Vipers, BUL to battle for the 2022/23 FUFA Junior League title

BUL FC’s Junior Team have a chance to defend their FUFA Juniors league title after emerging champions of the Eastern region and earning qualification to the national finals.

The side from Jinja was the last team to win the FUFA Junior League before the tournament was decentralized to the regions.

BUL won the last edition that was held in the 2018/19 season.

The two-year Covid-19 break then disrupted the tournament before it underwent restructuring.

Vipers won the 2015/16 and the 2017/18 editions to become the most successful side in the competition.

The Venoms will travel to the FUFA Technical Centre in Njeru on Sunday, 23rd July, in a bid to claim their third as champions of the Buganda region.

Format

Only five regions had the tournament and, therefore, are the only ones to be represented in Njeru next week.

The regions are Kampala, Western, Eastern, Buganda and Kitara.

The teams will play in a round-robin format, with the teams with the highest number of points declared champion.

“The tournament will be played in a round-robin format, and the team at the top of the table will be declared winner of the Championship.,” FUFA Director Competitions Hajat Aisha Nalule confirmed.

The other teams that qualified as regional champions include Mbarara Soccer Academy from Western Uganda, Friends of Soccer from Gulu and Prosper from Kampala.

Fixtures

Matchday one: Monday 24th July

2:00 PM – Vipers vs Mbarara

4:30 PM – Prosper vs Friends of Soccer

Matchday two: Tuesday 25th July

2:00 PM – Vipers vs Friends of Soccer

4:30 PM – Mbarara vs BUL

Matchday three: Wednesday, 26th July

2:00 PM – Mbarara vs Friends of Soccer

4:30 PM – BUL vs Prosper

Match Day Four: Thursday, 27th July

2:00 PM – Mbarara vs Prosper

4:30 PM – BUL vs Vipers

Matchday five: Friday, 28th July

2:00 PM – BUL vs Friends of Soccer

4:30 PM – Prosper vs Vipers