FUFA Super 8 | Fixture

• KCCA vs Kitara – 5PM
• Uganda Cranes Select vs SC Villa – 8 PM

KCCA will be hosting Kitara FC in the Super 8 encounter at MTN Omondi Stadium, Lugogo, on Saturday, August 3, 2024.

It will be the early kick-off of the two quarterfinals that are set to be witnessed today in Lugogo.

KCCA will be out to end Kitara’s dominance, having picked six points from them in the previous Uganda Premier League edition.

However, KCCA head coach Abdallah Mubiru plans to handle this game just like a preparing tool ahead of the league proper.

“We go into this game knowing this is part of our pre season preparations. It is three weeks since the team returned,” the gaffer said ahead of the game.

“We are using this time to find different patterns that work for our team. We have tried to work on our shortcomings of the previous season, and there is surely progress,” he added.

KCCA will miss the services of new signing Steven Munguchi and Ashraf Mugume, who are nursing injuries, while the rest of the squad is available for selection.

On the other hand, Kitara will also continue sharpening it’s tools ahead of their CAF Confederation Cup engagement.

The game will be followed by an encounter that will see the Uganda Cranes Select team take on the League’s champions SC Villa.

FUFA Super 8 | Results

• NEC 0-0 Vipers
• Maroons 1-1 BUL

NEC held Vipers in a goalless draw during the FUFA Super 8 encounter at St Mary’s Stadium, Kitende, on Friday night.

In the game that was played under floodlights, the hosts struggled to find their rhythm, allowing the visitors to enjoy more possession.

The result leaves the encounter open for everyone to take after the second leg, which will be played next week at MTN Omondi Stadium, Lugogo.

Vipers failed to meet NEC’s aggressive and physical game, which was commanded by Kiyemba at the back and Ibrahim Thembo in the middle park.

NEC’s best chance in the first half fell to Cromwell Rwothomio’s foot, but his first touch in front of the goal went far from the desired reach.

In the second half, Paul Mucureezi guided home Isma Kawawulo’s free-kick, but the assistant referee flagged the attempt offside.

In the final minutes of the game, NEC were in full charge of the game but failed to convert any of the several chances created.

Both clubs will use the game to highlight short coming and plan to strengthen their loop holes ahead of the upcoming Uganda Premier League edition.

• FUFA Super 8 | Result
• Maroons 1-1 BUL

Maroons and BUL share spoils in a one-all draw in the FUFA Super 8 encounter played at St Mary’s Stadium, Kitende, on Friday.

Jerome Kirya fired BUL ahead before Brian Omirambe levelled matters for Maroons in a thrilling game of football.

Maroons nearly took the lead in the 27th minute through Ronald Orombi, but BUL’s custodian

Nicholas Mwere set up Ibrahim Orit, but the forward’s last touch in front of the goal was heavy sending the ball off target in the 38th minute.

Kirya broke the deadlock with a furious half volley in the added time of the first stanza.

The attacking midfielder was set up by Isaac Wagoina, and the final effort was a delight to watch.

Five minutes into the second half, Maroons found the equaliser through Omirambe.

Midway through the second half, Maroons were reduced to ten men after Mawejje Muwadda was shown a second booking and eventually sent off.

Wagoina had a chance to kill off the game late, but his effort failed to get on the target.

The two sides will meet in the second leg on Wednesday, August 7, at MTN Omondi Stadium, Lugogo.

FUFA Super 8 – Friday, August 2

• Maroons vs BUL – 5:00 PM
• Vipers SC vs NEC FC – 8:00 PM

The 2024/25 FUFA Super 8 tournament will get underway at St Mary’s Stadium, Kitende on Friday, August 8, 2024.

In the opening game of this year’s edition, the defending champions BUL will lock horns with Maroons tomorrow at 5:00 PM.

Speaking during the pre-game press conference, BUL head coach Bogere Abbey Kikomeko revealed his troops are ready to leave everything on the field of play as they attempt to defend their title.

“We are the defending champions of this tournament. We won it last season after beating URA FC. This time around, it’s going to be a different tournament because we are going to play on a home and away basis,” Kikomeko shared.

