KCCA FC head coach Morley Byekwaso has confirmed that striker Muhammad Shaban will start against his former club Onduparaka.

The Kasasiro Boys will visit the Caterpillars at the Bombo Military Barracks Grounds in the StarTimes Uganda Premier League on Friday.

“Shaban has struggled with an injury recently but he has now recovered and he had a good performance when he came on against Gaddafi Modern FC on Tuesday,” Byekwaso told the media.

“We expect him to start against Onduparaka which is his former team and once he gets enough minutes within his legs I am confident he is going to help us a lot.”

It will be KCCA’s third game in a week and Byekwaso has noted that the games coming in thick and fast has had a toll on his players but urged them to keep pushing.

“Heavy legs were evident against Gaddafi, especially amongst the players who played many minutes against SC Villa.”

“The likes of Moses Waiswa, Brian Aheebwa, Rogers Mato, and Allan Okello all showed signs of exhaustion.”

“But we are in the same situation just like the other teams so let’s continue trying our best because we have to win games and climb up the table,” he noted.

Byekwaso’s charges face Onduparaka, a side hungry to register their maiden victory of the season. The latter is the only team in the SUPL yet to win a single game this campaign.

As KCCA is positioned third on the 15-team SUPL log with 19 points from nine games, Onduparaka are placed at the base with two points after the same number of games.

In their two meetings of last season, KCCA won 3-1 in the first leg while the second leg ended in a one-all stalemate.