Uganda Premier League Today, 4pm
Police v BUL
Kitara v UPPC
At 8pm
NEC v UPDF
Vipers v Lugazi
The spotlight shifts to Hoima on Tuesday as Kitara FC seek to tighten their grip on the title race against a determined Entebbe UPPC side eager to reassert themselves.
While much focus has been placed on Entebbe’s impressive defensive discipline in recent weeks, attention now turns to how they respond after their Uganda Cup exit at the hands of the Royals. That 2-0 defeat at the same venue not only knocked them out of the knockout competition but also halted a remarkable clean-sheet run.
Kitara head into the encounter with renewed confidence and added attacking depth. The expected debuts of Muhammad Shaban, Edson Agondze and Kabon Living hand coach Wasswa Bbosa fresh options in the final third—an indication that the Royals are pushing hard for a strong finish to the campaign.
The stakes are significant. Kitara sit within touching distance of the summit and know maximum points could briefly lift them above reigning champions Vipers before the latter’s evening fixture. For Entebbe UPPC, coached by Abdallah Mubiru, victory would dramatically shake up the standings and underline their credentials as genuine contenders.
Ambrose Kigozi, among the league’s leading scorers, remains Entebbe’s chief attacking threat and could prove decisive if the visitors are to upset the hosts.
History slightly favours Kitara, who have enjoyed the better of recent meetings, but Entebbe’s narrow win in the reverse fixture serves as a reminder that margins between these two sides remain thin.
