Some note that the lethal rivalry mainly involves Uganda's Arsenal and Man Utd fans, suggesting this has something to do with age and background. Mr Linika, a Liverpool supporter, said his team tended to attract an older crowd and those that were slightly better off - with Arsenal's and Man Utd's fanbase drawn from poorer areas. "Currently we are on top of the Premier League table and you rarely hear about a Liverpool fan involved in violence," he said. Pamela Icumar, popularly known as Mama Liverpool because of her ardent devotion to the Reds, agreed that her fellow fans knew how to manage their emotions "even when we're losing". But Arsenal fan Agnes Katende laughed this off when I met up with them both in Kampala - the two women are part of a dedicated female following of the EPL. Ms Icumar is even part of a female only fan club. For Solomon Kutesa, secretary of the official Arsenal Supporters Club in Uganda, the country's drinking culture is to blame for the football violence. "Some of the fans watch the games while intoxicated and it becomes hard to manage them when their teams lose," he told the BBC. Some suggest getting fans back into local stadiums and out of bars could curb the hysteria - and help revitalise the Ugandan Premier League. "The current generation only knows about the European soccer. If we invest more on the local league we could manage to disrupt a lot of attention given to foreign games," said Mr Kyambadde, while acknowledging it suffered from a bad reputation and lack of star power.