KAVUMBA RECREATION CENTER, Kayunga (Interstat) — Bright Stars defeated KCCA 1-0 on Saturday in a CAF Champions League group stage match, defying pregame projections.

Anicet Oura scored the game’s only goal in the fourth minute, finishing a play assisted by substitute N’Golo Traoré. The early strike held up as Bright Stars secured the victory in this UGA Premier League fixture.

Interstat’s simulator had projected a 1-0 win for KCCA, which entered with a 61 percent probability to win according to its ELO ratings. The result gives Bright Stars a winning start in the competition, while KCCA begins with a loss.

Three substitutes (Interstat) — Traoré, Abdoul-Sabourh Bodé and Moussa Diallo (Interstat) — each received yellow cards during the match.