Saturday, May 16
•SC Villa Vs URA – Kadiba, 7pm
(Aggregate: Villa lead 2-0)
SC Villa will hope to get the job done as they welcome URA FC in a Uganda Cup semifinal return leg on Saturday at Kadiba.
The Jogoos have a leg already in the final having beaten URA 2-0 in the first leg at Nakivubo.
Najib Yiga opened the scoring before halftime, while Moses Aliro’s late own goal handed the Jogoos a comfortable advantage.
SC Villa have won the Uganda Cup nine times, only beaten by KCCA and Express who have won it 10 times each.
But the Jogoos have not lifted the Uganda Cup since 2015 when they beat KCCA 3-0 in a replayed final at Namboole.
And this year presents a big opportunity to end their lengthy wait, with Kitara who eliminated Vipers in the other semifinal awaiting.
The Jogoos will be confident having beaten URA FC in the league 3-0 at Kadiba in December.
Goals from Diego Missi Ssemugera, Najib Yiga and Frank Mulimi were enough on the evening for Zeljko Kovacevic’s side.
It is a huge mountain to climb for URA FC under coach Hussein Mbalangu to overturn the deficit after a loss in the first leg.
But they will draw confidence from the fact that they recovered from a 2-0 halftime deficit against KCCA at the previous stage.
URA FC have been a shadow of themselves in the League this season and currently sit 11th with 27 points after just four wins in 28 matches!
The club has won the Uganda Cup thrice in 2005, 2011/12 and 2013/14.
URA want to win 3-0 to progress to the final, while a 2-0 win will necessitate shootouts. Any other two-goal margin victory will also send the Tax Collectors through.
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