Defender Nicholas Wadada returns as Vipers seek to maintain their unbeaten run against Maroons this evening at St Mary’s Kitende under floodlights.
Goalkeeper Denis Kiggundu who has been out of the squad after contracting malaria, is back training but this match comes early for him.
Forward Yunus Sentamu is suspended for this encounter having accumulated three yellow cards while defender Derrick Ndahiro is out after getting a red card in our last outing.
Ghanaian Fumador Asiwome and Angolan Pedro Sukuya are both still out with respective injury problems.
The Venoms, are unbeaten at home but held to three consecutive draws, need a win to secure their spot as first-round champions.
However, Maroons, buoyed by their narrow 1-0 victory over Mbale Heroes, will be looking to cause an upset, with a top-three position within their reach if they take maximum points.
The Venoms come into the game on the back of a narrow, yet hugely important 1-0 victory over the stubborn UPDF FC at the Bombo Military Grounds, which stamped our hold onto the summit.
At the top, Vipers have accumulated 31 points after 14 matches, one ahead of runners-up NEC FC, who edged Mbarara City 1-0 on Saturday.
We are currently on a 13-game unbeaten run, with our last defeat coming against NEC in the first match of the season. However, we’ve not managed a win in the last home games, picking a point in each of them.
Vipers take on a Maroons side that hasn’t lost in the last two league games, winning each of them. They have picked three wins and one draw as well as a loss in their last five games.
The last encounter between Vipers and Maroons at Kitende ended in a one-all stalemate, with Milton Karisa grabbing our goal, while Darius Ojok netted for the guests.
Vipers and Maroons have drawn each of their previous three matches, projecting at a tight contest tomorrow.
Skipper Milton Karisa holds an excellent record against the Prison Warders, as he has scored six times in the past five encounters.
