Pepsi UFL Quarterfinal3: Christian Boys on Road to Test the ‘Faith’ of Beach Boys in an Anticipated Encounter
Quarter-Final three: 1st Leg
Nkumba vs Uganda Christian University
Thur 22nd September
Entebbe, 3pm
The Pepsi University Football League defending champions and the Christian faith based University, UCU are on road today heading to Entebbe to test the ‘faith’ of Nkumba University boys on Thursday in the first leg of their quarter-final tie.
Ahead of the tie, UCU head coach Mwera Jimmy Kintu who will physically not be on touchline today has called upon his players to build on their group stage performance.
“We finished as Group A leaders and if we can conduct ourselves the same way I believe we stand a strong chance of winning the game on Thursday, ” Kintu said.
“I know there has been a long break from when we last played a competitive game but we knew that we were through to the quarterfinals so returned to training in time for proper preparations, ” Kintu added.
“Nkumba is one of the strongest teams in UFL and they have always competed and I know they will give us a hard time but we want to take full advantage.”
UCU was in the same group as Victoria University, Kumi University and International University of East Africa
UCU garnered 13 points from their six games after winning four times, drawing, and losing once hence qualifying for the quarterfinals as Group A leaders.
On the other hand, Nkumba who shared Group B with Makerere University Business School, University of Kisubi, and Muni University advanced to the last eight as one of the best second-placed teams.
The Entebbe-based side collected 12 points from four wins and two losses after six games and head coach Sulaiman Bbosa is optimistic that his team can eliminate the holders.
“We know the circumstances under which we qualified for this stage and we would like to utilize the opportunity,” Bbosa stated.
“We are playing against the best team in the competition and they are the defending champions, it will be a difficult game.”
“But we want to use the fact that we are playing at home first to full advantage,” Bbosa noted.
Other quarterfinal fixtures:
Tues 29th Sept:
Kyambogo University vs MUBS