FUFA Super 8: Key Highlights of the 2024/25 Pre-Season Tournament
The FUFA Super 8 is back with lots of vibrancy and keen competition compared to any other year. This year’s tournament will have the top 7 clubs from the last season’s table of the 2023/24 Premier League, whereby one spot remains reserved for a select side comprising free agents. Here is your ultimate guide to the FUFA Super 8, 2024: teams, new formats, key players, and what fans are looking out for.
The Teams
This year’s tournament shall host the top seven teams in the Premier League 2023/2024 season and one selected team inclusive of free agents. The competitors are:
- SC Villa – League champions and headline competitors
- BUL FC – Defending champions
- Vipers SC
- KCCA FC
- Kitara FC
- NEC FC
- Maroons FC
New Format and Double Headers
The FUFA Super 8 2024 brings up a new format with double headers. In the first round, teams will play each other twice, on a home and away basis. The aggregate winner will progress, while the losers will have to play classification matches. games will be played in selected venues that are St. Mary’s Stadium, Kitende, and MTN Omondi Stadium, Lugogo. Each day is a double matchday with the first one slated to kick-off at 5 pm and the second at 8 pm.
New Players
New Clubs have been busy in the transfer market trying to beat the deadline in their quest to bring on board new players. This pre-season tournament will, therefore, give the coaches a chance to try their new signings while on the other hand the fans will witness potential new heroes in action.
First Tests for New Coaches
Two Super 8 teams have new coaches:
- Vipers SC – Nikola Kavazovic (Serbian) is with the team for close to six weeks.
- SC Villa – New interim coach Morley Byekwaso, who was an assistant to Dusan Stojanovic the previous season now gets his shot at proving he is worth it.
Early Opportunity at Silverware
The FUFA Super 8 comes early enough, availing a chance for silverware and through to the success ticket that comes with the season. The win in the championship by BUL FC gave the side confidence and the impetus to gun for the league title.
Preparing for CAF Games
SC Villa and Kitara FC will use the Super 8 to ready themselves for their intercontinental engagements in the CAF. SC Villa will engage Ethiopia’s CBE in the CAF Champions League while Kitara tackles Al Hilal Benghazi of Libya in their first-ever continental showpiece.
Fixture List
Round-1 (1st Leg)
Friday, August 2nd – St. Mary’s Kitende Stadium
- Q1: Maroons FC vs. BUL FC 1-1
- Q2: Vipers SC vs. NEC FC 0-0
Saturday, August 3rd – Namboole Stadium
- Q3: Kitara FC vs. KCCA FC 1-0
- Q4: Select Team FC vs. SC Villa 2-1
Round-1 (2nd Leg)
Tuesday, August 6th – MTN Omondi Stadium
- Q3: KCCA FC vs. Kitara FC 3-3
- Q2: NEC FC vs. Vipers SC 1-1
Wednesday, August 7th – Namboole Stadium
- Q1: BUL FC vs. Maroons FC 3-0
- Q4: SC Villa vs. Select Team FC 0-1
Round-2
Saturday, August 10th – Namboole Stadium
- S1: Loser Q2 vs. Loser Q4 – 5:00 pm
- S2: Winner Q2 vs. Winner Q4 – 8:00 pm
Sunday, August 11th – MTN Omondi Stadium
- S3: Loser Q3 vs. Loser Q1 – 5:00 pm
- S4: Winner Q3 vs. Winner Q1 – 8:00 pm
Round-3
Saturday, August 31st – Namboole Stadium
- F1: Loser S3 vs. Loser S1 – 5:00 pm
- F2: Winner S3 vs. Winner S1 – 8:00 pm
Sunday, September 1st – MTN Omondi Stadium
- S3: Loser S4 vs. Loser S2 – 5:00 pm
- S4: Winner S4 vs. Winner S2 – 8:00 pm
Conclusion
The FUFA Super 8 2024 is going to be the perfect kickoff for this season of football, where top teams are going to fight for a trophy and prepare for the continental challenges that await them. Fans can look forward to exciting matches, with the coming in of new players and stiff competition. Stay tuned for all the action; support your favorite team as they fight it out for glory.
