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Even then, Neiva believes they have just enough in their armoury to mount a fight for victory against the bogey Tax Collectors.
Uganda Premier League champions Vipers SC will make do without five of their most important players in their testing encounter with URA FC at the St Mary's Stadium, Kitende floodlights on Thursday.
Vipers head coach Leonard Martins Neiva has confirmed skipper Milton Karisa, forward Yunus Sentamu, playmaker Bright Anukani, defender Rogers Torach and goalkeeper Jack Komakech are all out.
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"We shall be without some players, Yunus (Sentamu), Karisa (Milton), Bright (Anukani) and goalkeeper Jack (Komakech)," Neiva revealed in the pre-match interview with the club.
After late reporting from their national senior team engagement for the FIFA World Cup, the quintet will miss the game.
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The five were part of the Uganda Cranes squad that lost 2-1 to Guinea but beat Somalia 1-0 over the past week in Morocco.
Even then, Neiva believes they have just enough in their armoury to mount a fight for victory against the bogey Tax Collectors.
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17:19 - 22.11.2023
UGANDA PREMIER LEAGUE David Obua not panicking as URA face Vipers test
Obua insists his team will behave as they do with the other games when they visit the Venoms in the Uganda Premier League at the St Mary's Stadium, Kitende, on Thursday.
"However, we believe way too much in the squad; as I spoke to the players and staff, we have a big group and full capacity to play tomorrow at home," the Brazilian noted.
"We have done our homework and trained a lot for over two weeks, so we are satisfied with our preparation," he summed.
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The Venoms come into the game off an agonizing 3-1 defeat to rivals KCCA FC last time out and will want an instant response.
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11:12 - 22.11.2023
FOOTBALL Humble Dennis Onyango not flattered by claims of being Uganda's greatest footballer
Despite this massive success, Onyango has kept humble and not bothered with debates that he ranks highest on the list of Uganda's finest footballers.
They currently sit fourth with 14 points after seven games, four behind table leaders BUL FC.
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Meanwhile, URA have had a far from satisfying start to the campaign as they sit seventh with ten points out of a possible 21.
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12:46 - 22.11.2023
Livingstone Mbabazi reveals why KCCA denied him the chance to work with Abdallah Mubiru
However, reports indicated that Mubiru initially intended to have Charles Livingstone Mbabazi as his deputy, only for KCCA to decline the proposal.
It ended in a one-all stalemate when the two met last season at Kitende, with Karim Ndugwa netting for Vipers while Patrick Mbowa, currently with the latter, scored for URA.
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