UPL: Showdown as URA host Vipers in crunch Nakivubo night clash

Match day 13 of the StarTimes Uganda Premier League comes to a thrilling close this Saturday, January 24, 2026, with a blockbuster Super Saturday programme featuring four decisive fixtures across the country and all eyes firmly fixed on Nakivubo under the floodlights.

The headline act will be the late kickoff at 8:00 PM, where URA FC entertain table leaders Vipers SC at Hamz Stadium.

It is a clash loaded with pressure and contrasting ambitions.

The Venoms, beginning a new chapter without Allan Okello, have a golden opportunity to stretch their lead at the top to three points.

On the other hand, URA are in urgent need of a response after a worrying run of results.

Hussein Mbalangu’s charges have suffered four straight defeats, including the coach’s first game in charge at home to in-form Entebbe UPPC.

Sitting 12th on 11 points, just a single point above the relegation zone, the Tax Collectors know that anything short of a positive result will deepen their crisis and drag them further into the survival fight.

Before the main event, Nakivubo will first host Express FC against Buhimba United Saints at 5:00 PM.

The visitors arrive in better spirits after finally ending a ten-game winless run with a 1-0 victory over Maroons, a result that lifted them to 10th place with 13 points, just above the Red Eagles.

NEC FC welcome Kitara FC in intriguing encounter

Express, meanwhile, are struggling for consistency, having gone three matches without a win and losing four of their last five outings.

Over at MTN Omondi Stadium, Lugogo (4:00 PM), NEC FC welcome Kitara FC in another intriguing encounter.

The hosts will be without Charles Waibi, Titus Ssematimba and Mustafa Kizza, all of whom have completed moves to Kenya’s Nairobi United.

NEC are 9th on 15 points, still not entirely safe, while Kitara sit 6th with 22 points and even have a game in hand making them firm favourites to push closer to the top four.

Elsewhere in Kamwenge at Rwamwanja Stadium (4:00 PM), Mbarara City lock horns with Lugazi in what is a classic relegation six-pointer.

Both sides are tied on 10 points with identical records, and only bottom-placed Calvary (3 points) have fewer. The winner will open a crucial three-point gap over the other and take a valuable step away from the danger zone.

With title ambitions, survival battles, and form revivals all on the line, Super Saturday promises drama, tension, and season-defining moments across four venues.