Round of 16 fixtures:

Vipers Sports Club Vs Kataka Football Club _ St Mary’s Stadium, Kitende

Police Football Club Vs Mbale Heroes Football Club _   MTN Omondi Stadium, Lugogo

Maroons Football Club Vs Ndejje University Football Club _ Prisons Stadium, Luzira

Onduparaka Football Club Vs Express Football Club or Sports Club Villa _ Ababet Green Light stadium, Arua

Soltilo Bright Stars Football Club Vs Bul Football Club _   Kavumba Recreational stadium, Wakiso

Mbarara City Football Club Vs Iganga Young Football Club _   Kakyeka stadium, Mbarara City

Booma Football Club Vs TIPSA _ Masindi Municipal Stadium

Wakiso Giants Football Club Vs UPDF Football Club _ Kabaka Kyabaggu Stadium,Wakiso.

The games for the 48th edition of the Stanbic Uganda Cup for the round of 16 stage are now known to the football followers and they will feature a number of delectable fixtures with the most much anticipated ones being the clashes between Star Times Uganda Premier League sides.

In some of the awaited games between Star Times Uganda Premier League sides; Solitilo Bright Stars Football Club who eliminated KCCA Football Club at the round of 32 will be at home against last year’s finalist BUL Football Club. BUL lost last year’s Stanbic Uganda Cup final to Vipers SC.

In the other clash of top flight giants; Wakiso Giants FC will be facing UPDF FC at the Kabaka Kyabaggu Stadium in Wakiso while Onduparaka FC awaits another Star Time Uganda Premier League rival in either Express Footabll Club or Sports Club Villa who are yet to play their round of 32 fixture.

The surprise package that still stands in Stanbic Uganda Cup this season is TIPSA who will be taking on Booma Football Club away at the Masindi Municipal Stadium.

TIPSA’s surprising journey into the round of 16 started when they eliminated Star Times Uganda Premier League new comers Arua Hill at the round of 64 and followed it with another shocking defeat over Star Times Uganda Big League side Kitara Football Club at the round of 32 stage.

The rounds of 16 games were confirmed at the draws that were held at FUFA House on Wednesday. 9th. March. 2022; and the will be played between Sunday. 20th. March to Thursday. 24th. March. 2022.

The draws were conducted by FUFA Executive Committee Member Florence Nakiwala Kiyingi, FUFA Competitions Director Aisha Nalule and former Express FC winger and Uganda Cranes International Ibrahim Buwembo.

Meanwhile, the new development in the history of Uganda’s oldest cup competition will be the giving out of replica trophies to each Uganda Cup winner; effective with Proline Football Club, the 2018-2019 champions.

Story by Joseph Mary Ssempiira, www.sportznow.ug writer.