The management of Mandela National Stadium in Nambole has finally allowed Sports Club Villa to host their CAF Champions League qualifier at the venue.
This decision follows a meeting this morning between the club, the stadium management, and the UPDF engineering department, chaired by State Minister for Sports Peter Ogwang.
SC Villa management and fans breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday afternoon after last-ditch talks salvaged their Cal Champions League preliminary first-leg match against the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE).
Until then, the encounter was shrouded in uncertainty after Mandela National Stadium (MNS), Namboole on July 30 told Villa in a letter that they would be able to host them due to the ongoing renovations. The laying of the tartan track was the main reason.
After that correspondence, some members of the Villa executive sat last Monday and agreed to meet the contractor the following Wednesday