Top 8 clubs promise high quality menu
Jul 24, 2005
SOCCER enthusiasts will this week savour the intensity and magnitude of the City Tyres Super League quarterfinals’ collision course involving eight top-quality sides.
By Fred Kaweesi
Quarterfinals
July 26: KCC v Simba
Police v Masaka
July 27: Express v URA
Villa v Victor
July 29: Simba v KCC
Masaka v Police
July 30: URA v Express
July 31: Victor v Villa
SOCCER enthusiasts will this week savour the intensity and magnitude of the City Tyres Super League quarterfinals’ collision course involving eight top-quality sides.
Rivals KCC versus Simba and Police against Masaka duke it out first tomorrow. But who will end up top, however, is an uncertain result, with the paradoxical rule expounded by the involved coaches to “expect the unexpected†not that far off the mark.
With pride bruised and relief etched on his face, KCC coach Hussein Kheri refused to dwell on his side’s stuttering passage into the quarterfinals.
He rather points that it’s the secret weapon he possesses in Geoffrey Sserunkuuma that will tilt the balance against Simba tomorrow.
“I have a big squad that helped us survive but of all Sserunkuuma was the key and will continue to be. He is probably the best in the country at present,†Kheri said.
Sserunkuuma tops the league scoring charts with seven goals.
Kheri’s counterpart Moses Basena, sounding vigilant, said there will not be specific plans.
“It will be 50-50 and we will pay attention to every player,†said Basena.
Police, Group A leaders, should make easy work of Masaka, whose scoring and conceding rate are far from different.
Coaches Frank Anyau (Victor) and Deo Sserwada (URA) believe Wednesday is up for grabs.
Both Villa and Express’ advantage comes in status, but the knockout stage provides a deeper motivation for their opponents. “We had waited for this. We have a great chance to go through,†Anyau said.
Mbarara, Lugazi, Mityana Utoda, Gulu, Kinyara, Kampala United and Kakira will play a league to determine the five to be relegated.
Standings
P W D L F A Pts
Group A
Villa 8 6 2 0 121 20
Masaka 8 3 3 2 9 9 12
URA 8 2 5 1 8 4 11
Lugazi 8 1 2 5 8 15 5
Mbarara 8 1 2 5 6 13 5
Group B
Police 8 5 3 0 13 2 18
Victor 8 4 3 1 11 7 15
KCC 8 4 2 2 18 9 14
Mityana 8 1 1 6 12 12 4
Gulu 8 1 1 5 4 24 4
Group C
Express 8 5 2 1 10 4 17
Simba 8 5 1 2 15 5 16
Kla Utd 8 3 1 4 7 12 10
Kinyara 8 2 2 4 4 6 8
Kakira 8 1 2 5 6 13 5
Quarterfinals
July 26: KCC v Simba
Police v Masaka
July 27: Express v URA
Villa v Victor
July 29: Simba v KCC
Masaka v Police
July 30: URA v Express
July 31: Victor v Villa
SOCCER enthusiasts will this week savour the intensity and magnitude of the City Tyres Super League quarterfinals’ collision course involving eight top-quality sides.
Rivals KCC versus Simba and Police against Masaka duke it out first tomorrow. But who will end up top, however, is an uncertain result, with the paradoxical rule expounded by the involved coaches to “expect the unexpected†not that far off the mark.
With pride bruised and relief etched on his face, KCC coach Hussein Kheri refused to dwell on his side’s stuttering passage into the quarterfinals.
He rather points that it’s the secret weapon he possesses in Geoffrey Sserunkuuma that will tilt the balance against Simba tomorrow.
“I have a big squad that helped us survive but of all Sserunkuuma was the key and will continue to be. He is probably the best in the country at present,†Kheri said.
Sserunkuuma tops the league scoring charts with seven goals.
Kheri’s counterpart Moses Basena, sounding vigilant, said there will not be specific plans.
“It will be 50-50 and we will pay attention to every player,†said Basena.
Police, Group A leaders, should make easy work of Masaka, whose scoring and conceding rate are far from different.
Coaches Frank Anyau (Victor) and Deo Sserwada (URA) believe Wednesday is up for grabs.
Both Villa and Express’ advantage comes in status, but the knockout stage provides a deeper motivation for their opponents. “We had waited for this. We have a great chance to go through,†Anyau said.
Mbarara, Lugazi, Mityana Utoda, Gulu, Kinyara, Kampala United and Kakira will play a league to determine the five to be relegated.
Standings
P W D L F A Pts
Group A
Villa 8 6 2 0 121 20
Masaka 8 3 3 2 9 9 12
URA 8 2 5 1 8 4 11
Lugazi 8 1 2 5 8 15 5
Mbarara 8 1 2 5 6 13 5
Group B
Police 8 5 3 0 13 2 18
Victor 8 4 3 1 11 7 15
KCC 8 4 2 2 18 9 14
Mityana 8 1 1 6 12 12 4
Gulu 8 1 1 5 4 24 4
Group C
Express 8 5 2 1 10 4 17
Simba 8 5 1 2 15 5 16
Kla Utd 8 3 1 4 7 12 10
Kinyara 8 2 2 4 4 6 8
Kakira 8 1 2 5 6 13 5