BUL FC continued their spectacular begin to the 2026/27 Uganda Premier League season after battling to a 2-1 victory over NEC FC on the FUFA Technical Centre in Njeru on Wednesday.
Objectives from Ronald Madoi and Swabur Mpasa secured most factors for BUL, whereas debutant Marvin Oshaba discovered the online for NEC, who suffered their first league defeat of the marketing campaign.
The hosts made the breakthrough after quarter-hour when Madoi put them forward, giving BUL a bonus they carried into the halftime interval.
NEC responded with a change in the beginning of the second half, introducing Oshaba instead of Harmless Ronald Media.
The substitution shortly paid off. Simply six minutes after the restart, Oshaba marked his NEC debut with the equaliser after being arrange by Tonny Atukunda, bringing the guests again into the competition.
BUL, nonetheless, regained management within the 67th minute. Mpasa restored the hosts’ benefit with a tremendous strike that beat NEC goalkeeper Juma Mutebi to make it 2-1.
NEC pushed ahead searching for one other equaliser and got here agonisingly near rescuing a degree deep into stoppage time.
Emmanuel Kulanga unleashed an effort that struck the crossbar, permitting BUL to carry on for all three factors.
The end result prolonged BUL’s unbeaten begin to seven league matches, with the Njeru-based aspect registering their sixth victory of the season.
They’ve now collected 19 factors from a doable 21, underlining their sturdy opening to the 2026/27 marketing campaign.
For NEC, the journey to Njeru introduced their first defeat of the season regardless of Oshaba making a right away impression on his debut.
Elsewhere within the Uganda Premier League on Wednesday, Lugazi and Specific settled for a goalless draw.
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