Tuesday, April 28
•Mbarara City 2-1 Express
•BUL 0-1 NEC
•URA FC 2-2 Maroons
Mbarara City improved their chances of surviving in the Uganda Premier League this season after a hard fought 2-1 victory over Express on Tuesday at Rwamwanja stadium, Kamwenge.
Clinton Kamugisha and Ian Amanya scored a goal each for the Ankole Lions while Kenneth Kimera had earlier levelled matters for the Red Eagles.
The victory pushes Mbarara City to 20 points, third from the bottom, five points above safety.
The win is the first for Mbarara City in 10 games since beating Calvary FC 1-0 in February.
Mbarara City’s remaining four games are against Lugazi (A), SC Villa (H)- Buhimba (H) and KCCA FC (A).
Coached by interim Zaid Byekwaso, the club will hope to extend their stay in top flight since bouncing back in 2023 after a one-year absence.
For Express FC, this was their 10th defeat of the season, suffering back to back losses having lost 2-0 to BUL at Nakivubo in previous outing.
Players Used
Mbarara City – Stuart Hussein Kafuluma, Karim Ramathan, Bernard Ndifuna, Ian Amanya, Clinton Kamugisha, Kenneth Wangoli, Ambrose Alinda, Basith Suleman, Gaddafi Kacancu, Abdul Malik Bironse, Thomas Kakaire
Express – Khasim Hafizi, Ali Ismael, Herbert Assiimwe, Douglas Rwotngeyo, Henry Wamala, Yosia Kisa, Vincent Adriko, Lawrence Bukenya, Elvis Ssekajugo, Kenneth Kimera, Sakah Baker
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