Villa, Express held as URA end seven-match winless streak

Saturday Results

• Express 1-1 UPDF
• Gaddafi 1-1 SC Villa
• Onduparaka 0-2 URA

Debutant Joseph Ssemujju came off the bench to score two second half goals as four time champions URA beat hosts Onduparaka 2-0 in Arua.

The new signing scored in the 58^th and 85^th minute to hand URA their first league win in eight matches.

The win improved URA’s points tally to 17 after 15 games but stay 12^th on the log.

#EXPUPDF | Spoils are shared at the Mutesa II Stadium in Wankulukuku.@ExpressFCUganda 1-1 @UPDFfc

73’ Allan Kayiwa (Express FC) ⚽️

89’ Musa Oscar (UPDF FC) ⚽️ #StarTimesUPL | #MTNUgFootball#SanyukaPrimeUpdates pic.twitter.com/i65lzZfVd4

— Sanyuka Prime (@sanyukaprime) February 11, 2023

Onduparaka remain bottom of the standings with only seven points after 15 games.

In the day’s early kick off, Express threw away a second half lead with two minutes on the clock to draw 1-1 with UPDF at Wankulukuku.

Allan Kayiwa scored in the 74^th minute to hand the Red Eagles a lead but the army side salvaged a point when Musa Aluma slotted home as he caught the hosts’ backline sleeping on the job.

#EXPUPDF | Spoils are shared at the Mutesa II Stadium in Wankulukuku.@ExpressFCUganda 1-1 @UPDFfc

73’ Allan Kayiwa (Express FC) ⚽️

89’ Musa Oscar (UPDF FC) ⚽️ #StarTimesUPL | #MTNUgFootball#SanyukaPrimeUpdates pic.twitter.com/i65lzZfVd4

— Sanyuka Prime (@sanyukaprime) February 11, 2023

Express have now gone a record eight games in the league without victory and this was another game where they threw away a lead.

In Jinja, Joseph Kafumbe scored less than sixty seconds after Alex Kitaata had given Gaddafi a lead in the 68^th minute.

Villa stay 5^th on the table with 25 points while Gaddafi are 7^th with three adrift.

The league takes a break until February 21 as clubs now embark on the Stanbic Uganda Cup Round of 32.