17th -May- 2025
Stanbic Uganda Cup
Semi Final – 2nd leg
Kitara FC 🆚 Vipers SC
3PM
Royals Park stadium
Royals Park stadium in Butema will not be a place for the faint hearted on Saturday afternoon when Kitara hosts Vipers in a crucial semi final second leg of the Stanbic Uganda Cup.
The Royals seek to overturn a one nil deficit they suffered in the first leg away at the St. Mary’s stadium almost a fortnight ago.
Yunus Sentamu netted a late goal in the added minutes to give Vipers a slim advantage going into the return leg.
Wasswa Bbosa’s side need any victory with a two goal margin for them to knock out Vipers and progress to their second straight finals.
” We narrowly lost to them at their home in the first leg but this time we are playing at home and will be going all out. We have to find goals and also avoid conceding, though we know it will be a tough encounter but this is our only opportunity to winning silverware this season. We are ready and will give our best to see that we make it to the finals,” said Bbosa.
This will be second meeting between both teams this week with the Venoms having emerged victorious in the league earlier on Wednesday. Augusto Mulongo and Yunus Sentamu scored the goals for the visitors to seal their seventh league title.
Yunus has scored against Kitara in four of their last six encounters therefore whoever will be marking him will be expected to keep him under check on Saturday afternoon.
This year’s Stanbic Uganda Cup final will be played on May 31st at the FUFA Stadium, Kadiba.
Team news:
Rogers Mugisha is back and will be available for selection to play having missed Wednesday’s match with a minor knock.
Titus Ssematimba missed the first leg through suspension but makes a timely return to face the Venoms.