'Its more than three points - KCCA coach Abdallah Mubiru fired up ahead of Villa clash

KCCA players celebrate against Villa in the FUFA Super 8|KCCA FC IMAGE

UGANDA PREMIER LEAGUE 'Its more than three points - KCCA coach Abdallah Mubiru fired up ahead of Villa clash

Allan Damba • 15:49 - 21.12.2023

Twenty-nine league titles exist between the two heavyweights, with Villa on 16 and KCCA on 13, igniting flames every time the two meet.

Two of the most successful clubs in the country, SC Villa and KCCA FC, will lock horns in a Uganda Premier League Kampala Derby at the Muteesa II Stadium, Wankulukuku, on Friday.

Twenty-nine league titles exist between the two heavyweights, with Villa on 16 and KCCA on 13, igniting flames every time the two meet.

KCCA FC head coach Abdallah Mubiru in training|KCCA FC IMAGE

The latter's head coach, Abdallah Mubiru, is already evoked and stirred up ahead ahead of tomorrow's showdown.

"Tomorrow we have a big match, and like I normally say, this game is bigger than just the three points," the tactician said in his pre-match interview on Thursday.

"It's so many things because these are top teams in the country, and we have generally prepared well, and I believe we're going to present ourselves well in relation to the level of competition and the match."

Action between KCCA against SC Villa /KCCA FC image

KCCA is yet to win a match away from home this season, and in the process, they've suffered four defeats and drawn once and Mubiru is fully aware of what his team has to do to recover.

"We have so many challenges this season but the good thing is, we have set a positive mindset in overcoming them."

"But like I've said, tomorrow's games is more than winning away and just the three points," Mubiru added.

"We take everything seriously, we've tried to find remedies. We shall try to do everything with our energies and wait for the results."

KCCA dominated last season's meetings between the two, winning 4-1 at home, thanks to goals from Simon Kankonde, Saidi Mayanja, Rogers Mato and Julius Poloto, while Charles Bbaale netted Villa's consolation.

At tomorrow's venue, Villa were thrashed 3-0 courtesy of a Gift Fred own-goal, and one each from Mohammed Ssenoga Kagawa and Moses Waiswa.

This season, however, Villa occupy sixth with 19 points, while with just 10, KCCA sit 13th on the 16-team table after eleven matches.