By Musa Kikuuno | Busoga Times
Sunday, 8 June 2025
Weekend Results Summary:
Arua Hills 1-1 Busoga United
Blacks Power 5-0 Ntugasaze
Kaaro Karungi 1-1 Buhimba Saints
Kigezi HomeBoyz 1-0 Paidha Black Angels (Played on Saturday)
Kiyinda Boys 1-1 Onduparaka
Booma 0-5 Gadaffi
Relegation Zone Snapshot:
8th Kataka – 33 pts
9th Kaaro Karungi – 31 pts
10th Myda – 29 pts
12th Arua Hills – 29 pts
13th Kigezi HomeBoyz – 27 pts
14th Busoga United – 27 pts
15th Booma – 19 pts
Busoga United kept their survival hopes alive in the FUFA Big League after a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Arua Hills at the Barifa Stadium in Arua on Sunday.
The draw takes Busoga United to 27 points from 26 matches, leaving them in 14th place—second from bottom—in a league where the bottom four will be relegated to the regional leagues.
With two crucial games left to play, the Jinja-based side still has a mathematical chance of avoiding the drop.
Busoga will host bottom-placed Booma FC on 15th June at Kyabazinga Stadium, before wrapping up the season against promotion-chasing Blacks Power on 21st June.
The stakes couldn’t be higher: anything less than maximum points from both fixtures will confirm their relegation.
Currently, the difference between 9th-placed Kaaro Karungi (31 points) and 15th-placed Booma (19 points) is just 12 points, with some teams having games in hand. Booma, for instance, has four remaining games and could theoretically collect 12 points—potentially leapfrogging several teams if results go their way.
Relegation Battle Intensifies
The relegation fight is wide open from 8th to 15th positions, with clubs like Kataka (33 pts), Myda (29 pts), Kigezi HomeBoyz (27 pts), and Booma all in the mix. No team in the bottom half has yet been confirmed relegated, leaving the final two matchdays critical.
Title Race Heats Up
Meanwhile, at the top end of the table, the title race is equally intense. Buhimba Saints (49 pts) hold a slim lead over Calvary (48 pts), with Gadaffi (46 pts), Blacks Power (45 pts), and Paidha Black Angels (43 pts) closely behind.
