The StarTimes Uganda Premier League served up a midweek spectacle as Vipers SC became champions of 2024-2025 StarTimes Uganda premier league tiltle, a record-equaling seventh league title with a commanding 2-0 away victory over Kitara FC. In a fixture that many saw as a potential banana peel, the Venoms showed championship grit, brushing aside the hosts with clinical flair. Goals from Gusto Wa Ilungo Mulongo and the ever-sharp Junior Yunus Sentamu sealed the deal for the Kitende outfit, who are now officially champions and will turn the final day into a grand celebration of their crowning moment.
Elsewhere, BUL FC silenced the Maroons with a narrow 1-0 win, courtesy of Abdul Karim Ndugwa’s 25th-minute strike, while NEC FC stunned SC Villa at Muteesa II Stadium with a lone goal from Dickson Niwamanya in the 64th minute. The Jogoos, who boast a league-high 17 titles, were left licking their wounds as NEC’s tactical discipline outshone Villa’s lackluster attack. NEC’s fairytale debut season continues to charm fans and confuse pundits in equal measure.
But the real fireworks exploded at MTN Omondi Stadium, where KCCA FC dismantled Lugazi FC with a 5-0 masterclass. The goals came in a flurry, Emmanuel Anyama bagged a brace, Joao Gabriel Esteves Cardoso grabbed a double of his own, and Steven Munguchi put the cherry on the cake in the 76th minute. The Lugazi backline looked more like turnstiles than defenders as KCCA danced their way through with samba-style fluidity.
With 29 matchdays behind us, the table tells a tale of ambition, resilience, and a dash of poetic revenge. Vipers SC, despite three notable away losses to NEC, SC Villa, and BUL, have clawed their way to the top, showing the kind of consistency that defines champions. Their next and final test? Not a title decider anymore, but a well-earned homecoming and trophy parade on May 24th at the iconic St. Mary’s Stadium in Kitende, where a sea of red will celebrate their newly crowned kings.
Vipers seal of the title, will not only match Express FC’s tally of seven league crowns but also earn the right to represent Uganda in the 2025/26 CAF Champions League. For the Venoms, who have turned St. Mary’s into a fortress, destiny has arrived, wearing red, roaring loud, and officially crowned as the kings of Ugandan football.
