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The Ugandan defender talks about signing his new deal, his bond with the supporters, the team’s recent form and the trip to Rangers on Sunday.

We go to McDiarmid Park in the cinch Premiership on Saturday 19 March. Kick off is at 3pm.

Tickets for Motherwell fans can be purchased online now directly from St Johnstone. Tickets are available to buy online only.

Prices are:

• Adults: £24
• Over 65s / Under 20s: £14
• Family adult (one adult with maximum two children under 12): £17
• Under 12s (no admission without an adult): Free

Important information

For the £17 family deal, all ticket holders must enter via turnstile five.

Wheelchair and PA tickets can be purchased directly from the McDiarmid Park ticket office by calling 01738 455000 during office hours. Adult/concession wheelchair tickets are £15/£9 respectively. The personal assistant ticket is included in the ticket price.

Covid restrictions

Covid-19 certification checks will not be in place.

Only venues with over 10,000 in attendance are required to carry out checks.

We advise that all fans take a lateral flow test before travelling to the match, regardless of their vaccination status.

Fresh from signing a new deal with the club, Nathan McGinley has been reflecting on how much he has changed in his two years at Motherwell.

Moving to Scotland in the middle of lockdown, the defender was restricted to just his flat and limited areas of the club. He struggled to get to know his surroundings and his new team mates.

But a lot has changed since then. Off the pitch, he’s now a popular and influential presence in the dressing room. And on it, he’s grown and matured as a player.

He’s also drastically changed his diet, opting to go vegetarian a year ago, something which brings its own unique challenges when you’re a professional athlete.

The self-confessed geek let the cameras into his home to relax with him after training and meet his whippet puppy Obi.

Nathan McGinley has signed a new contract with the club.

The left-sided defender has committed his future until the summer of 2024.

“Nathan has shown us that he’s an excellent defender with all the attributes we need in our team,” manager Graham Alexander said.

“Now his future is sorted for the next couple of seasons, he can fully concentrate on helping us win games and improve on the qualities he has already.”

Recruited from Forest Green Rovers ahead of the 2020/21 season, McGinley has made 52 appearances in claret and amber to date.

The 25-year-old, an academy graduate at Middlesbrough, has established himself at left-back under manager Alexander, while also being able to play as a central defender.

The Motherwell boss says it’s not in his team’s DNA to treat Sunday’s trip to Ibrox as a so-called free hit.

Scott Fox has signed a new deal with the club.

The goalkeeper has put pen to paper on a contract that will take him through to the end of the 2022/23 season.

“Scott has shown since the summer what a quality goalkeeper we have to compete with Liam Kelly,” manager Graham Alexander said.

“He trains and prepares like a top professional, and we know he’s ready for any opportunity that might come his way.

“We’re very happy to secure him for another year after this season.”

Recruited in the summer of 2020, a serious knee injury ruled him out for the majority of his first season at Fir Park.

Recovering to play a role on loan in Greenock Morton’s successful Championship relegation play-off with Airdrie, he returned to Motherwell to contend with Liam Kelly for the gloves.

Fox is an experienced shot stopper with regular Premiership games with Partick Thistle and Ross County, as well as having been on the books of Celtic, Dundee, Queen of the South and East Fife.

A trip to Ibrox lies in store on Sunday in the cinch Premiership.

Kick-off at Ibrox is at 3pm.

Ticket information

To buy tickets, you can get them from us now, or visit the ticket office at Fir Park.

Additionally, the ticket office will be open at Fir Park from 10am to 12pm on Sunday for late sales.

Prices are:

• Adults: £29
• Over 65s and Under 18s: £22
• Under 16s: £11

Covid restrictions

Covid-19 certification checks will be in place. Venues with over 10,000 in attendance are required to carry out checks. Please bring vaccine certification with you.

We also advise that all fans take a lateral flow test before travelling to the match, regardless of their vaccination status.

Watch live

A live stream is available for viewers in the UK and Ireland from Rangers for £9.99 from their RangersTV site.

If you’re based abroad, you can watch via subscription at live.motherwellfc.co.uk.

Tale of the tape

Rangers were the victors in the last meeting between the two sides, running out 6-1 winners at Fir Park.

At Ibrox earlier this campaign, a Kaiyne Woolery goal secured a comeback 1-1 draw.

Form guide

Motherwell remain without a league win in 2022 so far, but come into the match off the back of a Scottish Cup win – and then Premiership draw – with Aberdeen.

Rangers’ 1-1 draw at Dundee United on Sunday ended a run of four straight wins, which also included the 4-2 away win at Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Europa League.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side took on the Germans again at Ibrox on Thursday night ahead of our visit, drawing 2-2 to secure progression on aggregate.

Our Scottish Cup quarter-final with Hibernian will take place on Sunday 13 March.

Broadcast live on BBC One Scotland, the game at Fir Park will kick off at 12.30pm.

Tickets for the home stands can be purchased online now, or from the ticket office at Fir Park.

