KCCA FC emerged winners of the Kampala city derby played on Saturday at Mandela National Stadium.
The Kasasiro Boys earned maximum points, securing a 2-1 win over the Jogoos in the closely contested match.
Whereas the action on the pitch was exciting, the scenes that came prior had set an anticlimax for a game of this nature.
With dissenting opinions about the new League format, the build up to the first double header was filled with negativity, a factor that had an effect on the number of fans that turned up at Namboole on Saturday . Several fans especially those online have been preaching against the new format introduced by FUFA a few months ago.
Champions Vipers opted not to play and actually did not appear for their game against Kitara FC.
However, the second game between KCCA FC and SC Villa went on as earlier scheduled and indeed the Lugogo based team managed to win 2-1.
Ivan Ahimbisibwe opened his scoring account for KCCA FC, scoring a beauty in the 31st minute.
The striker had a quick interplay with Ashiraf Mugume who released him, sat down the keeper before slotting into an empty net.
The goal was a replica of what he did at CHAN 2024 at the same venue when he scored against Guinea in the same fashion.
Najib Yiga got the equalizer for Villa at the hour mark, sending goalkeeper Charles Lukwago the wrong way from the spot.
However, with a minute to the end of regulation time, Umar Lutalo who came on as a substitute in the 84th minute, replacing Shafik Kwikiriza got the winner for KCCA FC.
The forward who previously played for SC Villa struck superbly from a free kick that went beyond the Villa wall and goalkeeper David Lukwago.
The result lifts KCCA FC to four points from their opening two games while SC Villa who were playing their first game have no point.
Ugandan football has lost,even the people who had began getting interested have now given up,that’s the problem of giving football management to businessmen than sportsmen