The home based contingent of the Uganda Cranes team that had traveled to Nigeria to play in the international friendly game on Wednesday, 25th March 2015 finally returned to the country in the wee hours of Friday morning.
The triumphant team, that registered a 0-1 away victory over the Nigerian Eagles touched down at Entebbe International Airport 51 minutes after mid-night aboard Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 332 from Addis Ababa.
Goal hero, Farouk Miya, goal keeper, Ismail Watenga, Kezironi Kizito, Joseph Nsubuga, Shafiki Bakaki, Ibrahim Kiyemba, Derrick Tekkwo and Robert Sentongo were the locally based players who returned alongside all the team officials who had traveled with the team.
The delegation was led by FUFA Vice President, Darius Mugoye who acknowledged Uganda’s exceptional performance at the Akwa Ibom Stadium in Uyo state.
Winning away from home is a great experience especially when it comes against a fancied opposition as Nigeria, who are ranked 30 places better than Uganda on the FIFA rankings. Let us maintain that spirit as we continue rebuilding the team
A jovial Mugoye told www.fufa.co.ug.
Focus now shifts to the domestic Uganda Cup and Azam Premier league action as well as the other lower leagues.