KCCA, NEC seek to keep pace Vipers as first round concludes  

Tuesday January 7, 2025

• Mbarara City vs KCCA – Kakyeka 4pm
• BUL vs Wakiso Giants – Lugazi 4pm
• Kitara vs SC Villa – Butema 4pm
• Police vs URA – Kavumba 4pm
• Mbale Heroes vs NEC – Mbale 4pm

The StarTimes Uganda Premier League first round comes to end on Tuesday with five fixtures on card.

Second placed NEC make a long trip to the East to face hosts and newly promoted Mbale Heroes.

Hussein Mbalangu’s men need to win to keep the gap between them and leaders Vipers to just one point while Mbale Heroes are bottom of the log with only nine points.

At Kakyeka, KCCA will hope to return to third position, seven points adrift of the Venoms when they visit Mbarara City at Kakyeka.

The Kasasiro who have faltered in the last outings are on 24 points but face a hard task against the Ankole Lions who they have never beaten at their own backyard.

Mbarara City are on 14 points, just one position above the red zone and need to win to improve survival chances.

Champions SC Villa are also away to Butema where on form Kitara is lurking.

They come into the game on the back of a 1-0 win over URA on Saturday which saw them end a four-match winless streak and a win could move them into top five.

On the other hand, Kitara, 9^th on the log with 18 points will displace the Jogoos and probably climb into 5^th position.

Elsewhere, BUL and Wakiso Giants lock horns at Najjembe with the Purple Sharks targeting their first win in over 12 matches.

A win will see them leave the bottom three for the first time in a long time while BUL, 8^th on the log with 19 points could move to 6^th place.

In the late kick off, URA host Police at Hamz stadium, Nakivubo with either targeting to end the first round with a win.

URA lost their last outing, falling to Villa at Luzira which left them 6^th with 21 points while Police draw goalless with KCCA and they are 9^th with 18 points.