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David GOMBE

The Stanbic Uganda Cup finalists Kitara FC have fired alarm over FUFA’s determination to stage the ultimate at FUFA Kadiba Stadium on Saturday thirtieth Could.

On Thursday morning, the Federation confirmed FUFA Kadiba Stadium because the venue to host the Stanbic Uganda Cup in addition to revealing the charges for the sport.

Kadiba Stadium is the Venue that Uganda’s report league champions have been utilizing as their residence venue this time period. The Jogoos are unbeaten on the Venue successful 9 league video games and 4 attracts in addition to successful Stanbic Uganda Cup video games towards BUL FC, Maroons and URA FC.

Following the announcement, Kitara via their CEO Joshua Atugonza have written to FUFA calling for change of Venue.

“We acknowledge receipt of Round No. FUFA/COMP/SUC/52/2026 dated twentieth Could 2026 relating to the organisation of the 52nd Stanbic Uganda Cup Last between Kitara FC and SC Villa scheduled to happen at FUFA Stadium, Kadiba. Kitara FC respectfully writes to request FUFA to rethink the designated venue for the Last within the curiosity of equity, neutrality, and sporting integrity. Whereas Article 22 of the Stanbic Uganda Cup Rules grants FUFA the mandate to find out the Last venue, we’re involved that FUFA Stadium, Kadiba is at the moment the house floor of SC Villa, which provides our opponents an inherent sporting benefit when it comes to familiarity, supporter entry, and match setting.
It could have been comprehensible if the Last venue had been declared in the beginning of the competitors earlier than the collaborating finalists have been identified. Nevertheless, asserting Kadiba because the venue on the closing stage of the competitors when SC Villa has already certified creates a notion of unfairness and undermines the precept of neutrality anticipated in a significant cup closing. As finalists who’ve equally earned the appropriate to compete for the trophy, we humbly enchantment to FUFA to designate a impartial venue that ensures equal sporting situations for each golf equipment and preserves the integrity and credibility of the competitors. We belief FUFA will give this matter the intense consideration it deserves within the curiosity of equity and the nice of Ugandan soccer.Kitara FC stays dedicated to cooperating absolutely with FUFA in the direction of a profitable and peaceable Stanbic Uganda.”

This would be the second consecutive Stanbic Uganda Cup closing to be hosted on the Venue following the one which concerned Vipers and KCCA FC final 12 months.

Kitara FC who eradicated final 12 months’s winners Vipers on the semi-final stage on away targets shall be enjoying of their second closing in three years.

In 2024, they overcame NEC FC 1-0 because of a Solomon Okwalinga sole objective within the closing that was held at Muteesa II Stadium.

SC Villa returns to the ultimate of the competitors for the primary time in eleven years. Their earlier closing got here in 2015 once they dispatched KCCA FC 3-0 to clinch their ninth title.

The Jogoos eradicated URA FC 3-0 on mixture after a two legged semifinal to succeed in the ultimate.

Villa has beforehand gained the competitors 9 instances in 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2009 and 2015. At Kadiba they are going to be in search of a report equaling tenth title. Specific and KCCA are the report winners of the Uganda Cup.