The road to this season’s Stanbic Uganda Cup title has taken a dramatic twist after a mouthwatering Round of 32 draw conducted at FUFA House in Mengo produced several all–Premier League battles.
Cup pedigree will be tested early when record nine-time winners SC Villa are paired with 2022 champions BUL FC in one of the standout fixtures of the round. Another top-flight duel pits UPDF FC against ambitious NEC FC.
Elsewhere, Police FC will square off with Lugazi FC, while KCCA FC face a tricky test against Mbarara City FC.
Defending champions Vipers SC appear to have landed a favourable tie at home against Northern Regional League outfit Pajule Lions. Meanwhile, 2024 winners Kitara FC, coached by Wasswa Bbosa, will host Entebbe UPPC FC.
Six-time champions Express FC travel to Mityana to face FUFA Big League side Ntugasaze FC in what could be a potential upset.
Giant-killers Football Classroom, fresh from knocking out Calvary in the previous round, have been rewarded with a trip to face Onduparaka FC.
The ties will be played between February 21 and 28 in single-leg encounters, with penalty shootouts set to determine winners if matches remain level after 90 minutes — leaving little room for error as the knockout drama intensifies.
Stanbic Uganda Cup Round of 32 draws
URA FC v Blacks Power FC
Ntugasaze FC v Express FC
Tapoh FC v Mutolere SC
Bunyaruguru FC v Amus College FC
SC Villa v BUL FC
Red Devo FC v Kaaro Karungi FC
Vipers SC v Pajole Lions
Ondu paraka FC v Football Classroom
Kitara FC v Entebbe UPPC FC
KCCA FC v Mbarara City FC
Police FC v Lugazi FC
Maroons FC v Kumi United
Six O’clock v Kataka FC
UPDF FC v NEC FC
Kigezi HomeBoyz FC v Happy Boys FC
Iganga United v Melody Star
