'I fell in love with the name and the colours'
Dennice: It was 1997 and the Premier League had just come to Ugandan TV screens. There was this game between Aston Villa and Liverpool. It must have been a Villa home game because firstly it was the colours that I fell in love with. Then the name itself was magical! I was already a fan of SC Villa,who got their name from Aston Villa apparently too. The name Aston Villa and our colours...it was love at first sight!By the way, we won that game 2-1.
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