David GOMBE
Friday September 26, 2025
4pm: Kitara vs KCCA – Royals Park Butema, Hoima City Live on TV
4pm: UPPC Entebbe vs Buhimba Saints – Bugonga Fisheries Ground
4pm: Police vs Mbarara City – Kiira Road Police Arena, Kamwokya
4pm: BUL vs URA – Fufa Technical Centre, Njeru
4pm: Lugazi vs Calvary – Lugazi FC stadium, Najjembe
8pm: Express vs UPDF – Hamz stadium, Nakivubo
The 2025/26 Uganda Premier League season will officially kick off on Friday, 26th September with six games on the opening day.
Brian Ssenyondo will make a return to Hoima when his KCCA FC side lock horns with his former paymaster Kitara FC at Butema Royals Park.
The 2025/26 season will be played under FUFA’s newly introduced league format of three rounds.
Reigning champions Vipers SC will not kick start their title defence on the opening day due to their CAF Champions league engagements.
The Venoms will face off with Namibia’s African Stars on Saturday in the return leg of their preliminary round at Kitende.
Vipers were to host SC Villa in the league who along with NEC FC were not in support of the new format.
NEC FC were to open their league campaign against Maroons FC but are in Nairobi for their CAF Confederation Cup preliminary second leg clash with Nairobi United.
Last month, In an official statement signed by Dr. Lawrence Mulindwa and Hajji Omar Mandela, Presidents of Vipers and SC Villa respectively, they fully rejected the changes by FUFA.
“We refer to the Federation of Uganda Football Associations’ (FUFA) Circular No. 1202, dated August 20, 2025, which outlines a series of significant reforms to the competition structure for the upcoming 2025/26 season,” started the statement.
“While we acknowledge FUFA’s stated objective to improve the sport, we find these reforms to be fundamentally flawed. They were developed without adequate stakeholder consultation and, if implemented, will have detrimental consequences on the sporting, financial, and legal health of Ugandan football clubs. We hereby formally reject these proposed reforms and call for their immediate suspension.” Read the statement
With everyone left guessing on what will be the next move for SC Villa, NEC FC and Vipers. The 2025/26 will officially kick off on Friday with six games.
Kitara FC Vs KCCA FC at Butema Royals Park
Ssenyondo and his charges will be aiming for a positive start when they travel to Hoima to face George William Lutalo’s Kitara FC.
Both sides have met six times in the league with either managing three victories.
Kitara FC thrashed KCCA FC 4-0 in their previous league meeting at Butema last season. The two sides also faced off in the FUFA Super 8 three times each managing one win and a draw.
KCCA FC edged Kitara FC 2-1 in the FUFA Super 8 meeting at Hamz Stadium earlier this month.
Kitara made 23 new signings during the transfer window these include Gadafi Wahab, Hussein Ssenoga, Amir Kakomo, Emmanuel Wasswa, Murushid Juuko among others.
KCCA FC will be without six players in Umar Lutalo, Lazaro Muhindo, Joao Gabriel, Yan Gatbel, Etienne Katenga and Anthony Emojong who didn’t travel with the team.
Isabirye faces his former paymaster BUL FC at FUFA Technical Center Njeru
Alex Isabirye’s URA FC will take on his former paymaster BUL FC who will be without Abbey Kikomeko due to suspension.
Caretaker Simeon Masaba, a URA FC legend will be in charge of the Jinja based side.
In the previous meeting, BUL FC has won three of the last five PL meetings and are unbeaten in four.
Police FC host Simon Peter Mugerwa’s Mbarara City at Kiira Arena Grounds
Police FC will host Mbarara City at their new home Police Arena Grounds in Kamwokya making this the first ever UPL game at the ground.
Former Police coach Simon Peter Mugerwa will be aiming for maximum points in Kamwokya.
The Cops under Matia Lule have had a busy transfer window with the acquisition of experienced players in Saidi Kyeyune, Deus Bukenya, Charles Bbaale, Benon Tahomera, Richard Matovu and Lawrence Tezikya.
New entrants UPPC Entebbe and Buhimba United Saints face off at Bugonga Fisheries Grounds
Abdallah Mubiru and his UPPC Entebbe FC will kickoff their league campaign against fellow new entrants Buhimba at Bugonga.
UPPC Entebbe FC formerly known as Gaddafi FC are back in the topflight and have been one of the busiest teams in the transfer window.
The Entebbe based side beefed up their team with Julius Poloto, Denis Otim, Isa Mubiru, John Alou Kokas, Issa Bugembe, Nordin Bunjo, Hassan Ssenyonjo, and Musitafa Mujuzi. Others on the roster of fresh faces are Fazil Tumwine, Rogers Omedwa, Jonathan Gift Odongo, Muhammad Kyeyune, Ambrose Kigozi, Emmanuel Iisat, and Steven Munguchi.
