Tuesday, 1st November 2016
KCCA Vs SC Villa At Phillip Omondi Stadium, Lugogo (4 p.m)
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Given the opportunity to assume the powers and don the coat of a cardiologist for the next 24 hours, there would surely be two precautions I would freely offer to my ‘heart patients’.
One would be to avoid getting any close to the Phillip Omondi stadium in Lugogo. I would also block all the means of how they can get the proceedings from there, at least up to around 6:30 p.m local time.
Reason; at the aforementioned venue, Kampala City shall be hosting yet another football derby between fierce rivals Kampala Capital City Authority and Sports Club Villa Jogoo ‘Salongo’ in the Uganda Premier League.
The fixture comes barely 48 hours after SC Villa defeated another traditional rival Express 3-2 at Mandela National stadium in Namboole.
For starters, KCCA who are the city land lords will be hosting the Jogoos for the first time at the facility since it was converted from grass to synthetic material.
Thousands of fans in the country, across the region and world over will keep their ears to the ground for any update from Lugogo.
KCCA, the current log leaders carry the extra impetus coming into the match.
First, Mike Mutebi, who incidentally coached SC Villa in the yester-years has a side that has built the courage, determination and zeal to win home games.
Little wonder therefore, the Kasasiro lads have accumulated 25 points from 11 outings.
Then, KCCA enjoys an enviable domestic head to head record over the Nsambya – Villa Park based boys in the past 12 meetings since the 2010/2011 season.
The magnitude, intensity and expectations from this match will definitely build up and boil towards the kick off time for a couple of obvious reasons.
KCCA target to widen the gap from the opposition and it goes without saying, SC Villa have a task or two to narrow the margin.
Key Actors:
Whoever from the two technical benches names his final 18 and zeroes on those 11 starting cards will be crucial in this fixture.
It is upon this background that Shafiq Bisaso, at the helm of SC Villa and his counter part Mike Mutebi, both CAF ‘A’ certified tacticians have an extra mile to walk via planning and the overall squads’ mental preparedness.
Equally, on form players from the two sides will definitely swing the match day action in the mold of guitarist at work with the strings.
Exciting left footed winger Abdulmalick Vitalis Tabu will surely have a great platform to showcase the big match temperament many Jogoo fans have demanded of him.
Godfrey Lwesibawa, Mike Sserumaga, Umar Kasumba, right back Joseph Nsubuga and Alex Kitata are other potential match winners for team Villa.
KCCA eyes the creative force of play maker Muzamir Mutyaba, the age-less Geoffrey Sserunkuma as well as industrious Paul Mucureezi and the calmness of Timothy Awani at the backline.
Players who have featured for the two sides will also wish to rise to the occasion to prove a point or two.
Here, Yasin Mugabi (now at SC Villa), KCCA’s Robert Sentongo, Ronald Musana, Denis Okot, Isaac Kirabira, Hakim Ssenkumba, Benjamin Ochan and the Isaac entity of Kirabira and Muleme come to the true picture of the discussion at stake.
Possibly after Tuesday, there I will return to my ‘heart patients’ for whichever results.
Previous meetings since 2010/2011:
22nd January 2011 – SC Villa 0-0 KCCA
1st March 2011 – KCCA 0-0 SC Villa
16th December 2011 – KCCA 0-0 SC Villa
17th March 2012 – SC Villa 2-0 KCCA
6th November 2012 – KCCA 3-1 SC Villa
15th March 2013 – SC Villa 0-0 KCCA
20th August 2013 – SC Villa 1-1 KCCA
6th May 2014 – KCCA 3-1 SC Villa
31st October 2014 – SC Villa 0-1 KCCA
3rd April 2015 – KCCA 1-1 SC Villa
22nd December 2015 – KCCA 0-0 SC Villa
6th May 2016 – SC Villa 0-1 KCCA
