UPL Match day 8:
8 -Nov- 2024
Bright Stars 🆚 Kitara FC
Kavumba Rec. Ground
4pm
At Kavumba recreation ground on November 8, 2024, Bright Stars FC will face off against Kitara FC in a Uganda Premier League showdown.
Kitara has encountered significant challenges this season, picking just 4 points from seven games whilst Bright Stars have equally struggled recording a 100% loss rate in their last 3 home matches.
In their past encounters, Kitara has suffered 3 defeats out of the four head-to-head matchups against Bright Stars, setting the stage for an intense battle between the two sides.
The two sides are embroiled in an early relegation battle with the Royals sitting 14th while their hosts are at the base of the table with 3 points.Therefore a win for either side will ease some pressure going into the final international break.
Both sides come into this encounter off disappointing results, the Wasswa Bbosa coached side lost 2-0 to URA at the Hamz Stadium - Nakivubo,on the other hand, Bright Stars fired their head coach, Joseph Mutyaba following thei 1-0 defeat to BUL last Thursday.
Not only have the Royals struggled with results but also scoring goals, they have been blunt Infront of the goal mouth despite having one of the best forwards in the league.
Denis Omedi has managed two assists but is yet to get on the score sheet just like Fred Amaku and George Senkaaba.
Kaddu Patrick and Kabon Living have a goal a piece while Jude Ssemugabi is the current club’s scorer with two goals which he netted against new comers Lugazi FC on match day one.
Wasswa Bbosa acknowledges that his side needs to be more effective in front of goal going into Friday’s match.
” We must be clinical and also continue to improve they way we defend. We created three good scoring opportunities in our last game in the first half but wasted them. May be things would have been different had we utilized them,” he said.
” We have to kill off the game when we have such chances and I know it will be different on Friday because we have prepared well and hope to get good results.”
Below is a summary of how the two sides have stacked up against each other in their last four meetings in the league.
Bright Stars vs Kitara H2H:
14/05/2024 - Bright Stars 1-0 Kitara
5/01/2024 - Kitara 3-1 Bright Stars
2/04/2021- Kitara 1-3 Bright Stars
14/02/2021- Bright Stars 5-0 Kitara
Team news:
Jasper Aheebwa and Maxwell Owachigiu won’t be available due to personal reasons and illness respectively but the Gaffer has a healthy pool to choose from.
Sabir Yassintah picked a knock and has not trained with the team this week.
Rogers Mugisha is not yet available after suffering an adductor strain in September but Benjamin Nyakoojo is back and play if selected.
The towering center back has not taken part in any game since August following an injury setback he suffered in Libya.
Moses Sseruyidde returns after recovering from a knock that kept him out of our previous trip to Nakivubo.