With a ticket at stake for the winners of the Uganda cup to represent the country in the CAF Confederations cup, it has been goals galore for KCC FC, URA FC and Sports Club Victoria University in the tournament played on a knockout basis.
Thee competition has reached the quarterfinals stage with four FUFA Super League sides still in the race while remainder are lower division teams who are relishing the test of facing the ‘big boys’ of Ugandan football.
The FUFA Local Organising Committee of the Uganda cup has released the procedure of the quarterfinal draw to be held at FUFA House in Mengo starting at 10am on 9th April, 2014
Uganda cup Draw: Quarterfinals
Venue: FUFA House, Mengo
Date: Wednesday 9th April, 2014
Time: 10 am
Teams in Quarterfinals:
1-Defending champions Sports club Victoria University (SCVU).
2-KCC FC
3-URA FC
4-BUL FC
5-Lweza FC
6-Jinja Municipal FC
7-Wandegeya FC
Note: Hope Soana and Kampala University will play on Tuesday 8th April, 2014 at Kyambogo to determine the final team that joins the quarterfinals.
Criteria for the draw
*All the four FUFA Super League teams still left in the competition will be put in one pot but no special seeding for them
*The rest of the teams left in the competition will be placed in second pot
*The quarterfinal will be a one legged affair, extra time will be played if a game ends in a draw after normal time. Penalty shootouts will also be used if extra time fails to produce a winner.
*The Semifinals draw will also be conducted on 9th April, 2014 but to be played over two legs. Extra time will be played if a game ends in a draw after normal time. Penalty shootouts will also be used if extra time fails to produce a winner.
*Quarterfinals and semifinals will kick off at 3.30pm.
*Dates for both quarterfinals and semifinals will be announced on Wednesday.
Photo: URA lifted the 2012 Uganda cup with a 1-0 win over Bunamwya FC (now Vipers FC) in the final played in Gulu.
