URA won 2-0 in Lugazi and the return fixture at Luzira ended in a goalless draw. The hosts will be without Orombi Ronald and Amanya Junior with Okot Felix and Gonahasa Patrick ready to replace them. URA FC will again be without talisman Joseph Mpande who is yet to receive clearance, while Saidi Kyeyune is likely to handed his first start of the season following his return from Oman where he had gone for trials. Maroons tactician Asaph Mwebaze believes his side will have a rise up to the occasion, “We have prepared well for this encounter and we strongly hope to get maximum points tomorrow, the injuries of Orombi Ronald and Amanya Junior are big blows, but we have a squad of 25 players so we shall find possible replacements.
URA won 2-0 in Lugazi and the return fixture at Luzira ended in a goalless draw. The hosts will be without Orombi Ronald and Amanya Junior with Okot Felix and Gonahasa Patrick ready to replace them. URA FC will again be without talisman Joseph Mpande who is yet to receive clearance, while Saidi Kyeyune is likely to handed his first start of the season following his return from Oman where he had gone for trials. Maroons tactician Asaph Mwebaze believes his side will have a rise up to the occasion, “We have prepared well for this encounter and we strongly hope to get maximum points tomorrow, the injuries of Orombi Ronald and Amanya Junior are big blows, but we have a squad of 25 players so we shall find possible replacements.
Moses Basena’s side are yet to pick a point at home while URA have won all their games at Namboole which the two teams share. The Jogoos will hope forwards Bashir Mutanda, Joseph Semujju and Ambrose Kirya are in fine form if they are to score against a defence that has only conceded once in four games. Elsewhere, Maroons picked up their first point of the season at home against URA and they will be looking for the first win when they host Bul in Luzira. Maroons is one of the two sides in the league yet to win a game. Stories Continues after ad Nsimbe’s Maroons are bottom of the table while Bul FC come into the game in fifth place with 7 points.
MATCH PREVIEW; Maroons to seek redemption against URA | Swift Sports UgandaBy: David Gombe Maroons who are yet to win a league game in this season will be seeking to redeem themselves against URA FC who blow hot and cold at Luzira Prisons ground tomorrow. The prisons side lost 2-0 at home to Onduparaka on Saturday in the previous fixture while URA FC were shocked by Kirinya Jinja SSS at Bugembe. The two teams last faced off the 2015/16 season.
The Jinja based club drew away to Express and a won at home against new league entrants Paidha Black Angels in their previous two games. Hamis Tibita will be the star man for the visitors while the hosts will rely on the experienced duo of Brian Majwega and Derrick Walulya. After both teams getting off the mark last week, new boys Nyamityobora and Police now target successive victories when they face off at Mutesa II stadium, Wankulukuku.
MATCH PREVIEW; Maroons to seek redemption against URA | Swift Sports UgandaBy: David Gombe Maroons who are yet to win a league game in this season will be seeking to redeem themselves against URA FC who blow hot and cold at Luzira Prisons ground tomorrow. The prisons side lost 2-0 at home to Onduparaka on Saturday in the previous fixture while URA FC were shocked by Kirinya Jinja SSS at Bugembe. The two teams last faced off the 2015/16 season.
The first match will be between top tier sides URA who will host Wakiso Giants in the Arena of Visions in Ndejje on Tuesday, March 10. A day later, nine-time winners, SC Villa will welcome Mbarara City at the Mandela National Stadium in Namboole, hoping to make it to the quarters. Defending Ugandan Premier League champions KCCA, who have also won the competition 10 times, will travel to Masindi where they will play Dove FC at Katusabe Grounds on Thursday, March 12. Kyetume will host Maroons at The Mighty Arena in Jinja a day later, with Light SS playing UPDF at Soroti Grounds. Kiboga Young will have a date with the defending champions Proline FC at Mbale Municipal Stadium, while Tooro United will host Kitara at St. Pauls Seminary Grounds on March 14. The final match will be played on Sunday, March 15 at Mbale Municipal Stadium between Kataka and Free Stars.
UPL: SC Villa eager to edge URA in search of first league winSC Villa manager Moses Basena under pressure SC Villa Jogoo is one of the two teams yet to earn maximum points this season and they must find new ways of winning games when they host URA FC at Namboole Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. The Sixteen time champions are struggling this season as they are 15th on the 16-table log with just 2 points from the four games played this season. Last season, the Jogoos picked four points off the Tax Collectors including a 3-0 thrashing in Masaka and thus revenge will also be one of the mission.
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Uganda Cup: URA to open week against Wakiso Giants as KCCA face Dove FCCup 10:10 GMT 03/03/2020 Teams will be battling for quarter-final slots from Tuesday next week across the country The Federation of Uganda Football Association (Fufa) has set the dates of the Uganda Cup Round of 16. Five games will be played in midweek with the other three set for the weekend from March 10.
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