Overview:
Goalkeeper Jean Brady Wokorach was sent off inside 10 minutes but Villa rallied with goals from skipper David Owori and Aslam Ssemakula to win the game.
SC Villa are into the 2025/26 Stanbic Uganda Cup final where they face Kitara on Saturday at the Fufa stadium, Kadiba.
The nine-time winners are looking to moving joint record holders alongside Express and KCCA who are on 10.
To reach the final, Zeljko Kovacevic’s side has negotiated past five opponents.
Villa started the campaign with a narrow win over non-league side Pallisa Hospital 2-1 despite going a goal and man down in the game.
Goalkeeper Jean Brady Wokorach was sent off inside 10 minutes but Villa rallied with goals from skipper David Owori and Aslam Ssemakula to win the game.
They were drawn against fellow premiership side BUL who they eliminated 4-3 on penalties following a 2-2 draw at Kadiba.
They needed an equaliser from Patrick Kakande to cancel out Reagan Kalyowa and Richard Okello goals after Reagan Mpande had given Villa the equalizing goal.
In the round of 16, Andrew Otim winner gave Villa the win over another fellow top tier side Maroons at Kadiba, again to reach the quarter final.
The quarter final saw them dig deep to eliminate lower tier side Happy Boyz Kagaba with Otim, again scoring a late winner.
The final against Kitara, a second-time meeting between the two sides in the competition, is going to be a must-see affair.
Here’s how SC Villa got to the final.
Round of 64
- Pallisa Hospital 1-2 SC Villa [David Owori, Aslam Ssemakula]
Round of 32
- SC Villa 2-2 BUL [Reagan Mpande, Patrick Kakande – Villa won 4-3 on penalties]
Round of 16
- SC Villa 1-0 Maroons [Andrew Otim]
Quarter Finals
- Happy Boyz 0-1 SC Villa [Andrew Otim]
Semi-finals [Advanced 3-0 on aggregate]
- 2-0 win at URA [Najib Yiga, Moses Aliro Og]
- 1-0 win vs URA [Ibrahim Kasinde]
OVERALL: Goals scored: 8, Goals conceded: 3
