FIXTURES
Sunday, January 29, 2023@3pm:
Pajule Lions v NEC
Junior Eagles v Soroti City
Free Stars v Kitara
Blue Stars v Luwero Utd
Admin v Northern Gateway
The excitement of the Stanbic bank-sponsored Uganda Cup is back, with the roundof-64 kicking off this Sunday, January 29 with four fixtures across the country.
The FUFA Big League (FBL) sides NEC FC, Kitara FC, Soroti City FC, and Luweero United FC have the honours to get the round-of-64 underway against Pajule Lions FC, Free Stars FC, Junior Eagles FC, and Blue Star FC respectively.
NEC, who are in third positionon the 16-team FBL table standings, will be in the Northern Region to play Pajule Lions at Pajule Primary School ground in Pader district.
Speaking at the pre-match media conference on Friday, January 27, NEC head coach Michael Lukyamuzi said his team is ready for the game.
Lukyamuzi stated: “We have prepared very well because we are always on the training field to upgrade and to see how best we can play and we’re are sure of getting the best results.
“We are aiming for the best because if we win the game on Sunday we shall face stronger sides.
“We expect to go as far as we can in the competition if we happen to win it we shall be very much pleased because every team comes to such tournaments to play and win them.”
Meanwhile, FBL table leaders Kitara FC will also be in action against Buganda Region side Free Stars at Naro Ntawo playground.
Kitara will be without their head coach Mark Twinamatisko for their visit to Mukono who was suspended for two months by the club.
Twinamatisko’s assistants Richard Makumbi and Denis Kiyimba will take charge of the Pride of Bunyoro.
The club’s star striker Patrick Henry Kaddu, who scored 15 goals in the first round of the FBL, recently joined Gor Mahia FC in Kenya.
In other games, Luweero United and Soroti City, who are placed ninth and 14th respectively on the FBL table, will face Kitara Region side Blue Star and North Eastern Region outfit Junior Eagles respectively.
Blue Star versus Luweero United will be played at Sunzu Playground in Kikuube whereas Junior Eagles against Soroti City will be staged at Soroti stadium.