David GOMBE
The fixtures of the 2024/25 Uganda Premier league fixtures were officially released in early morning hours of Saturday.
KCCA FC under the stewardship of Abdallah Mubiru will have the toughest start to the new campaign.
The 13-time UPL champions will face URA FC in the opening game of the season on 13th September before travelling to BUL FC on match day two slated for 20th September.
The Kasasiro Boys will then battle Express FC on match day three in Lugogo and two sides will meet again in the return fixture on Saturday, May 17th at Hamz Stadium.
Meanwhile, KCCA FC will host Vipers SC in the first round of the campaign on Saturday, November 2nd with the second leg slated for Saturday, January 15th in Kitende.
The first Kampala derby will take center stage on November 9th between Express FC and reigning champions SC Villa at Hamz Stadium with the return fixture slated for January, 31st at Namboole.
KCCA FC will welcome SC Villa in the other Kampala derby on Saturday, 20th December before the return fixture on May, 9th at Namboole.
Six time Uganda Premier league champions Vipers SC under Serbian tactician Nikola Kavazovic will host SC Villa in the first leg on 26th October at Kitende with the second leg slated for 22nd February, 2025 at Mandela National Stadium in Namboole.
Other crucial fixtures in the first round
Express vs Vipers – Match-day Three: September 28th
Villa vs BUL – Match-day Three: September 26th
BUL vs KCCA – Match-day Two: September 20th
URA vs BUL – Match-day Five: October 19th
URA vs Kitara – Match-day 7: November 1st
Vipers vs URA – Match-day 8: November 8th
BUL vs Express – Match-day 9: November 23rd
Vipers vs BUL – Match-day 10: November 28th
Express vs URA – Match-day 12: December 13th
Vipers vs Kitara – Match-day 12: December 14th
Kitara vs Express – Match-day 13: December 21st
Villa vs URA – Match-day 14: December 24th
Kitara vs Villa – Match-day 15: December, 28
