2015 Uganda cup runners up, KCCA FC will bank on the huge support from their Kawempe fans club to go and cheer the team at CS Matugga when they take their cup campaign on Sunday.
The city lads have already done a double over the Kawempe based side this season including a 2-1 win recently in a chaotic clash in at Matugga that saw first choice keeper Mathias Kigonya suspended for inciting violence.
Bright Stars are still without their headcoach Fred Kajoba who is still on sick leave. The team thrashed SCVU 3-0 away in Namboole during a league game last Friday with goals from Anthony Bongole, Joshua Kawadwa and Bruhan Matovu.
“We know how to tame KCCA FC but need to be fully focused as small details have denied us wins against the runners up last season in the Uganda cup,” former KCCA FC player now a Senior striker at Bright Stars, Anthony Bongole told club media.
KCCA FC have picked five wins in the six meetings between the two and a draw but the former striker believes the trend can be overturned in the cup today
“We have never played KCCA in the Uganda cup. So it will be a different ball game for us. We are dedicating this match to our head coach Fred Kajoba who has been missing due to illness.”
There are no major injury concerns for the hosts but their visitors will be without six players; Godfrey Ssembatya, Lawrence Kasadha, Hassan Wasswa Dazo, Timothy Awany, Martin Mpuga and youngster Ronald Kikonyogo.
“We know that it is difficult to play our passing game at Mwererwe but we are not going to relent on our attacking plans,” KCCA FC manager Mike Mutebi said.
The rules of the game dictate extra time of thirty minutes to be played in case the match fails to produce an outright winner in normal time. If the stalemate prevails then Penalty shoot outs are taken.