AFCON 2019: Desabre starts preparations for Tanzania game
Mar 04, 2019
The Cranes will set up camp in Cairo, Egypt from March 18 to 22 after which they will travel to Dar-es-Salaam for the match against Tanzania on March 24.
Uganda Cranes coach Sebastien Desabre has summoned a big pool of players to start preparing for the final qualifier of the 2019 AFCON against Tanzania later this month
Desabre has named a list of 15 foreign based players who will be joined by 31 other stars playing in the StarTimes Uganda Premier League from which a team will be selected after a regional tour match in Kampala.
Two experienced players Hassan Wasswa Mawanda and Godfrey Walusimbi unattached to any club, have also been included for training with the local based players.
The Cranes will set up camp in Cairo, Egypt from March 18 to 22 after which they will travel to Dar-es-Salaam for the match against Tanzania on March 24.
Cranes who already qualified for AFCON will use the game to test new players on the team.
The 15 foreign based players Summoned for camp in Cairo,Egypt include; Denis Onyango (Mamelodi Sundowns, South Africa), Jamal Salim (Al Hilah Omdruman, Sudan), Robert Odongkara ( Adama City FC, Ethiopia), Murushid Juuko (Simba, Tanzania), Denis Iguma ( Kazma, Kuwait), Nicolas Wadada Azam FC, Tanzania), Herbert Bockhorn Borussia Dortmund, Germany), Moses Opondo (VendsysselFF, Denmark), Joseph Ochaya (TP Mazembe, DR Congo), Khalid Aucho (Church Hill Brothers, India), Faruku Miya (Gorica, Croatia), Edris Lubega (SV Reid, Austria), Emma Okwi (Simba-Tanzania), Karisa Milton (MC Oujda, Morocco), Muhammad Shaban (Raja Casablanca, Morocco)
The 31 local based players: Sebwato Nicholas (Onduparaka Fc), Saidi Keni (Sc Villa), James Alitho (URA FC), Charles Lukwago (KCCA FC), Obenchan Filbert (KCCA FC), Willa Paul (Police FC), Samson Mutyaba (Maroons FC), Kizza Mustafa (KCCA FC), Majwega Brian (Maroons FC), Godfrey Walusimbi (Unattached), Timothy Awanyi (KCCA FC), Mbowa Paul Baker (URA FC), Mujuzi Musitafa (Proline FC), Halid Lwaliwa (Vipers SC), Rashid Toha ( Onduparaka FC), Hassan Wasswa Mawanda (Unattached), Sadam Juma (KCCA FC), Eyam Ivan (Mbarara City FC), Taddeo Lwanga (Vipers SC), Okello Allan (KCCA FC), Waisswa Moses (Vipers SC), Bright Anukani (Proline FC), Owori David (Sc Villa), Allan Kyambadde (KCCA FC), Micheal Birungi (Express FC), Poloto Julius (KCCA C), Balinya Juma (Police FC), Serunkuma Daniel (Vipers SC), Kaddu Henry (KCCA FC), Madondo Joel (K-Jinja SS), Bashir Mutanda (Sc Villa).