Uganda Premier League secretariat has postponed the highly awaited derby clash between Sports Club Villa and KCCA FC that was earlier scheduled for Tuesday 8th February at Nakivubo stadium.
The match has been pushed to a future date that will be communicated later.
“The UPL Secretariat is in receipt of a letter from Sports Club Villa indicating that they have chosen to play their CAF confederation cup match against JKU SC of Zanzibar on Saturday 12th March 2016 in Kampala and have also requested postponement of their match against KCCA FC scheduled for Tuesday 8th March 2016,” Part of AUPL statement read.
“Accordingly, the UPL Secretariat has Postponed AUPL match number 144 (SC Villa Vs KCCA FC) scheduled for Tuesday, 8th March 2016 to allow SC Villa prepare for JKU SC.”
Uganda Cup
Late last week, The Fufa competitions department confirmed that SC Villa would instead play Onduparaka Fc in the Uganda cup round of 32, a decision that raised eyebrows among stakeholders as to why the Uganda cup champions opted to play the big league side rather than premier league leaders.
However, Chimp Sport has reliably learnt that both matches are now off and Villa will honor them after continental duty.
“The game (Villa vs Onduparaka) has been called off allowing SC Villa time to prepare for JKU (FC). We shall reschedule and communicate a future date when the match can be played,” Fufa competitions manager, Mr. Ali Mwebe revealed to Chimp Sport.
Saturday UPL fixtures
In a bid to support SC Villa’s continental journey, the UPL secretariat has moved all Saturday 12th Match 2016 fixtures to Friday 11 th March 2016. The change is to allow fans attend the confederations cup in large numbers.