StarTimes Uganda Premier League
SC Villa vs Bright Stars
Mandela National Stadium, Namboole
Wednesday, 06-02-2019 @4pm
Two struggling sides, SC Villa and Bright Stars will face off in the Startimes Uganda Premier League on Wednesday afternoon in Namboole.
Despite signing 13 players in the January Transfer window, SC Villa lost their second round first game 1-0 away to URA FC.
The defeat meant that Douglas Bamweyana’s side has now gone five competitive matches without a win.
The last time they won a game was in the 2-0 victory over bitter rivals Express at the start of December.
Going into Wednesday’s game, Bamweyana and his charges will know how vital three points are. Villa are currently only two points away from the drop zone, a situation that needs to be addressed as soon as possible.
“We know where we are at the moment and that is something we want to address as soon as possible, It is not a walk in the park but we know we have the quality to achieve our targets and we shall continue building to exactly that. Bright Stars are a very good side but all we want is maximum points,” said Bamweyana ahead of the game.
The Jogoos are expected to be without the services of John Adriko who resumed training two days ago after a Knock he sustained last week during training. Goal Keeper Samuel Kivumbi and Midfielder Ambrose Kirya will not be able to feature due to personal issues. Unlike the last game, Pius Wangi and Joseph Semujju make the 18 man squad game.
For Bright Stars, they are currently in a crisis of sorts having gone 7 League games minus victory.
Fred Kajoba’s side who once sat as high as second on the log are now 9th, only 9 points away from the relegation zone.
The last time they tasted victory in a League game was during the 3-1 win at Paidha Black Angels on the first day of December.
However, they are a side who have the players to cause the necessary damage on a given day and should go into the game on Wednesday, fancying their chances.
