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The Portuguese tactician was hired for silverware and the big stage, and positive results against the Libyan outfit will be enough to take KCCA back to where they were in 2017 and 2018.
KCCA FC will start their journey to the CAF Confederation Cup in a tricky tie in North Africa on Sunday evening.
Encouraged by the team’s displays in the preseason, the fans will be hoping for a result that will keep the Kasasiro Boys in the tie going into the return fixture in Uganda.
Abu Salem of Libya will be Traguil’s most significant challenge thus far, and with 180 minutes separating KCCA from a return to the Group Stages of the competition, the stakes could not be higher.
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17:35 - 15.09.2023
CAF CC KCCA FC captain reveals team's motivating factor ahead the CAF Confederation Cup against Libyans
KCCA FC qualified through the back door after falling second to double-winning Vipers in the Uganda Premier League last season.
The Portuguese tactician was hired for silverware and the big stage, and positive results against the Libyan outfit will be enough to take KCCA back to where they were in 2017 and 2018.
KCCA played in the Confederation Cup group stages in 2017 and also reached the group stages of the CAF Champions League the following year, with Mike Mutebi at the helm.
The two-legged affair will start in Tunisia, where Abu Salim host their matches before a return leg at St. Mary’s Stadium to decide who makes it to the money bracket of the competition.
“We have prepared well, the lads are very motivated, and we shall do whatever it takes to reach the group stages,” Traguil revealed to the press ahead of the game.
In Traguil’s squad are players who were present when the club made some noise on the continent, and their experience could come in handy.
Julius Poloto, Peter Magambo, Filbert Obenchan and Herbert Achai are some of the players who were at the club during the successful Mike Mutebi days.
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13:25 - 14.09.2023
FOOTBALL KCCA FC reveal squad for CAF Confederation Cup tie
Team captain Julius Poloto, and defenders Peter Magambo and Philbert Obenchan are some of the players to have played for KCCA on the continent before, and their experience will come in handy.
“The coaches have set the team’s objectives, but we as players have personal targets that we want to achieve through this exposure,” club captain Julius Poloto revealed.
“It will be good to go back to the group stages, and we’ve been working hard to see that we hit the targets,” he added.
Traguil has an entire squad available to him for selection and will have the luxury of choosing from the 20 players he travelled with.
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16:47 - 15.09.2023
FOOTBALL SUPL: Kitara edge Villa in electric season opener
Fans were treated to an exhilarating clash between the record champions and the newly promoted side as the new season kicked off in style on Friday afternoon.
Youngsters Anthony Emojong and Abubakar Mayanja, promoted from the club academy, are in the squad and will be looking to make their debut on the big stage.
New signings Ettiene Katenga, Joao Gabriel, Bruno Adilson, Emilson Gonzaga and Cungulo Da Silva Gui are also on the team and were brought in for such occasions.
The Kasasiro Boys got a bye at the first hurdle but must negotiate their way past the Libyan to make it back to the group stages.
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KCCA remain Uganda’s only hope of continental football this season following Vipers' failure to make it to the group stages of the CAF Champions League.
CAF Confederations Cup Preliminaries
Second round
Sunday -Rades Stadium, Tunisia
Abu Salem vs. KCCA FC -6pm
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