BUL set for NEC duel as Kitara face Pajule Lions in Uganda Cup semis

Stanbic Uganda Cup

Semifinal Draws

BUL v NEC 

Kitara v Pajule Lions  

Former Cranes player Umar Ssenoga believes winning the Stanbic Uganda Cup is one of the moments he cannot forget.

Ssenoga who was part of the Express team that beat Nile Breweries FC  4-1 in 1991 to win the trophy, emphasized this shortly after conducting the semifinal draw of the Stanbic Uganda Cup on Monday at FUFA House. BUL will play NEC while Kitara will battle Pajule Lions in another semifinal tie. 

“I still remember this achievement since we had defeated SC Villa in the semifinals and yet they were the better side. What I can't forget is that I scored in both the semifinal and final. In fact, during one of those games, one of the fans out of excitement gave me his wallet with all his money, but later I returned it to him since he didn't have transport back to Kampala," he added.  

The semifinals will be played on a two-legged basis with the first leg between April 27-28 and return legs May 3-4. In case of a draw after both legs, teams will head straight to penalties. 

To reach the semifinals, NEC and BUL eliminated Police and KCCA respectively, while Kitara and Pajule Lions stopped Vipers and Pakwach Young Stars. 

This season’s prize money courtesy of Stanbic Bank and Kansai Plascon is sh180m with the winner walking away with sh50m. The runners-up will take home sh25m, while the semifinalists will receive sh12.5m each. The quarterfinalists will get sh6m each, while the teams that finish in the round of 16 will go home with sh3m. Those that will reach a round of 32 will earn sh2m. 

The winners of the Stanbic Uganda Cup represent the country in the CAF Confederation Cup. Vipers beat Police 1-0 in Lira to win last season’s final.