{"id":30500,"date":"2022-05-05T19:04:11","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T19:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/busitema-iuiu-upbeat-ahead-of-varsity-clash"},"modified":"2022-05-05T19:10:30","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T19:10:30","slug":"busitema-iuiu-upbeat-ahead-of-varsity-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/busitema-iuiu-upbeat-ahead-of-varsity-clash","title":{"rendered":"Busitema, IUIU upbeat ahead of varsity clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Busitema University are upbeat as they head to Mbale to take on Islamic University In Uganda (IUIU) for their opening match of this season\u2019s Pepsi University Football League.<\/p>\n<p>Busitema were drawn in Group F alongside Bugema and IUIU and are confident that they have what it takes to finish on top of the group and qualify for the knockout stages.<\/p>\n<p><b>Single spot for qualification<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Only one team will qualify from Group F since it is comprised of only three teams compared to four in the other groups.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis season things are very competitive so you cannot afford to relax. You need to win from the word go,\u201d Busitema University coach Ronald Lumala said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are going to Mbale to collect all three points. IUIU are a good team and they have a good record at home but they should be prepared for a tough game,\u201d Lumala added.<\/p>\n<p>For IUIU this is a must win game if they are to stand a chance of qualifying for the knockout stages having lost on match day one.<\/p>\n<p><b>Difficult group<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a very important game for us. We need to win because we are in a very difficult group. We are only three teams and only one team is being considered unlike the groups where there are four teams and the runner-up has a chance of qualifying for the knockout stage,\u201d IUIU coach Haruna Kebba said<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven though we lost our first game we still have a chance. All we need to do is win all our remaining games and we shall make it,\u201d Kebba added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\">Uganda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. Busitema University are upbeat as they head to Mbale to take on Islamic University In Uganda (IUIU) for their opening match of this season\u2019s Pepsi University Football League. 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