Uganda Premier League: URA 2-0 The Saints
A goal in each half from midfielder Shafiq Kagimu and right back Fred Okot helped Uganda Revenue Authority ease past The Saints in the Uganda Premier League on Saturday at the Mehta Stadium in Lugazi.
Kagimu opened the scoring in the 42nd minute before Okot crowned the day with the winner, 13 minutes to full time.
The victory was the third in the league for coach Ibrahim Kirya since joining the tax collectors for Lweza.
URA is now third on the 16 team log, having amassed 36 points from 22 games.
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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 |  Nyamityobora | 4 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 57 | -34 |
| 25 |  MYDA | 3 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 77 | -45 |
| 26 |  PAIDHA | 2 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 55 | -38 |
| 27 |  Kitara FC | 3 | 4 | 19 | 33 | 73 | -40 |
| 28 |  JMC Hippos | 0 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 49 | -31 |
| 29 |  Egypt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 30 |  Uganda | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 31 |  Algeria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 |  Morocco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 |  Nigeria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 |  Madagascar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 35 |  Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 |  Guinea | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 37 |  Kenya | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
| 38 |  Senegal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 |  Ghana | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 |  Ivory Coast | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 |  South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 |  DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| 43 |  Benin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 |  Tunisia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 |  Angola | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 |  Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 47 |  Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| 48 |  Mauritania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
| 49 |  Zimbabwe | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 |
| 50 |  Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 |  Gabon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 |  Impis RFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 |  KOBs RFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 |  Togo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 |  Zambia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 |  Congo Brazzaville | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| 57 |  Namibia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| 58 |  Tanzania | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 |
| 59 |  Burundi | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -4 |
The Saints relegation woes have been worsened as they drop to 13th place (with 23 points), a slot above the relegation red line.
Next fixtures:
The Saints will play host to Jinja Municipal Councils (JMC) Hippos next Friday, 7th April 2017 at the Champions stadium in Mwererwe.
URA will rest out for the coming week.