villa Park in the 2021/22 season after making waves in the FUFA Junior League.

He featured for KCCA FC in the FUFA Junior League and starred at the 2020 U17 CECAFA Championship, Kigali, where he scored six goals and bagged the Golden Boot. 

Another striker from the Uganda Premier League, Innocent Media, joined the Italian club from Arua Hill Sports Club for the new season. He did not feature in the match. 

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