TodayPolice FC vs KCCA - 3pm

Last season’s Primus national league runner-ups Police FC host Ugandan league champions Kampala City Council Authority [KCCA] FC in a pre-season football match on Sunday afternoon at Stade de Kigali.

Police, handled by Ugandan coach Sam Ssimbwa, are using the match to prepare for the 2013/14 local football season, which gets underway on September 21.

The club secretary general, Chief Supt. Jean Nepo Mbonyumuvunyi said the friendly match, one of many to be played before the kick off of new league, is meant to test the players’ coordination on the pitch following the massive recruitment of new players.

He noted that they are negotiating with other clubs in the region including those in DRC, Tanzania and Uganda, to fix more pre-season friendlies.

Police FC under Ssimbwa have made seven major additional players to the squad which finished second behind champions Rayon Sports last season.

The new signings include; Jean Paul Mutabazi from AS Muhanga, Djabil Mutarambirwa (Kiyovu Sport) and Emmanuel Crespo Sebanani (Mukura).

Others are Donatien Jojori Tuyizere (Rayon Sports), Pacifique Mugwaneza (Gicumbi FC) and Gibson Atuheire from Uganda’s side, URA.

To Ssimbwa, the KCCA friendly match will not be taken lightly but instead use it to gauge his team’s strength as they try to wrestle the league title from Rayon Sports.

"Our goal is to take next season’s title after two consecutive years as first run-ups, and it starts with winning these friendlies,” said Ssimbwa.

After KCCA, Police FC has also lined up another friendly tie against Uganda Revenue Authority next week.