StarTimes Uganda Premier League
MBARARA CITY FC vs KCCA FC
KAKYEEKA STADIUM, MBARARA
KCCA FC visit Mbarara City FC in game day 19 of the StarTimes Uganda Premier League at Kakyeeka Stadium, Mbarara.
KCCA FC will be hoping they can pick their first ever win against Mbarara City at Kakyeeka Stadium.
Mbarara shared spoils with Express FC in the previous league game at Wankulukuku.
Morley Byekwaso’s charges picked vital three points against SC Villa at home in a closely contested encounter at Lugogo.
KCCA FC’s man on song Charles Lwanga has proven to be vital in the recent games for the club.
The number 18 has scored 10 goals in all competitions this term. His goal against his former club SC Villa was the 9th in the league this term.
KCCA FC beat Mbarara City FC 2-0 in the first round of the league this season.
STATISTICS
KCCA FC has played 18 matches in the StarTimes Uganda Premier League this season. The club has won 8 games, drawn 3, lost 5 games, scored 42 goals, conceded 14 goals, with a goal difference of +28 and lie 4th on the log with 33 points.
Mbarara City FC has played 18 games in the StarTimes Uganda Premier League this season. The Ankole lions have won 5 games, drawn 6, lost 7, scored 17 goals, conceded 23 goals, with a goal difference of -6 and lie 10th on log with 21 points.
In the last 7 league games between both sides; KCCA FC has won twice, lost once and both sides have shared spoils four times.
In the last three games played between both sides at Kakyeeka Stadium, Mbarara City FC has one win and both sides have shared spoils twice.
Three goals have been scored in this fixture at Kakyeeka Stadium. Two for Mbarara City FC and one goal for KCCA FC.
Team News
KCCA FC traveled with an 18-man squad to Mbarara. Kato Samuel and Keziron Kizito are back in the squad. The former had last featured in the Uganda Cup game against Nyamityobora FC at home.
Midfielder Gift Ali traveled with the team. The shirt number 7 featured as a substitute in the previous game against SC Villa at Lugogo.
Teenage forward Samuel Ssenyonjo who scored KCCA FC’s only ever goal at Kakyeeka Stadium is part of the 18 man squad that traveled to Mbarara. The Youngman has five league goals and six goals in all competitions this term for KCCA FC.
Defender Musa Ramathan traveled with the team to Mbarara. The young man kept a clean sheet in his first league game this term in the previous game against SC Villa.
Bright Anukani did not travel with the team due to an injury picked up in the previous league game against SC Villa.
Brian Aheebwa returned from injury and made the substitutes bench against SC Villa. The forward did not travel to Mbarara and so misses out on facing his former employers.
The game comes a little to early for Juma Balinya and John Revita. The pair started training with the first team but are yet to gain match fitness.
Teenagers Dominic Ayella and Kafumbe Joseph are ruled out due to school commitments.
Traveling Squad
Lukwago, Matovu, Kato, Musana, Musa, Gift Ali, Kigozi, Magambo, Anaku, Achayi, Lwanga, Sserwadda, Keziron, Ssenyonjo, Poloto, Iguma, Obenchan, Jurua
www.kccafc.co.ug caught up with the Manager Morley Byekwaso and he had this to say;
We face a very good side in Mbarara City. They have a very good home record against us. We have not beat them at Kakyeeka in three games we have played here.
We want to break the jinx and pick three points here. The players have to be very ready for the challenge that lies ahead and come to the party.
This game is the first of our two back to back away games and we want it to give us the rhythm ahead of our next encounter.
Morley Byekwaso speaking ahjead of #MBRAKCCA