KCCA chaos adds spice to Villa clash

KCCA have in recent years built a reputation as the model club in Ugandan football.
It is reason why the absence of manager Mike Mutebi on the team’s bench against Mbarara and subsequent silence about the matter has dominated news in the lead up to their clash with traditional rivals SC Villa this evening.
“We have rules that must be followed very strictly, I didn’t make it on time (to catch the bus to Mbarara) and I know I abused the law at KCCA,” Mutebi admitted at the pre-match press conference for which he also arrived late and had to apologise.
As KCCA look to move on from that blip, SC Villa will look to add more misery to their old rivals who lost the midweek game to Mbarara in Mutebi’s absence.
That loss and failure to win this evening could have serious consequences to KCCA’s title defence despite having two games in hand on leaders Vipers, who are eight points ahead at the halfway stage of the season.
Former Villa forward Erisa Sekisambu was one of their standout players in the previous four games before the loss to Mbarara and will look to wreak havoc alongside Mike Mutyaba and returning duo Allan Okello and Mustafa Kizza.
The Jogoos, meanwhile, now harbour title ambitions after a fine start that has them third on the log with 27 points, just ahead of KCCA although head coach Edward Kaziba reiterated focus is on one game a time.

Possible league title
“It is very possible but that’s not our focus right now. We take each game at a time and hope to accumulate as many points as possible. That’s all. But yes, winning the league is possible,” he stated.
Villa are unbeaten in 13 games since the opening day loss to Kyetume with Ambrose Kirya, Emma Kalyowa and David Owori shining in a run that has not gone unnoticed by their rivals.
The last of those results saw them claim an impressive 3-1 win away to Onduparaka.
“We must commend them (Kirya and Kaziba) mostly because they are Villa. I practiced coaching together with Kaziba at Miracle (defunct league club in the 1990s) and know that he is good at scouting players and assembling competent teams,” Mutebi added.
His team which won both encounters last season will leapfrog Villa and second placed Bul with victory.

UGANDA PREMIER LEAGUE
TODAY’S FIXTURE - 4PM
KCCA vs. Villa
StarTimes Stadium - Lugogo
*Live on Sanyuka TV

THE LAST SEVEN MEETINGS
02/03/19: KCCA 4 - 2 SC Villa
06/11/18: SC Villa 2 - 3 KCCA
15/02/18: KCCA 1 - 0 SC Villa
28/10/17: SC Villa 2 - 1 KCCA
22/04/17: SC Villa 1 - 1 KCCA
01/11/16: KCCA 3 - 1 SC Villa
06/05/16: SC Villa 0 - 1 KCCA