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"There's a game I played here (previously), I led till the 90th minute but lost 2-1 in the three added minutes," the youthful tactician recalled.
Beating KCCA FC at their turf, the MTN Omondi Stadium, Lugogo in the Uganda Premier League,Vmeant the world to Kitara FC head coach Brian Ssenyondo.
The visiting Kitara edged the hosts 1-0 under the Friday floodlights, in what was a massively attended game in the capital.
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Victory, courtesy of Denis Omedi, completed the first-ever double over KCCA for Kitara, having initially beaten them 3-1 in Masindi.
It was also the first time Ssenyondo picked victory at the MTN Omondi Stadium, after several tries previously in former jobs.
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19:19 - 23.02.2024
UGANDA PREMIER LEAGUE Pandemonium! Denis Omedi makes stings as Kitara completes double over KCCA
Star-marksman Denis Omedi struck for the visiting Royals to edge a tightly contested affair under the floodlights.
"I'm over the moon because I hadn't won here," a visibly thrilled Ssenyondo spoke to the press after the game.
"There's a game I played here (previously), I led till the 90th minute but lost 2-1 in the three added minutes," the youthful tactician recalled.
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"So, I was telling the boys that I haven't won here but this should be my day and game," Ssenyondo added.
The game was tense and equally contested, but its the Royals that smiled to the three points.
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12:44 - 23.02.2024
Angry KCCA coach Mubiru lambasts "disrespectful" FUFA, schools them over missing U20 players
"But when you take away players just to play friendly games, really, I don't think it makes sense. But they do it because they have authority and power and no one will challenge them."
"I knew this would be a hard game but as long as you're organized, you can always come and get three points," noted Ssenyondo.
"KCCA started well, brought the game to us, but they were not effective and we used that."
"If it had ended in a draw, it would have been a fair result. It was a game of two halves: they played well in the first and we were on top in the second."
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14:08 - 10.02.2024
UGANDA PREMIER LEAGUE Kitara President Kasozi restates team's targets for the league this season
Kitara have witnessed a sharp climb in the past two years, having also won the FUFA Big League (top-tier) last season.
With the win, Kitara moved to 36 points in second, two adrift of leaders BUL FC, dropped two points at Maroons FC after a barren stalemate.
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