KCCA are looking for their first-ever league victory at Kakyeka, having drawn four and lost once in the previous engagements.
Thirteen-time Uganda Premier League champions KCCA FC will be without four of their most important players as they visit Mbarara City FC at Kakyeka Stadium on Wednesday.
Defender Mustafa Mujuzi and attacker Joao Gabriel Estevez have been ruled out of the encounter as they are enduring nagging knocks.
"Mustafa Mujuzi and Joao Gabriel are ruled out due to kocks. The pair did not travel to Mbarara," the club confirmed via their website.
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As they face a somewhat more complicated test in Mbarara City FC at the Kakyeka Stadium on Wednesday, Mubiru is optimistic his players will have the belief and confidence to grind positive results.
Attacker Julius Poloto and defender Aires Emilson Gonzaga are long-term absentees and will continue on the sidelines.
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The Morley Byekwaso-coached team edged the young Amavubi Stars 1-0 at the Jomo Kenyatta Stadium, Kisumu.
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KCCA are looking for their first-ever league victory at Kakyeka, having drawn four and lost once in the previous engagements.