UACE S101 General Paper section B: Logic Quiz 15

Study the information carefully and answer the questions which follow:

Sixteen countries are participating in Natioanl Cup Final tournament. They have been grouped as follows:

Group A	Group B
Nitus Dorongo Nigua Wandao	Burkia Nenkou Limogi Sengope
Group C	Group D
Angeria Mbazania Merquios Delinia	Geriny Nibento Croama Ricaragua

The following rules have been laid for the tournamaent:

• The opening matches will be played on saturtady 24^th January, 2009 in each group
• All teams in each group pay against each other, and these matches before quarter finals should have ended by the 2^nd
• No team plays on consective days.
• Two matches are palyed concurrently on the 25^th January in group A and B and on 26^th
• January in groups C and D with effect fro 27^th Juanuary; one match is played every day in each group. All groups rest on 29^th
• The semi-finals are played concurrently on the same day.
• Three days’ rest is granted before the commencement of each of the following matches: quarter finals, semi-finals and the match the match to determine the third place.
• The winners and runners-up in each group gor on the quarter finals.
• Winners in group A plays against winners of group B and those from group C play against winners of group D.
• Losers at quarter finals are knocked out.
• Finals are played on 14^th

Questions

(a)(i) Draw a timetable for the matches to be played from the beginning to the end of the tournament.

(ii) How many matches will be played altogether?

(b) State the dates on which the following matches will be played:

(i) the last matches before quarter finals

(ii) quarter finals

(iii) semi-finals

(iv) third place matches

(c) What, in you opinion, the importance of such tournament to the partcipating countries

(d) Suggest measures that should be taken to improve sports in Uganda.

Suggested solution

(a)(i) Draw a timetable for the matches to be played from the beginning to the end of the tournament.

Date	Matches of A	Matches of B	Matches of C	Matches of D
24/1/9	Nitus Vs Darango	Burkia Vs Nenkou	Angeria Vs Mbazania	Geriny Vs Nibento
25th	Nigua Vs Wandao	Limogi Vs Sengope
26th			Merquios Vs Delinia	Croama  Vs Ricaragua
27th	Nitus Vs Nigua	Burkia Vs Limogi	Angeria Vs Meruios	Geriny Vs Ricarague
28th	Darango Vs Wandao	Nenkou Vs Sengope	Mbazania Vs Delinia	Nibento VS Ricarangue
29th
30th
31st
1st FEB
2	Quarter final: Winner of group A Vs winner of group B	Quarter final: Runner up of group B Vs runner up of group A	Quarter final: Winner of group C Vs winner of group D	Quarter final: Runner up of group C Vs runner up of group D
3
4
5th
6th	Semi final: between winner of group AB Vs runner up in group CD		Semi final between winner of group CD and runner up of AB
7
8
9th Feb
10th	Match to determine the 3rd place (losers in the semifinal)
11
12
13
14	Final: The winer in groups (winners in the semi-finals)

 

(ii) How many matches will be played altogether?

(b) State the dates on which the following matches will be played:

(i) the last matches before quarter finals – 28^th Jan 2009

(ii) quarter final – 2^nd Feb 2009

(iii) semi-finals – 6^th  Feb 2009

(iv) third place matches – 10^th Feb

(c) What, in you opinion, the importance of such tournament to the partcipating countries

Postive importance

–  create employment opprtunities for referees organisers

– provides market for uniforms, football,

– promote international relationships

– boots tourism  for host country

– promots international trade

– hosting country improves its infrastructure such as roads, playgrounds,  hotels, communication  and financial system a head of the tournament

–  promote technical and tactical skill development

– promote physcial and mental well being

– kills boredom

– motivate young players

– Promote brands

– Promote competitiveness among players

– create a sese of national pride

Negative importance

–  may lead to accidents

–  Cultural degradation for instance  promote prostitution

– it may force host country to construct expensive infrastructures that become useless or under used after

(d) Suggest measures that should be taken to improve sports in Uganda.

• Increase funding to the ministry of education and sport.
• Recruit competent coaches
• Reduce taxes on sports equipments
• Promote sports teams right from grassroot.
• Construct sports infrastructure
• Fund tournaments

 

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Thank you

Dr. Bbosa Science