“We are prepared since we have been training for quite a number of weeks. The players are ready to defend the title. We are going wholeheartedly to ensure that we get a win from Maroons.” he added.

According to the gaffer, the boys are in good shape and Douglas Muganga is the only player who is not available for Maroons’ clash due to a long-term injury.

On the same day, Vipers SC will take on NEC FC in the day’s second game which will be played under floodlights on the green.

Uganda Premier League side KCCA FC has beefed up their technical bench with Yasin Mugabi as a second goalkeeping coach.

Mugabi joins the Lugogo-based side on a three-year employment contract that will keep him at the club until 2027.

The development was confirmed via the club’s official website on Tuesday, July 30, 2024.

“Yasin Mugabi, a former KCCA FC player, has penned a three-year contract with the club and joins the goalkeeping department as a coach,” the statement partly reads.

According to the club, Mugabi will work with goalkeepers’ coach Moses Oloya to groom and develop the goalkeepers at the club.

Mugabi previously played for KCCA FC in the 2014-15 season before he moved on to a number of clubs in Uganda and Zambia.

Currently, KCCA has three licensed goalkeepers, including Anthony Emojong Okiramu, Mutwalibi Mugolofa, and youngster Humphrey Oyirwoth.

The 2024-25 FUFA Drum was officially launched on Tuesday at the Ugandan football HQ in Mengo.

The function was graced by FUFA Executive Member Rogers Byamukama who is also the chairman of the Organizing Committee alongside MTN Uganda Sponsorships and Events Manager John Paul Okwir and representatives from other tournament partners.

Byamukama said that FUFA is pleased with the progress of the tournament since its inception in 2019 and believes the 5th edition will be even better.

“As FUFA, we are proud of the successful strides we have made in the FUFA Drum. The tournament is unique and gives a sense of belonging to every Ugandan. We believe the 2024 edition will even be bigger and better.”

MTN Ugandan joined the tournament last season and Okwi revealed there is a lot in stock to ensure the tournament’s them is upheld.

“There are not so many events or properties that galvanize the entire country like we have seen with the FUFA Drum. We came on board last season and we were impressed with what we saw. As MTN, we have a lot in stock to ensure the theme of celebrating ancestry is upheld.”

The draws for the tournament were also conducted and just like last season, the 2024-25 edition will have a Preliminary Round where eight teams face off before determining who makes it to the group.

The Preliminary Round fixtures will kick off on Saturday, August 24, the date earmarked for the start of the tournament.

The Preliminary Round Fixtures will be as follows;

1. Bunyoro vs Rwenzori
2. Bugisu vs Karamoja
3. Kampala vs Bukedi
4. Ankole vs Sebei

Last season’s semifinalists were seeded while the losing quarterfinalists were also in the same pot and thus placed in different groups.

The Groups are as follows;

Group A

• West Nile
• Acholi
• Winner Preliminary Game 2

Group B

• Lango
• Buganda
• Winner Preliminary Game 4

Group C

• Busoga
• Kigezi
• Winner Preliminary Game 1

Group D

• Teso
• Tooro
• Winner Preliminary Game 3

Fort Portal City has clinched a coveted spot in the semifinals of the MTN Tooro Masaza Cup following a commanding 3-0 victory over Bunyangabu County.

The match played at St. Leo’s College Playground in Kabura saw Fort Portal City assert their dominance right from the onset thanks to the exceptional performance of Vincent Ayebale who netted all three goals.

Ayebale opened the scoring in the 6th minute of the game to put Fort Portal on the path to victory.

Despite relentless efforts from Bunyangabu County to equalize, they could not break through Fort Portal’s resolute defence.

Ayebale struck again in the 87th minute and completed his hattrick in added time, ensuring Fort Portal’s progression to the next stage.

Vander Apuuli, head coach of Fort Portal City, praised his team’s collective effort and resilience. “We wanted a win because it was the only sure way of qualifying. I am happy that within a short time of the game our boys had scored that important goal, and in the second half, they sealed the win,” Apuuli said. “My boys have all the confidence, and we want to assure our fans that we shall play in the finals,” he added.

