Thursday, January 8
*Express Vs SC Villa – Nakivubo, 8pm
SC Villa will miss the trio of Elvis Ngonde, Reagan Mpande and Diego Missi Semugera as they visit rivals Express at Nakivubo on Thursday.
The three players, including Mpande who just returned from AFCON with Uganda Cranes, are sidelined with injuries.
But defender cum midfielder David Owori is available for selection having missed Villa’s last game against Calvary last month due to National team engagements.
Express on the other hand, have the whole squad, except injured Lawrence Bukenya, available for selection.
Muhammad Kagawa is also part of the squad despite having had trials with Rayon Sports in Rwanda.
SC Villa, in fourth with 24 points, can replace KCCA in second with a win, and it’s a game they are expected to go all out against a struggling Express side.
Coached by Jimmy Kintu, the Red Eagles are languishing in bottom half of the table, with the side 11th with 12 points after 11 games.
Express lost back to back games against Maroons and Entebbe UPPC before the league took a break for AFCON.
Zeljko Kovacevic’s SC Villa are 11 points above Express, and beat Calvary in their last league ounting.
Last season, Joseph Zziwa scored the only goal as Express edged SC Villa at Nakivubo.