Tuesday sees Prisons side Maroons face Mbarara City at Luzira Prisons Ground in the teams’ first meeting in the Uganda Premier League.
The Ankole lions, in their last game won 2-1 in a competent performance against a UPDF side that is rooted to the bottom of the table, and that continued their woes on the road.
Asaph Mwebaze’s tactics were spot on against Vipers as his Maroons team held the Venoms 1-1 at St Mary’s Stadium, Kitende over the weekend, in a game defender Sylvester Okello won the Man of the Match accolade for his rock solid performance that helped Maroons return home with a point.
Since losing to Express on September 30, Maroons have been enjoying a good spell of form, going unbeaten in their last seven games. Three wins including a hard fought victory against Bright Stars at the Champions Stadium, Mwererwe have been bagged in that period, putting the side seventh with 15 points, five behind league leaders Police.
As they look to continue with the fine form, Mwebaze will hope striker Solomon Walusimbi finds his first home goal of the season. Walusimbi has scored in Maroons’ last three away games, but has failed to find the back of the net in front of the home fans.
The visitors head into this encounter placed tenth with 13 points.
