SC Villa players celebrate a goal in one of their previous fixtures. File Photo.
After persevering through the opening two rounds, SC Villa yesterday got a major shot in the arm when President Museveni aided their preparations for next weekend’s Caf Confederation Cup game away to Morocco’s FUS Rabat.
According to the club’s president, Ben Misagga, Museveni offered Shs400m towards the game that will be the first leg of the second round.
“We were not expecting this kind of offer because the president had previously given us a bus,” stated Misagga at a press briefing held at Villa Park yesterday morning.
“The president was even surprised that we had already honoured ties and asked other clubs to emulate our performances after we told him we were the sole club Uganda club left in continental competitions,” Misagga added.
Villa travelled with only 16 players for both the preliminary round away tie against Al Khartoum and last month’s road trip to face Zanzibar’s JKU.
They are unbeaten thus far in the competition following the two 1-0 wins in the preliminary round while they ejected JKU 5-0 on aggregate following 4-0 and 1-0.
Museveni’s offer is the first any domestic football club has ever received while there have been various monetary contributions by government. This includes the Shs.300m offered to the Cranes last week before they travelled to Burkina Faso for a 2017 Afcon qualifying fixture.
Before the away trip to Morocco, domestic duty awaits with the 16-time league champions travelling away to Buikwe today to face champions Vipers in the only Azam Uganda Premier League fixture.
Vipers, who are second on the log with 34 points from 18 games, will move one point behind KCCA for at least for 24 hours with the leaders returning to action tomorrow against Police.
SC Villa are meanwhile in 10th position with 26 points but have played only 17 games as a result of their excursions on the continent.
Last season’s corresponding fixture ended in a 2-all draw in a game in which current Vipers assistant coach Edward Golola described referee Robert Donney’s performance as “favouring one team in the first half and the other in the second.”
Villa matches
Azam Uganda Premier League fixture today
Vipers vs. SC Villa
Caf Confederation Cup second round first leg
Next Friday
FUS Rabat vs. SC Villa
essenono@ug.nationmedia.com
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