Revamped Express FC open season at BUL as Maroons host URA

Express FC visit BUL FC at the Fufa Technical Centre in Njeru on Sunday afternoon in one of two StarTimes Uganda Premier League fixtures closing round one.

The Red Eagles arrive with a new-look squad.

Over 19 new signings have come through the door alongside new head coach Morley Byekwaso.

The tactician will lean on the experience of Mathias Kigonya, Shafik Batambuze and Alpha Ssali as the revamped outfit looks to start the campaign on a bright note.

BUL, too, are entirely different from the side that went before, with new faces across the squad for the Jinja-based club.

History favours the hosts in this fixture.

The two sides have met 21 times before, with BUL edging the head-to-head with nine wins against Express's five.

Across in Kampala, Maroons host URA at Mutesa II Stadium, Wankulukuku.

Jimmy Kintu wants to open his stint in charge of the Tax Collectors with maximum points.

So does Umar Abdallah Loi at Maroons, where a win would set the tone for the season.

Both dugouts are plotting cautious openers.

The argument doing the rounds in Kampala is whether Kintu or Loi blinks first on Sunday afternoon — and whether Byekwaso's rebuilt Express can show chemistry this early.