NEC go top as BUL, Kitara win

StarTimes Uganda Premier League

Saturday, March 1, 2025

Results

Kitara 1-0 URA

Mbale Heroes 1-1 Police

Soltilo Bright Stars 0-2 BUL

NEC 2-0 Lugazi

NEC temporarily climbed to the top of the StarTimes Uganda Premier League table with 40 points after a 2-0 victory over Lugazi at MTN Omondi Stadium, Lugogo, on Saturday.

Second-half goals from Gideon Odongo and Emmanuel Ajo secured the win, helping NEC bounce back after conceding late to drop points against Police in their previous match before the league paused for the Uganda Cup.

Odongo put the hosts ahead in the 58th minute before Man of the Match Paul Mucureezi set up Ajo to seal maximum points. NEC are now level on 40 points with Vipers SC, who can reclaim their three-point lead if they beat Mbarara City on Sunday.

In Masindi, Kitara notched their second successive league win with a 1-0 triumph over URA, who continue to struggle with consistency despite their previous victory against Maroons. 

Frank ‘Zaga’ Tumwesige’s 36th-minute strike – Kitara’s eighth win in 18 matches – lifted them two spots to fourth place on 28 points, one ahead of URA.

At Kavumba, Walter Ochora and Karim Ndugwa struck in the second half as BUL defeated Soltilo Bright Stars 2-0. It was BUL’s third consecutive win, during which they have netted seven goals, propelling them three places up to third on 29 points.

Meanwhile, in Mbale, Cosia Waiswa’s dramatic 90th-minute equalizer salvaged a point for struggling Mbale Heroes, cancelling out Gerald Ogweti’s goal for Police 15 minutes earlier. 

This was Heroes’ first point in five matches, their last coming in a 1-1 draw against UPDF on December 11, 2024. They remain bottom with 10 points, while Police sit just above the relegation zone with 20. The league continues on Sunday.

Elsewhere, Cosia Waiswa’s 90th minute equaliser earned hosts Mbale Heroes a point, cancelling out Gerald Ogweti’s strike  for Police 15 minutes earlier.

Thi was Heroes’ first point in five matches, the last coming in the 1-1 draw against UPDF on December 11, 2024. They remain at the bottom with just 10 points, while Police are a place above relegation on 20. The league continues on Sunday.