Uganda Premier League | Results
- KCCA 1-0 URA
KCCA registered a well-deserved 1-0 victory URA FC on match day one of the 2024-25 Uganda Premier League campaign.
In the game played at the MTN Omondi Stadium, Lugogo under the floodlights as the hosts claimed maximum points on the day.
In the 12th minute, Moses Aliro was quick to give the Tax Collectors the opener, but custodian Mutwalibu Mugolofa rushed off the line to make a big save.
Four minutes later, KCCA came so close with a powerful header, but URA custodian Derrick Ochan was quick to thwart away the effort.
Godfrey Sekibengo twisted and turned defender Musitafa Mujuzi before he pulled off a strong shot, though the effort went inches above the frame in the 20th minute.
Saidi Mayanja broke the deadlock with a belter at half an hour.
Despite a great fight staged up by the Tax Collectors, they went to bed and were punished right away.
With seven minutes to play, custodian Mugolofa pulled off a stunning save to deny Norman Namanya, whose powerful strike travelled from a distance.
Derrick Nsibambi thought he had doubled the hosts’ lead, but the assistant referee flagged the finish offside.
The victory gave the Kasasiro Boys a perfect start, unlike the sorrow witnessed in the previous edition.
How they lined up
KCCA XI: Mutwalibu Mugolofa (GK), Filbert Obenchan, Musitafa Mujuzi, Hassan Muhamud, Saidi Mayanja, Sharifu Ssengendo, Derrick Nsibambi, Etienne Katenga, Bright Anukani, Joel Sserunjogi, James Mubezi
URA FC: Derrick Ochan (GK), Joshua Lubwama, James Begisa, Enock Walusimbi, Amisi Bagwani, Moses Aliro, Ivan Ahimbisibwe, Shariph Kimbowa, Ibrahim Wamannah, Godfrey Sekibengo, Norman Namanya
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