Express FC are 2020/2021 Uganda Premier League champions

Express Football Club will represent Uganda in the 2021/2022 CAF TotalEnergies Champions League.

The Red Eagles were on Tuesday declared champions of the 2020/2021 StarTimes Uganda Premier League by the Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) Emergency Committee.

Although the COVID-19 challenge affected the Uganda Premier League, the decision to declare Express FC champions was based on a rule that at list 75% of the matches had been played.

The Committee said the decision was taken based on Article 18, Section 1, Sub-section C & D of the FUFA Competition rules.
The Committee said were declared champions because they were top of the table before the COVID-19 challenges affected the League. Kyetume FC, MYDA FC and Kitara FC have been relegated to the StarTimes FUFA Big League.

” We worked hard to win the trophy this year. Although we had few matches to officially complete the League, am glad we shall play in the Champions League,” said Express coach Wasswa Bbosa.

Uganda Revenue Authority FC who were second on the Uganda Premier League table at the time the COVID-19 lockdown was imposed will represent Uganda in the CAF Confederation Cup.

Article 18, Section 1, Sub-section C & D

The above article states; Where the league format due to circumstances of force majeure is not played to completion the league winner shall be determined as follows.

c) Where at least one club has played more than 75% of the league games, the following formula shall be used by TOC (Tournament Organising Committee) to determine the league positions.

d) Total number of points earned from the number of games played multiplied by the total number of games supposed to be played divided by the number of games played.