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David GOMBE
The Stanbic Uganda Cup finalists Kitara FC have fired alarm over FUFA’s decision to stage the final word at FUFA Kadiba Stadium on Saturday thirtieth May.
On Thursday morning, the Federation confirmed FUFA Kadiba Stadium as a result of the venue to host the Stanbic Uganda Cup along with revealing the costs for the game.
Kadiba Stadium is the Venue that Uganda’s report league champions have been using as their dwelling venue this time interval. The Jogoos are unbeaten on the Venue profitable 9 league video video games and 4 attracts along with profitable Stanbic Uganda Cup video video games in direction of 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 Spherical No. FUFA/COMP/SUC/52/2026 dated twentieth May 2026 in regards to the organisation of the 52nd Stanbic Uganda Cup Closing between Kitara FC and SC Villa scheduled to occur at FUFA Stadium, Kadiba. Kitara FC respectfully writes to request FUFA to rethink the designated venue for the Closing throughout the curiosity of fairness, neutrality, and sporting integrity. Whereas Article 22 of the Stanbic Uganda Cup Legal guidelines grants FUFA the mandate to search out out the Closing venue, we’re concerned that FUFA Stadium, Kadiba is presently the home flooring of SC Villa, which provides our opponents an inherent sporting profit by the use of familiarity, supporter entry, and match ambiance.
It might need been understandable if the Closing venue had been declared at first of the rivals sooner than the collaborating finalists have been acknowledged. Nonetheless, asserting Kadiba as a result of the venue on the final stage of the rivals when SC Villa has already licensed creates a notion of unfairness and undermines the principle of neutrality anticipated in a severe cup final. As finalists who’ve equally earned the acceptable to compete for the trophy, we humbly attraction to FUFA to designate a neutral venue that ensures equal sporting circumstances for every golf tools and preserves the integrity and credibility of the rivals. We perception FUFA will give this matter the extreme consideration it deserves throughout the curiosity of fairness and the nice of Ugandan soccer.Kitara FC stays devoted to cooperating completely with FUFA in path of a worthwhile and peaceful Stanbic Uganda.”
This could be the second consecutive Stanbic Uganda Cup final to be hosted on the Venue following the one which involved Vipers and KCCA FC remaining 12 months.
Kitara FC who eradicated remaining 12 months’s winners Vipers on the semi-final stage on away targets is likely to be collaborating in of their second final in three years.
In 2024, they overcame NEC FC 1-0 resulting from a Solomon Okwalinga sole purpose throughout the final that was held at Muteesa II Stadium.
SC Villa returns to the final word of the rivals for the first time in eleven years. Their earlier final bought right here in 2015 as soon as 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 attain the final word.
Villa has beforehand obtained the rivals 9 events in 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2009 and 2015. At Kadiba they will be trying to find a report equaling tenth title. Categorical and KCCA are the report winners of the Uganda Cup.
