INTERVIEW: Just who’s Fred Muwema?

SC Villa, Uganda’s most successful club has been a sleeping giant of late – with only the 2009 Kakungulu Cup to show for since 2005.

ROBERT MADOI: Unassuming Nestroy shows why it pays to be patient

Comparing Joseph Nestroy Kizito and Eugene Ssepuuya has always spawned a chalk and cheese scenario. Both erstwhile SC Villa and FK Vojvodina players, Nestroy and Ssepuuya presently find themselves at distinctly separate points on the professional football continuum.

TOP 10 LIST: Local football’s top versatile acts

Ugandan football has had its fair share of versatile players. HASSAN BADRU ZZIWA looks at the 10 such players whose all-round abilities captivated their adoring fans.

CRO frustrate leaders, Iganga holds Jogoos

CRO again proved a jinx side for title favourites Bunamwaya by denying them victory yesterday. Frank “Video” Anyau’s team, which held the Wakiso side to a goal-less draw in the first round in Mbale, again forced a similar result at Nakivubo.

Dominant Villa demolish Hoima

SC Villa produced a superb performance to down Hoima 3-0 in the lone Super League game played at Namboole stadium yesterday. An inspired first half double from Crizestom Ntambi and a second half Simon Sserunkuma goal made sure Villa ascend to 42 points.

SC Villa close in on league leaders

SC Villa closed in on the table leaders with an effortless 2-0 win over visiting Hoima at Mandela National Stadium yesterday. Crizestom Ntambi scored the first two goals for the Jogoos before Simon Serunkuma sealed it with the third.

Villa thirsty

SC Villa will make their first league fixture against Hoima since the international break with the rules extremely clear –win and revive your campaign, lose and a crisis looms.

League set for double header final

THE Uganda Super League title could be decided on the final day when the leading pack of Express, Bunamwaya, SC Villa, KCC, Police and URA clash on July 10.

Kakungulu Cup: Big three get tough draw

GIANTS Express, URA and SC Villa could be in for big Kakungulu Cup surprises. The big three have tricky encounters in Uganda’s second biggest competition whose preliminary round kicks off in nine days time.

The curse of continental withdrawal

After SC Villa’s recent withdrawal from the CAF Confederation Cup citing financial constraints, several football fans have sought my opinion on the logic behind the decision as well as the repercussions on the players and the club as a whole. To understand the whole issue, one needs to recite previous incidents and how they impacted on Ugandan football.

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