Cranes enter camp, FUFA takes match tickets upcountry
As a number of Uganda Cranes players checked in for residential training at Sky Hotel on Monday, FUFA has widened their ticket selling points for the Africa Nations Cup qualifier against Togo at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole on Saturday.
By Swalley Kenyi
Africa Nations Cup qualifier
Saturday
Uganda v Togo, 4pm
Charges: sh20,000
VIP sh50,000
VVIP sh120,000
As a number of Uganda Cranes players checked in for residential training at Sky Hotel on Monday, FUFA has widened their ticket selling points for the Africa Nations Cup qualifier against Togo at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole on Saturday.
Players Benjamin Ochan, Ismael Watenga, Dennis Iguma, Martin Kizza, Godfrey Walusimbi, Fred Khalid 'Aucho’ Nkata, Savio Kabugo, Murshid Juuko, Emma Okwi, Richard Kasaga, Brian Umony, Yunus Sentamu, Kyeyune, Brian Majwega, Baker Lukoya, Karim Ndugwa, Dan Serunkuuma, Moses Oloya, Allan Kyambadde, Baba Kizito checked in Monday for training that starts Tuesday.
The team captain Andy Mwesigwa and lead striker Geoffrey Massa are among the foreign based players expected to join the team on Tuesday.
The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) marketing department has opted to widen ticket selling points for the qualifiers to Entebbe, Jinja and a number of shopping centres in the city and beyond.
The tickets will be available for sale at City Oil Nakawa, Kamwokya, Bombo Road, Namirembe Road, Martin Road, Gapco Ben Kiwanuka Street starting Tuesday.
Other fuel stations that will be selling the tickets include Total Bweyogerere, Kireka, City Centre-Opposite Uganda House, Nakivubo, Bwaise, Kansanga, Shell, Kibuye, Capital, Kobil, Kasubi, Kawempe, Namirembe and Ndeeba.
FUFA has also authorised shops including City Shoppers Mukono, Hardware World-Ntinda, Makubuya Shop-Jinja, FUFA House, Jude Color Solutions at Prime Complex, Quality Garments at Jesco Plaza Wilson and New City Supermarket at Ham Shopping Ground.
Airtel shops at Global Trust Bank Building on Jinja Road, Bugolobi near Nakumatt, Lugogo at Game Shopping Mall, Ben Kiwanuka Street, Bweyogerere near Total Gas Station and Entebbe-Victoria Mall will also be selling the tickets.
The ordinary tickets will go for sh20000, VIP tickets go for sh50,000 and the VVIP tickets will have to pay sh120,000.
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