SUPL Fixture:
29 -Sept- 2023
Gaddafi vs Kitara
2pm
Live on FUFA TV
Gaddafi Arena
Kitara football club visit the Gaddafi Arena where they will lock horns with Gaddafi FC in an early kick off encounter in the StarTimes Uganda premier league on Friday afternoon.
The Royals got their league campaign off to a solid start with back to back wins against SC Villa and UPDF and will look to put together a winning streak when they face Gaddafi.
The hosts are one of the nine teams that are yet to win any of their two games. They lost 1-2 and 2-0 to Vipers and URA respectively.
Kitara skipper Maxwell Owachigiu has cautioned his teammates about complacency going into this fixture.
“They (Gaddafi) are hungry for victory and will want to halt our run. We must show the right attitude and fighting spirit at the Gaddafi Arena if we want to get maximum points,” he warned.
“They are a good side despite making a false start to this season however, we are set for this task and ready to give an account of ourselves on Friday.”
Head to head and Numbers
The two teams will meet for the first time in the Uganda premier league on Friday. The Royals made a return to the top flight while the hosts have a slight upper having been their for the last two seasons.
Both sides have not met in any match and Friday’s tie will be the one to watch out for which side will win the bragging rights.
Gaddafi are in search of their first league win this season having lost 2 in a row while Brian Ssenyondo’s side is yet to register defeat.
Chrispas Kusiima returns to Jinja for the first time since joining Kitara. There is a possibility of the shot stopper facing his former side if named in the starting eleven.
The Jinja based outfit has scored just one and leaked in four goals in two games played this far while Kitara have scored 3 and conceded one goal which came in their 1-2 victory over SC Villa.
Team news:
Dudu Ramadhan could make his first appearance this season after making the traveling squad. The center back recovered from a knee injury and could play on Friday.
Derrick Byabachwezi, Paddy Muhumuza and Luwalo Kipper are all unavailable also for this fixture.