By Leilah Bbaale<\/p>\n
Kitara Football Club has on Thursday been promoted to the 2023\/24 StarTimes Uganda Premier League.<\/p>\n
The Hoima based team confirmed their return to top flight football after securing a 2-0 win away to already relegated Adjumani Town Council at Paridi Stadium.<\/p>\n
It should be noted that Kitara first gained promotion during the 2020\/21 season but got relegated in the same campaign.<\/p>\n
Since then, the Royals have been playing in the second division until today when they confirmed their return to top flight football.<\/p>\n
Goals from Paul Mucureezi, George Ssenkaaba and Paddy Muhumuza ensured the Royals collected maximum points and consequently gained promotion.<\/p>\n
Kitara came into today\u2019s game needing just victory from the final two games to secure promotion.<\/p>\n
And this is what they did with their performance on the day showing a side full of determination.<\/p>\n
Mucureezi who had scored in the previous two games opened the scores two minutes after the half hour mark with a well curled free kick.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Mbarara City Football Club has also bounced back to the StarTimes Uganda Premier League after one year in the wilderness.<\/p>\n
The Ankole Lions got relegated last season and had to play in the FUFA Big League for the 2022\/23 campaign.<\/p>\n
Under the stewardship of Sadiq Ssempigi, the Ankole Lions roared past Kaaro Karungi with a 2-0 win to get back to the UPL.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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