Prices are:

• Adults: £15
• Over 60s / 16 and 17 year olds / Full-time students: £10
• 15 and under: £5

If you are a season ticket holder, your normal seat is being held for you until 5pm on Wednesday 9 March. To buy, visit our online ticketing service, log in and go to My Tickets.

Hibernian fans should contact their club for ticket sales.

Hospitality offers

Upgrade your quarter-final experience with one of our great value hospitality packages.

In our Centenary Suite, enjoy a traditional breakfast followed by pancakes with hot syrup and half-time refreshments, with a pay bar facility for £45 per person, and £16 for children aged 15 and under.

Or, with our Cooper Box Package, from 11am get two complimentary drinks pre-match, get traditional half-time refreshments and then enjoy a cash bar for one hour after the game for £48 per person.

To book, call our hospitality team on 01698 338003.

“We were the team on the front foot. On another day we win that game and take all three points.”

Motherwell showed their resilience again to fight back and claim a point against Aberdeen.

Vicente Besuijen provided the Dons with a first half lead before a Mark O’Hara goal midway through the second gave ‘Well a deserved equaliser.

But unlike last week the Fir Park failed to produce the spark and the fightback which earned them progression in the Scottish Cup.

Blues skies and sunshine welcomed the teams for a second consecutive Saturday. Apart from the vast improvement in the weather, the sides retained a familiar look.

Not surprisingly, buoyed by the Scottish Cup win over the Dons last week, Motherwell were unchanged.

Although the Dons welcomed back goalkeeper and captain Joe Lewis, the most significant change for visitors was in the dugout where newly-appointed Jim Goodwin took charge of his first game.

Both teams came into this league encounter sharing the unenviable record of going six games without a league win.

For a second week, ‘Well started the game facing the Davie Cooper stand and similarly almost lost an early goal at the other end.

A free kick 30 yards from Liam Kelly’s goal presented Lewis Ferguson with the first chance of the game. Although he did well to curl his shot towards the top left-hand corner of the goal, the ‘Well ‘keeper responded to palm the ball clear.

Motherwell forced a couple of set pieces to test the visitors’ goal but after Kevin van Veen tried to curl one into the net from wide on the left, the ball fell to Liam Donnelly but his powerful volley raced over the bar.

After some neat footwork at the edge of the box, Mark O’Hara squeezed in a shot straight at Lewis although the ‘keeper needed two attempts to gather the ball.

The Dons’ ‘keeper was more decisive after 14 minutes when he raced from his goal to smother the ball at the feet of the inrushing Van Veen, who went headlong over Lewis and then required treatment to his right shoulder.

While nursing his shoulder, Van Veen almost caught out Lewis as he dallied on a David Bates pass back. The keeper was almost embarrassed as he watched his attempt to clear the ball clattered off the ‘Well striker’s boot and rebound a couple of feet wide of his post.

In the 32nd minute, Christian Ramirez thought he had given the Pittodrie men the lead for the second week but a raised flag cancelled out his netted effort from 10 yards.

An Aberdeen goal, though, was only delayed two minutes.

Adam Montgomery outpaced Bevis Mugabi at the edge of the box and although his cross was falling behind the inrushing Besuijen he managed to scoop the ball into the begging goal to make it 1-0.

‘Well responded with an O’Hara corner which found its way out to Sean Goss but he struggled to prevent his volley flying over the crossbar.

The game was drifting towards the half-time whistle when it ended with a bang.

Referee Nick Walsh gave the Fir Park side the advantage after a foul 10 yards outside the box. But as play continued Jonny Hayes dived into a tackle on O’Hara resulting in treatment for both players and a melee amongst both sets of players.

Remarkably, while Hayes escaped a caution, Mugabi and Declan Gallagher were shown a yellow card for their confrontation.

When play resumed, Van Veen was unlucky not to claim his sixth goal against the Dons when his terrific free kick smacked off the face of the post with Lewis well beaten.

The ‘Well striker came close again early in the second half. A long ball from Kelly found Jake Carroll and his pass allowed Van Veen to turn Gallagher, before hammering a low drive towards the near post which Lewis turned behind.

Just after the hour mark, Graham Alexander made a double substitution bringing on Ricki Lamie and Kayne Woolery.

It had an immediate impact when Woolery gathered the ball at the corner of the box and fired towards goal. Van Veen got a touch eight yards out but although Lewis got a glove to the ball it fell for O’Hara to prod it home and level the scores.

That injected some buzz into the home crowd and suddenly ‘Well looked a threat every time they progressed towards the Dons’ goal.

With Woolery posing a threat on the right, Motherwell were in the ascendancy and from a Goss corner Mugabi failed to make contact from four yards when he looked certain to nod the ball home.

As new boss Goodwin pounded the touchline, Aberdeen were not content with a draw and threatened on the break. And it took a brilliant last-ditch tackle from Carroll to prevent Ramirez from having a run on Kelly’s goal.

Four minutes from time, Connor Shields almost popped up with another winner against the Dons.

But after racing into the box from a tight angle his powerful drive couldn’t find the top corner of the goal.