Uganda Premier League (Saturday, 1st April 2017):
URA vs The Saints
Mehta Stadium, Lugazi (4:30 p.m)
The battle for points and respectable slots in the Uganda Premier League continues on Saturday when two varying entities – Uganda Revenue Authority and The Saints square off at the Mehta Stadium in Lugazi.
The fixture also presents the golden opportunity for coach Moses Basena, now at The Saints, to lock horns with his former employers.
Currently ranked 4th on the 16 team log, URA is at home against 13th placed The Saints with ten points separating the two sides.
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| Pos | Team | W | D | L | F | A | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  KCCA FC | 94 | 42 | 22 | 294 | 122 | 172 |
| 2 |  Vipers SC | 93 | 43 | 21 | 254 | 111 | 143 |
| 3 |  URA FC | 68 | 63 | 28 | 199 | 121 | 78 |
| 4 |  SC Villa | 66 | 55 | 39 | 194 | 146 | 48 |
| 5 |  Express FC | 62 | 46 | 49 | 184 | 155 | 29 |
| 6 |  Onduparaka FC | 58 | 44 | 56 | 165 | 174 | -9 |
| 7 |  BUL FC | 57 | 42 | 60 | 187 | 175 | 12 |
| 8 |  Soltilo Bright Stars | 45 | 66 | 49 | 162 | 163 | -1 |
| 9 |  Busoga United | 51 | 46 | 60 | 140 | 175 | -35 |
| 10 |  Police | 51 | 39 | 68 | 203 | 213 | -10 |
| 11 |  Mbarara City | 42 | 42 | 45 | 122 | 128 | -6 |
| 12 |  Tooro United FC | 40 | 34 | 58 | 117 | 169 | -52 |
| 13 |  UPDF FC | 31 | 27 | 45 | 102 | 138 | -36 |
| 14 |  Proline | 23 | 25 | 36 | 89 | 109 | -20 |
| 15 |  Maroons FC | 20 | 34 | 31 | 75 | 99 | -24 |
| 16 |  Wakiso Giants | 23 | 21 | 24 | 82 | 86 | -4 |
| 17 |  Kyetume FC | 14 | 11 | 27 | 52 | 84 | -32 |
| 18 |  Arua Hill SC | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 2 |
| 19 |  Lweza | 5 | 14 | 10 | 26 | 32 | -6 |
| 20 |  NDEJJE | 6 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 41 | -18 |
| 21 |  Sadolin Paints | 5 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 28 | -12 |
| 22 |  Masavu FC | 5 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 44 | -26 |
| 23 |  Gaddafi FC | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 24 | -5 |
| 24 |  Morocco | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 10 |
| 25 |  Egypt | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 |
| 26 |  Algeria | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 10 |
| 27 |  Nigeria | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| 28 |  Nyamityobora | 4 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 57 | -34 |
| 29 |  Senegal | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 10 |
| 30 |  Cameroon | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 31 |  MYDA | 3 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 77 | -45 |
| 32 |  Ivory Coast | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 33 |  PAIDHA | 2 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 55 | -38 |
| 34 |  Kitara FC | 3 | 4 | 19 | 33 | 73 | -40 |
| 35 |  DR Congo | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 36 |  Uganda | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 |
| 37 |  JMC Hippos | 0 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 49 | -31 |
| 38 |  South Africa | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 39 |  Mali | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 40 |  Tunisia | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 41 |  Burkina Faso | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
| 42 |  Benin | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 |
| 43 |  Madagascar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 44 |  Guinea | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 45 |  Kenya | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
| 46 |  Angola | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| 47 |  Ghana | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 48 |  Mozambique | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 |
| 49 |  Sudan | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 |
| 50 |  Comoros | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| 51 |  Zambia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
| 52 |  Tanzania | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 |
| 53 |  Zimbabwe | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 |
| 54 |  Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| 55 |  Mauritania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
| 56 |  Impis RFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 |  KOBs RFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 |  Togo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 |  Congo Brazzaville | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| 60 |  Namibia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| 61 |  Gabon | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
| 62 |  Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
| 63 |  Burundi | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -4 |
| 64 |  Botswana | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -7 |
At the last time of asking, either sides registered contrasting results in their respective league outings.
The tax collectors overcame Soana 2-0 in Lugazi with The Saints falling short by the same result at home against 16 time league winners, Sports Club Villa.
URA is one side one can authoritatively report home about having discovered the right form at the right timing.
Lead striker Hamis ‘Diego’ Kiiza and Labama Bogota are firing from all cylinders with the assisting midfielders Hudu Mulikyi, Shafik Kagimu and Saidi Kyeyune timely options.
Veteran but hard working striker Godfrey Wakaza remains the key pillar for the visitors.
Permutations:
A victory for Ibrahim Kirya coached URA will see them skip Vipers and settle in 3rd place with 36 points and a game more than the Kitende based side.
On their other side, maximum points for The Saints will temporarily rest the relegation worries and pressure as they will jump three other sides from 13th to 10th with 26 points (other factors remaining a constant).
