If anyone still doubted Police’s staying power in this title race, their blistering 4-0 demolition of Buhimba Saints United last week should have settled the debate.
The 2005 champions are no longer a feel-good early-season story – they are a team defying odds with rising belief and swagger.
Yes, Buhimba are wobbling and winless in six, but Police played with the conviction of a side that believes it belongs among the frontrunners. Their energy, ruthlessness, and rhythm sent a clear warning across the division.
And on Wednesday, against a Lugazi side stuck on nine points and searching for identity, Matia Lule’s men have a golden chance to pull level on 20 points with table leaders KCCA.
It is an opportunity they simply cannot afford to waste – not when their surprise title surge has gathered this much wind.
Armed Cops
Police travel to Najjembe buoyed by the heroes of their Buhimba destruction.
Denis Kalanzi opened the floodgates in the 28th minute, Umaru Kasumba doubled the tally on the stroke of halftime, before Man of the Match Saidi Kyeyune stretched the lead.
Derrick Maviiri completed the rout with a ruthless finish against his former employers. Lule will hope the same cast delivers again, especially with morale soaring and the dressing room believing that something special is brewing.
The Cops’ resurgence has rested on several pillars: experienced forwards capable of carrying games on their shoulders, renewed home comfort at the refurbished Kamwokya Grounds, and Lule’s seasoned hand guiding the ship with quiet authority.
Whisper it gently, but many observers are beginning to wonder whether the echoes of their 2005 miracle could grow louder if this consistency holds.
For Lugazi, the timing could not be worse. Their recent 2-0 defeat to UPDF exposed brittle defending and a worrying lack of cutting edge.
With only two wins from nine and a -5 goal difference, they will need discipline and bravery to avoid being overrun by one of the league’s in-form machines.
Mukasa the Saint
At the Royal Park in Butema, UPDF – 13th with nine points-head into today’s fixture encouraged by that victory over Lugazi, courtesy of Emmanuel Ochen and Joseph Janjali’s strikes.
Paul Kiwanuka’s men have been unpredictable, alternating flashes of resilience with lapses of concentration, but they will sense opportunity as they meet a Buhimba Saints side drowning in turmoil.
Buhimba have responded to their alarming slide by unveiling Robert Mukasa as their new head coach on a one-year renewable contract.
The former SC Villa, URA , Gaddafi and UTODA coach arrives preaching revival, discipline and unity.
StarTimes Uganda Premier League
Wednesday
Buhimba United vs. UPDF, 4pm
The Royals Park – Butema
Lugazi vs. Police, 4pm
Lugazi Stadium – Najjembe