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KCCA head coach Abdallah Mubiru conceded they will miss their main talisman but also asserted the other players would step up for the challenge.
Against their biggest rivals Vipers SC, this Friday, KCCA FC will miss the Uganda Premier League joint-leading top-scorer (11) Muhammad Shaban.
Shaban accumulated three yellow cards that warrant an automatic one-game suspension and will thus be out against the Venoms at the St Mary's Stadium, Kitende.
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KCCA head coach Abdallah Mubiru conceded they will miss their main talisman but also asserted the other players would step up for the challenge.
"Yes, we are going to miss him," Mubiru said in his pre-match interview.
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10:30 - 14.03.2024
UGANDA PREMIER LEAGUE Vipers Vs KCCA: Combined XI of the players available for selection
The bout will also present the two most successful sides in the last decade. Vipers and KCCA have managed five and four UPL titles, respectively, over the last ten seasons.
"But, we have good players at the same time," he noted before adding: "We have prepared them and they are ready."
"So, Shaban is going to be out, but we have replacements, whom we think they also want to put a mark on their careers. So, we're not mourning anybody," Mubiru asserted.
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14:17 - 13.03.2024
UGANDA PREMIER LEAGUE Vipers Vs KCCA Build-up: Revisiting the last five meetings between the two sides
The tie presents two of the country's most successful sides across the past decade, as Vipers have won five league titles, with KCCA on four in that spell. Express FC is the only other team to have a sniff.
"It's another important game for KCCA. We have prepared well, all players are in good shape and ready to compete."
KCCA currently sit 10th on the 16-team log with 26 points in 20 games, while Vipers are fourth with 35 points in 18.
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Mubiru's charges ran out 3-1 winners in the first round, courtesy of Usama Arafat and a Muhammad Shaban brace.
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08:50 - 14.03.2024
UGANDA PREMIER LEAGUE URA boss David Obua vows to shut down the entire Kitara-Masindi stadium
In facing Kitara FC at the Masindi Stadium, Obua has rallied his team to outcompete the opposition and put down the noise in the stands.
Both scorers will be out of the contest as the former is with the Uganda U20 team for the All Africa Games in Accra, Ghana.
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