Moses Sseruyidde was the hero of the day as Kitara beat Police FC in a close Contest game played at Kigaaya Ground on Friday afternoon.
The game ended in 1-0 win in favour of the Kitara FC, thanks to the 62th minute well calculated free kick from Moses Sseruyidde which secured the three points that earned Sam Ssimbwa coached side back to their top seat that was temporary snatched by Mbarara City FC.
Kitara moved to 46 points dropping Mbarara City to second place with 44 points, only two points separate the two sides who are targeting topflight promotion.
After losing their previous game against Calvary in Yumbe , the Royals knew that the next loss would bring them back to tricky calculations and the tactician Sam Ssimbwa made some changes in the team from that played against Calvary, Ssenkaaba George and Kasaija returned to starting lineup who also made great impact in the Police game.
For the visitors, police football club, they will have to get back on board and organize themselves for the next game against Luweero United at Kavumba , a game they need to win to increase their chances for Uganda premier league promotion.
The loss for police left them on 40 points in 4th place on the log with one point behind the third placed NEC FC, that shared the points with Adjumani FC on Thursday.
Full time results for match day 20:
Kitara Football Club 1-0 Uganda Police Football Club
Booma Football Club 1-0 Kyetume Football Club
Luweero UTD 2-0 Calvary Football Club
Soroti City FC 2-1 Kataka Football Club
Adjumani TC 1-1 NEC Football Club
Karoo Karungi Football Club 0-0 Lugazi FC
Northern Gateway SC 0-1 Jinja North UTD
Mbarara City FC 1-0 Ndejje University FC