Bell-Uganda Cup sponsors in conjunction with FUFA will have this year’s finals held upcountry in Pece Stadium, Gulu district on May 12. This will be the first time in the near history to have this function out of Kampala City.
The sponsors and the organizers have already inspected the facilities in Gulu that will host this major event. The first leg of the semi finals is scheduled for April 24 while the return leg goes for the weekend of 28-29 of the same month. The program gives the finalists ample time to prepare for the big clash. The quarter finals have been fixed on April 7-8.
The draws for the round of 16 will be held this Thursday at Ivys Hotel in Wakaliga starting 10am. The clubs that advanced to this round of 16 include two regional teams; Luweero united FC (Buganda) and Kireka United FC of Kampala region. Six others are FUFA Big League clubs some of which trounced Super Division clubs to qualify to this stage. They include Old Timers, Misindye, Jinja Municipality, CRO, Boroboro Tigers and Aurum Roses FC.
Out of the 15 Super Division clubs, only 8 survived humiliation and will play in the next stage. These are Water, Victors, URA, SC Villa, Uganda Police, Masaka LC, Bunamwaya and Maroons.
