Simba entertain Kampala Hockey Club Stallions on Sunday at the National Hockey Stadium, Lugogo hoping to build on an encouraging start to the season after comfortably beating Rockets 5-0 on the opening day of the campaign.
The weekend, however, throws up a different opponent altogether in KHC who are seeking for a maiden league title and who had a hugely inspiring start.
Last week, Bishop Otim and Andrew Lubega secured the lead at the break, before Ahmed Maliki, Javier Fransco and Lubega adding the three in the second half as Simba got their campaign underway in style, just what they needed.
It is a result everyone at Simba would fancy to record against KHC, but can they handle Bernard Bwire’s resilient charges who came from behind to beat Weatherhead 2-1? We wait to see how Ali Mohammed, Simba head coach intends to approach this game.
As far as morale-boosting wins go, there can be precious few better ways to kick off a season than rally to beat last year’s league runners-up 2-1. The feel-good factor should be enough to drive Bwire’s charges into seeing off Simba in the second game.
While Bwire questioned his side’s fitness levels, he acknowledged they are capable of challenging Wananchi for the title.
Depending on Saturday’s result between defending champions Wananchi and Weatherhead, victory could see the Stallions assume the top.
KHC currently sit second in the league below their Sunday opponents on goal difference
