The Luzira-based side will be hoping to build on their match day one performance in which they picked up an emphatic 3-0 win.
Maroons FC will hope to continue their decent start in the league when they host record league winners SC Villa on matchday two on Sunday at the Luzira stadium.
The Luzira-based side will be hoping to build on their match day one performance in which they picked up an emphatic 3-0 win.
Head coach Mohammed Senfuma says the fans have to play a massive role for the team on Sunday.
“We have prepared well ahead of the S.C Villa game. Our target is to win, but we respect them; we want to do everything in our power to win,” Senfuma noted.
“I am calling upon all our fans to come in large numbers; they’re the reason we play, and the more they come, the more motivation for the boys,” he added.
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Combative midfielder Abel Etrude adds that the win against Wakiso Giants is a huge motivator, stressing that they have to work as a unit to win the game.
“We come into this game more confidently because of our win. Villa is a good team, especially after they lost their first game, but we’re ready and motivated,”Etrude noted.
“We are not going to take them for granted; we just have to play as a unit to win the game,” he added.
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Maroons conjured a dominant 3-0 league win on the day, their first of the season. Senfuma explains that the winning formula was the team's momentum throughout the game and catching the hosts on the counterattack.
Youngster Darius Ojok notched a brace, while Abraham Tusuubira not only sealed the deal during the 3-0 win away against Wakiso Giants but also registered two assists.