Fort Portal City joins Ntoroko, Mwenge South, and Burahya in the semifinals, with the eliminated teams being Kyaka, Bunyangabu, Mwenge North, Kibaale, and Kitagwenda.

Harriet Nyakake, the First Deputy Prime Minister of Tooro Kingdom, graced the match and expressed her gratitude to MTN Uganda for their sponsorship of the tournament.

“I want to appreciate all the participating Tooro Kingdom counties and our sponsors MTN; they have done a very great job in our kingdom,” Nyakake said.

Additionally, Wandela Micheal Enganjani, the Tooro Kingdom Sports Minister, congratulated the qualifying teams and emphasized the importance of health initiatives, urging for continuous HIV/AIDS testing, condom use, and abstinence to combat the spread of the disease. Honourable Ernest Kalege, the county chief of Fort Portal, echoed these sentiments, calling for support of King Oyo’s mission to eradicate AIDS from Tooro Kingdom by 2040.

The Tooro Kingdom MTN Amasaza Cup continues to be a platform not only for showcasing football talent but also for promoting vital health messages. As the tournament progresses, anticipation builds for the semifinal clashes, with Fort Portal City confidently aiming for a spot in the finals.

Serbian gaffer Dusan Stojanovic and SC Villa decided to part ways on a mutual consent.

The shocking revelation was confirmed on Saturday, July 27 via the club’s official social media handles.

“Sports Club Villa has, today, mutually parted ways with its head coach, Dusan Stojanovic,” the statement partly reads.

“Stojanovic leaves with sincere appreciation for steering the club through a very tough season to its 17th League Championship.”

“The club wishes him well in his next endevours and thanks him gor his services. Coach Morley Byekwaso immediately takes over as the interim head coach,” the document concludes.

Stojanovic joined SC Villa on a three-year contract but the latest development means that it has been terminated.

This happens days as SC Villa prepare to take on Ethiopia’s Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) in the first roumd of CAF Champions League preliminary round.

But before, SC Villa will take part of the FUFA Super Eight where they are pitted against the Uganda Cranes Select team.

Uganda Cranes defender Bevis Mugabi has joined Cyprus side Anorthosis Famagusta after playing out his contract with Scottish club Motherwell.

The 29-year-old has signed a two-year contract with The Phoenix which keeps him at the club until the end of the 2025/26 season.

The towering defender had spent weeks now without a club, after departing Motherwell, where he had spent five seasons, in which he made 125 appearances.

Mugabi’s new team is one of the founding clubs of the Cyprus Football Association in 1934. The club is a part of the Anorthosis Famagusta multi-sport club founded in 1911 in Varosha, Famagusta.

Anorthosis Famagusta is also simply known as Anorthosis in English, or Anorthosi in Greek – interchangeably referred to as ‘The Old Lady’ or ‘The Phoenix’.

They host their games at Antoni’s Papadopoulos Stadium. They compete in the Cypriot First Division and the Cypriot Cup.

Result | Saturday, July 27

• Vipers SC 2-0 Police FC

Vipers secure a 2-0 victory against Kenya’s Police FC in an international friendly game at St Mary’s Stadium, Kitende, on Saturday evening.

Kenneth Kimera fired Vipers in the lead after six minutes. The youngster was set up by Allan Okello before firing the ball past Police’s custodian Patrick Matasi.

Four minutes later, Police launched a counterattack through Kenneth Maguna, who set up on running Alfred Leku.

The former Vipers forward laid a great ball to David Okoth, whose effort was thwarted by Vipers custodian Jack Komech.

Muguna once again set up Leku but the forward’s diving header put the ball off target with an empty net at his disposal.

Karim Watambala found himself in a great position to double Vipers’ lead but his direct effort was palmed away by the Police’s custodian.

Jafari Owiti’s powerful effort went inches above the frame as Vipers survived another scare in front of the goal.

Vipers made a double change at the start of the second stanza, bringing on Patrick Mbowa and Derrick Ndahiro for Okello and Watambala.

Vipers’ pace and rhythm greatly fell down in the second half since most bodies were tired after a hard press in the opening game.

In the last minute of the game, Gusto Mulongo doubled Vipers’ lead thanks to Nicholas Wadada’s brilliant assist, and the fans went on their feet.