Kitara FC return to Royals Park, Butema on Saturday afternoon realizing victory in direction of NEC FC could significantly improve their Uganda Premier League title ambitions.
The Royals head into the fixture third on the desk with 54 components and now have an opportunity to close the opening on the leaders after Vipers SC have been held to a 1-1 draw by URA FC on Friday.
A win for Kitara would switch them into second place and decrease the house to the summit to easily three components with solely three matches left to play this season.
Whatever the stress, coach Wasswa Bbosa believes his side is prepared for the issue ahead.
We face a wonderful opponent, nevertheless now we now have our purpose: to win and shut the opening. The workers is ready and is conscious of what’s at stake,” Bbosa said ahead of the encounter.
Kitara will take confidence from their spectacular home file, having remained unbeaten at Royals Park in all competitions this season. However, they arrive up in direction of one in all many league’s most fixed sides in NEC.
The friends arrive in Butema unbeaten of their closing 16 league matches, a run courting once more to their 2-1 defeat to KCCA FC in December. NEC have moreover confirmed defensive resilience, conserving 9 consecutive clear sheets since their 1-1 draw away to Vipers in February.
NEC head into the battle after edging BUL FC 1-0 on the FUFA Technical Centre as a result of a goal from Innocent Media, a consequence that lifted them to fifth place on 47 components.
Kitara will as quickly as as soon as extra look to expert attackers Patrick Kaddu and Muhammad Shaban for inspiration inside the final third after the workers created quite a lot of options inside the present goalless Stanbic Uganda Cup semi-final first leg in direction of Vipers.
George Ssenkaaba, Kabon Dwelling and Edson Agondeze are moreover anticipated to play key roles as a result of the Royals look for a significant victory.
The hosts will, nonetheless, be with out suspended goalkeeper Meddie Kibirige, who begins a two-match ban following a ruling by the FUFA Disciplinary Panel after an incident involving Vipers forward Milton Karisa.
The reverse fixture between the two sides produced one in all many season’s most entertaining matches, ending in a dramatic 3-3 appeal to Lugogo. Joseph Sseremba, Joseph Dhata and Emmanuel Kulanga scored for NEC, whereas Gaddafi Wahab, Ssenkaaba and Emmanuel Alex Wasswa found the net for Kitara.
