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KCCA seek to maintain winning start with home duel against Onduparaka

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Sinan RAJUB SENOGA

KCCA FC will hope to extend their perfect start to the new season when they host their usual customers Onduparaka at the MTN Omondi Stadium in Lugogo at 4pm.

The 13-time champions are one of the two team that won a match on the opening day of the season.

They beat Soltilo Bright Stars 2-1 courtesy of first half goals from Brian Aheebwa and youngster Sam Ssenyonjo at Kavumba.

Their guests Onduparaka drew 1-1 with Express in Arua thanks to Kabon Living’s second half penalty.

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KCCA have had a lion’s share of wins in this fixture and have managed to beat the Caterpillars on seven occasions while the other two league meetings have resulted into a draw and an Onduparaka FC victory.

Mike Mutebi the KCCA coach will be without his new acquisitions Bright Anukani and Andrew Kawooya who tested positive for COVID-19.

Musa Ramathan, Steven Sserwadda and Joseph Bukenya Kizza who have been with the national U-20 team have also been ruled out of the fixture while John Revita and Julius Poloto remain sidelined.

Mutebi has already confirmed Moses Aliro and Gift Ali have a slot in the starting team. Sadat Anaku also returns for first team selection after missing the league opener.

Onduparaka will hope to have more of their players cleared to participate in this one having had only 13 available for selection against Express.

Vialli Bainomugisha will look up to goalscorer Kabon, Allan Ganukura Busobozi, Shaban Wasswa, Austin Atino Opoka, Moses Okot and skipper Rashid Okocha for inspiration.

The last meeting between both sides at Lugogo ended 4-0 in favour of the home side courtesy of a Mike Sulaiman Mutyaba hat trick. Anaku scored the other goal of the game.

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