Kitara FC will take on one of the most unusual assignments of their continental journey: hosting Mogadishu City FC for 13 days while managing the visitors’ key logistics, before facing them twice at Hoima City Stadium in the CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round. Both legs, scheduled for 6 and 12 September, will be played at the same venue, leaving the Uganda Cup holders with the extraordinary responsibility of being hosts, organisers and opponents—all before the battle for progression truly begins.
Speaking at the official ticket launch at Hoima Central Market, Kitara president Deo Kasozi confirmed that the club will handle Mogadishu City’s major logistical arrangements, including transport, accommodation and stadium costs, while also making provisions for visiting supporters. A 37-member Mogadishu City delegation is expected to camp in Hoima throughout the 13-day stay, with the team accommodated at an undisclosed hotel under tight security. For Kitara, the continental challenge will therefore begin at the airport, continue through the hotel and stadium corridors, and finally reach its defining moment on the pitch.
The National Council of Sports has authorised a capacity of 17,000 for the continental double-header, with tickets available on a first-come, first-served basis. Ordinary tickets cost UGX 20,000 for 16,000 spaces, while 856 VIP seats are priced at UGX 50,000. At the premium end, only 12 Sky VVIP box units, each accommodating 12 people, will be available at UGX 1m per unit. Gates will open at 12:00 PM on both matchdays as Hoima prepares to welcome a rare African football spectacle.
Kitara will also take full charge of gate collections for both fixtures, further underlining the scale of the operation entrusted to the Hoima-based club. Their test begins long before kick-off: coordinating their opponents’ arrival and stay, ensuring security, preparing the stadium, managing matchday operations and then producing the football required to advance. It is a logistical marathon wrapped around a continental knockout tie, with just six days separating the two decisive encounters.
Kitara earned this place on Africa’s stage by defeating SC Villa 2-1 in the Stanbic Uganda Cup final. Now comes a chapter demanding excellence both off and on the pitch. Mogadishu City will be welcomed, transported, accommodated and protected for 13 days—but once the referee’s whistle sounds, the rules of hospitality will end. Kitara’s mission is as unique as the tie itself: manage their opponents’ logistics, host them twice and then turn Hoima into the fortress that sends the hosts marching deeper into Africa.