Sunday 25th October 2026
CAF Confederation Cup | Round of 32 | Second Leg
7:00 PM
Cairo International Stadium
Kitara FC are already in Egypt and ready for Sunday’s return leg against Al Ahly, needing goals and victory to keep their Confederation Cup dream alive.
The Royals come into the game after a 1-2 defeat at Hoima City Stadium last weekend. They must now turn things around if they are to reach the group stage for the first time in the club’s history.
In the first leg, Gaddafi Wahab put Kitara ahead on 30 minutes, tapping in from a Martin Kizza assist to give the hosts a halftime lead. Al Ahly hit back after the break through Omar El Saiy and Ahmed Moustafa Zizou, and the Egyptians took the win.
The task is a tough one, but coach Wasswa Bbosa believes his side can still pull off a surprise. Speaking after the team’s final training session in Cairo, he said:
“The trip to Cairo has gone well and we have had a good training session and a feel of the stadium. There’s lots of positivity; the players are motivated and ready to give a good game tomorrow and go through.”
Striker Kaddu Patrick knows the Cairo International Stadium well, having played there with the Uganda Cranes and with Egyptian side Ismaily SC. He says the squad is fully focused on the job ahead.
“I’ve played at this venue before, so the environment is not new to me. But that was in the past. This is a new game and the whole team is set to give its best against Al Ahly,” Kaddu said.
Kaddu was in fine form in the first leg, setting up Kizza for the pass that led to Wahab’s opener. Bbosa will be hoping he can repeat that on Sunday night.
Kitara will also look to Jimmy Kalema, the club’s top scorer in this competition with three goals. He was taken off in the second half of the first leg, and the coach wants him to make a good account of himself and bring his scoring boots to Cairo.
With Wahab, Kizza and Kaddu all capable of making things happen up front, Bbosa has several options to hurt the Egyptians.
Kitara are only without Nicholas Kasozi and Karim Ndugwa. Everyone else is fit and available as Bbosa picks his team to face the Red Devils.