Big guns former Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) club championships Police FC were eliminated from the Stanbic Uganda Cup round of 32 by minnows as nine premier league sides progressed.
Lugazi edged out 2-1 Police who won the 2006 the Cecafa Club championships and the Uganda Premier League in 2005 out of the cup tournament at Police Arena, Kamwokya on Friday, February 27th, 2026 evening.
At the hour mark, Alvin Birungi set up Lugazi’s new signing from Mbale Heroes Umar Kyebatala to break the deadlock with a curling shot past Police’s goalkeeper Edward Kasibante before Abdul Kalanzi doubling the lead three minutes later.
An under pressure Lugazi’s defender, Joseph Otieno planted the ball into his own net in the 73rd for the law enforcers consolation goal as they bowed out of the championship.
Defending champions Vipers qualified after going on rampage to hammer Pajule Lions 6-0 at Kitende, their skipper Milton Karisa and Abdul-Karim Watambala netting twice each as Arafat Usama Kiza and substitute Gusto Wa Mulongo score a goal apiece for the emphatic victory .
Ten times Uganda Cup winners Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Football Club pipped Mbarara City 1-0 courtesy of skipper Fillbert Obenchan’s lone goal .
A goal scored in each half from Mikidadi Ssenyonga and Henry Wamala enabled the 2001–2002 East African Hedex Super Cup champions FC Express beat Ntugasaze 2-0 at the Kiira road Police Arena in Kamwokya.
Three times Uganda Cup winners and runners up Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) beat FUFA Big League side Blacks Power 6-5 in post match penalties at Hamz Stadium (Nakivubo War Memorial grounds) after a barren draw during normal regulation and extra time.
Nine-time cup winners and premier league record champions SC Villa overcame BIDCO Uganda Limited (BUL) through post match penalties following a 2-2 stalemate at Fufa stadium, Kadiba.
National Enterprise Corporation FC blanked the 1972 African Cup of Champions Clubs runners up Uganda People Defence Forces (UPDF) 2-0 at Bombo for the military side to kiss the tournament goodbye.
FUFA Big League club Onduparaka, progressed with a 5-4 post match penalty win over Football Classroom while similarly visiting Home Boys Kagaba Kigezi dumped out Home Boyz out of the competition suffered a 4-3 through spot-kicks after a 1-1 draw.
Uganda’s Prisons team Maroons posted a 1-0 home win over visiting Kumi United at their lake-side stadium.
The all-important goal was scored in the 56th minute from a 35 yard shot struck by Norman Odipio past goalkeeper Joseph Roger as the Prison Warders booked their berth to the round of 16 stage of the knockout competition.
The nine Premier League sides in the R16 Stanbic Uganda Cup
- KCCA
- URA
- Vipers SC
- SC Villa
- Maroons
- Kitara
- Lugazi
- NEC
- Express FC
