StarTimes Uganda Premier League
Mbarara City Vs Onduparaka FC
Kakyeka Stadium, Mbarara
Wednesday, 20-02-2019 @4:30pm
Mbarara City will be hoping they can continue their fine season when they host Onduparaka FC at the Kakyeka Stadium.
In one of the three StarTimes Uganda Premier League games to be played on Wednesday afternoon, the
Ankole Lions will have second place high on the agenda even before the game kicks off.
Currently seated third with 36 points, two behind second placed Vipers and a win against the Caterpillars will see them climb temporarily to second.
However, it will not be a walk in the park as Onduparaka is desperate to rejuvenate their season.
Sadiq Sempiji’s side is coming off a humiliating elimination from the Uganda Cup as they lost 2-1 away to Big League side Proline.
Having topped the standings in the League earlier this season, Onduparaka now
find themselves 6th, 17 points of the pace.
If they fail to win away to Mbarara, they will have gone 8 league games without victory, a situation that spells disaster for the Arua based side.
Baker Kasule, Mbarara City assistant coach says that they are ready for the game despite having two red cards in the previous game.
“We are ready for the game. We got two red cards the last time we played Onduparaka but thankfully
we got a point off them. We are used to playing and winning at home so we are not under pressure. We
know we have an upper hand going into the game and believe we will win,” he said.
Sadiq Sempiji, Onduparaka FC head coach on the other hand belives that Mbarara is a strong side at home but they are ready for the showdown.
“Mbarara are a strong side at home like most of the teams in the League. That is all because teams prepare well at home, you have to utilize your home advantage but that doesn’t mean we are tourists in
Kakyeka because Mbarara is at home,” he said.
This will be the fourth top flight meeting between the two sides ever since Mbarara returned to the top
flight in 2017.
Mbarara is yet to lose a game to the Caterpillars (W1 D2).
