Uganda Premier League
Match Day 5:
18 -Oct- 2024
Mbarara City FC vs Kitara FC
4pm
Kakyeka Stadium
Kitara FC will be looking to end a three-match winless run when they face Mbarara City FC at Kakyeka Stadium in a Uganda premier league contest on Friday evening.
Beaten 0-1 by newly promoted Police FC before the international break, Kitara’s bad run continued, having already lost to NEC and KCCA earlier.
Mbarara City FC and Kitara FC meet for the seventh time having played out a 1-1 draw at the Masindi Stadium on April 30th 2024, where Denis Omedi’s 8th minute strike was cancelled out in dramatic fashion by Seiri Arigumaho’s 82nd minute equaliser.
The reverse fixture in Mbarara last December ended in a barren stalemate.
A trip at Kakyeka Stadium where they have not picked maximum points in their last three visits is not the place Brian Ssenyondo would fancy at this moment, however he’s optimistic a good result can be earned.
” It is going to be a tough game but the only result we need is a win.We are happy the international break helped us to plan better and reshape following the bad run we had earlier and hopefully we can show this on the pitch,” Ssenyondo explained.
Kitara have only picked 3 out of the possible twelve points and a positive response is all they need against the Ankole Lions to boost their confidence ahead of tough fixtures.
Besides Mbarara City FC, the Royals have BUL, URA FC and Bright Stars FC coming up and yet the fixture against BUL is the only home tie while the other will be at Hamz stadium Nakivubo and Kavumba Recreation ground.
Victory for the visitors will see them move to six points and also register their maiden win in Mbarara.
Team news:
Jude Ssemugabi and Denis Omedi who have been in fine form for Uganda Cranes regrouped with the rest of the team and will available for selection.
Ronald Otti who joined Kitara in June could face his former team having played for the Ankole Lions for over two seasons.