Kitara FC made it three wins in a row in the StarTimes Uganda Premier League with a hard fought 1-0 win over UPDF FC on Saturday evening at Hamz Nakivubo Stadium.
Benjamin Nyakoojo scored the only goal in the 13th minute, heading home a cross from Jeromy Kirya.
The result stretches the Royals’ unbeaten run to five games. They have won three and drawn two so far, and still have three games in hand. Before this win, they held SC Villa and Express to 1-1 draws, then beat Kigezi Homeboys 1-0 and Kataka 2-1.
It was a physical game and coach Wasswa Bbosa was forced into two changes before the break. UPDF defender Samson Kasozi was booked in the 12th minute for a tackle on Jimmy Kalema. Kalema was taken off before the half hour mark after a collision with keeper Shamran Kamya. Five minutes before half time, goal scorer Nyakoojo also went off injured. Chrispas Asiki came on for Kalema and Henry Musisi replaced Nyakoojo.
“It was a very physical game and we picked up some injuries. Kalema fractured his hand, so we had to make changes. Later in the game we tried to match UPDF’s style of play. The most important thing is that we got three points and we want to build on that. The games are coming quickly, we want the players to recover well and technically we have to prepare ourselves for the next game,” said Bbosa after the match.
Kaddu Patrick and Edson Agondeze came on after the hour mark as the Royals looked to put more pressure on the UPDF defence. Nyakoojo’s early strike proved enough to take all three points home.
Kitara are now 10th on the 18-team log with 11 points. Next up, they travel to face Police FC on Tuesday at the Kira Police Arena in Kamwokya, Kampala.