Mbabazi, Toto join Cranes

By Peter Ekarot and Leo Kabunga UGANDA'S Ireland based professional Livingstone Mbabazi yesterday joined Uganda Cranes camp in Jinja. Cranes camped at Bellevue Hotel and preparing to face Togo Hawks next weekend at Nakivubo stadium in the Africa Nations Cup qualifier will be bolstered with new call-ups in Masaka's striker Ismail Kigozi and Mbarara United left winger Toto Songe. Songe, a Ugandan of Congolese origin, had his travel documents worked on yesterday by team manager Sam Kabugo at internal affairs ministry. "Mbabazi is very instrumental and we want his services. He is an organiser," said Kabugo. Nigerian coach Harrison Okagbue contacted the St. Patrick's Athletic midfielder whose move to the Dublin club was okayed by FIFA after Libyan side, Al-Alhi provided an ITC and professional contract. Said Kabugo, "Toto Songe's passport has been worked on and Masaka's striker Kigozi has also been called to Cranes." Cranes face KCC tomorrow in a friendly and then play Express on Monday, all the games are at Nakivubo. On Tuesday, they face Kenya's Oserian Fastac. Star striker Hassan Mubiru recovering from a knee injury is expected to join the camp today. Villa players who are away join the camp next week on return from Nigeria. Songe got first call to Cranes last year, but inexplicably dropped later. Mbabazi last played for Cranes in the 1-1 draw at home against Senegal. r FUFA emergency committee meets next week to resolve on administrative hiccups that have caused embarrassments to the association. Federation secretary Godfrey Kisekka yesterday said that the meeting will discuss the fate of its official Bonefance Oryema on a life ban. Today, Villa face Chicago in a friendly at Nakivubo stadium. The juniors go in action as the senior side is in Nigeria against Julius Berger tomorrow. ends