Defending Uganda Premier League champions Vipers SC won’t characteristic within the 2026 FUFA Tremendous 8 match after FUFA confirmed the fixtures, dates and venues for this 12 months’s competitors.

The Venoms, who will characterize Uganda within the CAF Champions League, have been not noted of the eight-team pre-season match to permit them sufficient time to organize for his or her continental marketing campaign. Their absence has paved the best way for Entebbe UPPC to affix the Tremendous 8 line-up.

The annual competitors brings collectively top-performing Uganda Premier League golf equipment and serves as a curtain-raiser forward of the brand new home season.

In response to fixtures launched by FUFA’s Competitions Division Director Shawn Mubiru, the match will kick off on Saturday, August 1, 2026, with quarterfinal first-leg motion at MTN Omondi Stadium, Lugogo.

KCCA FC will host BUL FC, whereas SC Villa will tackle Maroons FC within the opening matches of the competitors.

The remaining quarterfinal first legs can be performed on Sunday, August 2, at Hamz Stadium, Nakivubo, with Kitara FC going through Entebbe UPPC and NEC FC welcoming Police FC.

The return legs are scheduled for August 6 and seven, with matches set to happen at Hamz Stadium and MTN Omondi Stadium respectively.

The winner between KCCA FC and BUL FC will meet both Kitara FC or Entebbe UPPC within the semifinals, whereas the victor between SC Villa and Maroons FC will face both NEC FC or Police FC.

The semifinal matches can be performed on August 10 and 11, earlier than the match climax on Saturday, August 15, with the ultimate scheduled at MTN Omondi Stadium.

Vipers SC’s absence means the defending league champions will concentrate on making ready for a busy marketing campaign that features home soccer and a return to the CAF Champions League stage.

The FUFA Tremendous 8 gives collaborating golf equipment with helpful aggressive preparation as they fine-tune their squads forward of the 2026/27 Uganda Premier League season.

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