Preparations are in high
gear by Kotido district football association to host this year’s Stanbic Uganda
cup preliminary games for Karamoja region, with the games expected to commence
on the 4th of January 2024.
This follows
the decision by FUFA North Eastern regional office to grant Karamoja region one
slot in round 64 of the Stanbic Uganda cup.
This means
teams from Karamoja that have expressed interest in this year’s competitions
will compete against each other to select one team that will represent the
region.
Amadi
Yadanga,the Chairperson Kotido DFA revealed that a total of 7 teams are
expected to take part in the competitions with 4 teams of Nakapelimoru United
FC, Panyangara United FC, Beba-Beba FC and 405 Brigade FC from Kotido district
while 3 teams of Iriri rock star FC, X-ray FC and Nakapelimen FC expected from
South Karamoja.
He has also
confirmed that they have already secured St Daniel Comboni Primary school
grounds to host the games.
According to
Amadi, they expect the players from outside to start arriving today and will be
camping at Lomukura primary school.
Cue//…Amadi on games