KCCA moved to within a point of retaining their Azam Uganda Premier League title following a commanding victory over Kirinya Jinja at Lugogo on Saturday.
Derrick Nsibambi scored a brace in addition to further strikes from Sulaimon Akinyemi, Geoffrey Sserunkuma and Noel Nasassira in the 5-1 victory.
Coach Mike Mutebi named youngsters Mustapha Kizza and Peter Magambo in a lineup that had Douglas Kisembo in goal while league leading striker Geoffrey Sserunkuma was partnered with in-form Derrick Nsibambi upfront.
And the reigning champions showed early intent with Dennis Rukundo tormenting the opposition right back- Moses Kamya.
It set the tone for the evening with Sulaimon Akinyemi beating two defenders before the ball fell into his path again.
The midfielder toe poked the ball past goalkeeper Tom Ikara for the opening goal on 14 minutes.
Tom Masiko then hit the bar with a freekick on 22 minutes before the second goal duly arrived 11 minutes later when Kamya brought down the marauding Rukundo.
Geoffrey Sserunkuma scored the resultant penalty to the keeper’s left for his 19th goal of a fruitful campaign.
There was still time before the break for Sserunkuma to release Masiko who again but the midfielder’s shot again crashed against the bar.
The visitors however caused a minor scare when referee Mashood Ssali awarded a penalty in the 56th minute as Captain Dennis Okot tussled for the ball with Bashir Mutanda.
The attacker then lifted himself to score the spotkick as the visitors briefly threatened to force an equaliser.
The game was however put out of their reach 20 minutes later when a delightful through ball from substitute Ivan Ntege left Nsibambi with only the goalkeeper to beat.
The striker did just enough, lifting the ball over the advancing keeper for a 3-1 scoreline after 78 minutes.
He was not done though; some telepathic understanding between him and Sserunkuma created the fourth with Nsibambi meeting the former’s chip with a diving header for his fourth goal in three games.
Another substitute Noel Nasassira then added further gloss to the scoreline benefitting from Nsibambi’s unselfishness to slide home the fifth to the delight of the gaffer and the partisan crowd.
Victory consequently moved KCCA to 57 points, five ahead of nearest challengers Villa who also won against Soana.
With three games left, KCCA now require to only avoid defeat against Lweza in the next encounter on Tuesday to retain their crown.
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