Villa, KCC coaches turn to psychology

By Daniel Saire IF Uganda had sports psychologists, this would be the time to reap big from both the NSSL title-chasing SC Villa and KCC camps. Coaches Paul Hasule and David Otti are grappling with the problem of psyching up their players ahead of the big clash at Namboole on Saturday. Villa faces KCC in a make-or-break Nile Special Super league game, whose winner will have the title in sight. The match has got added significance after SC Villa, who were eight points clear at the top, lost two consecutive games last week. While Hasule says his main focus is to raise player’s confidence after the team’s two-match loss, Otti was yesterday fighting to control excitement in his camp. “I am trying to instill confidence among players and raise their morale with a hope to get them focussed,” said Hasule. At Lugogo, Otti down-played the importance of the Saturday game and blamed the press for causing “unnecessary” excitement. “I have told my players that there is no big deal about the match(Saturday) and they should approach it like any other,” he said. Villa entered camp at Nakawa Vocational training Institute on Monday in preparation for the match. Both sides are having double training sessions at Lugogo and Mandela national stadium, Namboole. ends