KCCA FC and Vipers SC took significant steps toward reaching the 2025 Stanbic Uganda Cup final after securing crucial first-leg victories in their respective semi-final clashes.
At the MTN Omondi Stadium in Lugogo, 10-time Uganda Cup winners KCCA FC cruised to a 3-0 win over Big League side Kataka FC. The Kasasiro Boys were dominant from kickoff, with goals from Emmanuel Anyama who bagged a brace and Ashraf Mugume putting them firmly in the driving seat ahead of the return leg on May 18.
Anyama opened the scoring just before halftime, capping off a well-worked team move. He added his second shortly after the break with a thunderous strike from outside the box. Mugume later punished a defensive lapse to seal the third, giving KCCA a commanding cushion.
Kataka, who had previously knocked out top-tier teams URA FC and Police FC via penalty shootouts, found themselves overwhelmed by KCCA’s superior pace, pressing, and technical quality.
In the other semi-final encounter played earlier at St. Mary’s Stadium in Kitende, defending champions Kitara FC fell 1-0 to hosts Vipers SC. Substitute Yunus Junior Sentamu emerged the hero with a sensational 94th-minute volley, breaking the deadlock in dramatic fashion.
The match had been a tense and physical affair, with both sides locked in a midfield battle and chances hard to come by. Kitara’s Patrick Kaddu came closest in regulation time, smashing the crossbar in the first half.
The decisive second legs will be played over the weekend of May 17, with both finalists set to be determined ahead of the grand finale at the newly completed FUFA Kadiba Stadium in Kampala.
