KCCA seek perfect game to overcome bogey Otôho

KCCA striker Patrick Kaddu. PHOTOS BY EDDIE CHICCO

What you need to know:

  • A 6–1 thrashing of Mozambican side Desportivo Maputo set them on the way to the second round of the African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1984.

KAMPALA. KCCA manager Mike Mutebi has done a tremendous job since returning to the club, winning two league titles and consequently making inroads on the continent.

But should his side overcome Congolese side Otôho d’Oyo this evening, they will have pulled off the biggest feat since he returned in 2014.
The Yellow Boys need at least a 4-0 win to progress having lost the first leg 3-0 in Congo Brazzaville. Difficult as the task appears, midfielder Julius Poloto believes it is a chance for the team to make history.
“It is a big game in our careers that while its big, like every developing player this is the kind of game you want to feature in.

KCCA Manager Mike Mutebi

This kind of game stays in the history books. The number of goals we need to progress. It gives us courage and confidence that we must win this game and make history,” he said in the pre-match press conference.
In many ways it will have to be the perfect game for KCCA who conceded twice in three minutes midway through the opening half of the first leg.
That could mean a start for Allan Kyambadde to partner Patrick Kaddu with the partnership offering more mobility than one involving the resurgent Mike Mutyaba.

Mutebi must also find a way for his side to dominate the midfield in which he has a number of options including the returning Jackson Nunda. KCCA have only scored four goals or more on one occasion since making their continental debut in 1977.
A 6–1 thrashing of Mozambican side Desportivo Maputo set them on the way to the second round of the African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1984.
A bigger reward of the Car Confederation Cup group stages awaits this time.