Thursday 8th December, 2016
Boma Young 1-0 Bazaar Holdings
Doves All Stars 2-0 Kiira United
Moroto United 1-2 Ndejje University
Entebbe 0-1 Sun City
Fixtures
Saturday 10th Dec, 2016
Maroons vs Busia Fisheries
Nayimtyobora vs Mbarara City
Airtel Kitara vs Hope Doves
Kataka FC vs Synergy FC
Water FC vs Masavu FC
Bright Light FC vs Phaida Black Angels
The Uganda national beach Soccer team-Sand Cranes left for Tanzania with heads up.
They are eager to return home with positive results.
The team was officially flagged off by the FUFA Executive Committee member and also chairman FUTSAL and Beach Soccer Committee, Samuel Mpiima at FUFA House in Kampala.
Mpiima wished the contingent a safe journey to and from.
‘I wish you a good journey to and from Dar es salaam. Let us prove that we are the strongest team in the region. Beach Soccer is growing and Uganda Sand Cranes will be able to compete in many more international tournaments and the CAF qualifiers. We thank the FUFA President Eng. Moses Magogo for giving us another opportunity to play across the boarders. We take international friendly matches seriously’ Mpiima stated.
Beach Soccer Delegate to the FUFA Assembly- Anthony Tumwesigye is the Leader of Delegation.
Th Sand Cranes under the administration of the current FUFA President have already played against team like Zanzibar, Ghana and Kenya. It will be the first time that the Sand Cranes are facing Tanzania.
However National team representation in beach soccer started under the reign of Eng. Moses Magogo as the head of football in Uganda.
Uganda also has three beach soccer referees Ivan Kintu Bayige, Shafic Mugerwa and Senteza Muhammad. Kintu Bayige who was voted the best referee at the FUFA Awards last Friday at Munyonyo, will be heading to officiate at the Africa Beach Soccer Championship in Nigeria mid this month.
The Squad
Goalkeepers
Kibirige Meddie (Nkumba Select)
Kalule Micheal (St. Lawrence)
Defenders
Davis Kasujja (MUBS)
Katwe Allan (YMCA)
Akabway Geoffrey (KIU)
Midfielders
Ochero Sulaiman (St Lawrence)
Kalyowa Emmanuel (St Lawrence)
Naturinda Ambrose (YMCA)
Strikers
Kakwaya Swaibu (Dalumba)
Somoka Roch (Nkumba Select)
Coach: Salim Muwonge
Assistant Coach: Bashir Mutyaba
Team Doctor: Jona Kukiriza
FIFA Beach Soccer Referees: Shafiq Mugerwa and Muhammed Ssenteza
CAF Beach Soccer Instructor: Ali Mwebe
UBSA Chairman: Deo Mutabazi
Leader of Delegation: Anthony Tumwesigye
MAIN PHOTO: Uganda Sand Cranes players recieve the national flag from FUFA Executive Committee member and chairman of the Futsal and Beach Soccer Committee, Samuel Mpiima
PHOTO CREDITS: FUFA Communications Department
Tuesday 6th Dec, 2016
URA 2-2 Sc Villa Jogoo
The Saints 1-1 Vipers
Onduparaka 1-1 BUL FC
JMC Hippos 0-0 Bright Stars FC
Lweza 1-0 Police
Soana 1-2 Express FC
Proline 1-0 Kirinya Jinja SS
Sadolin vs KCCA FC (Wednesday 7th Dec, 2016)
| 08/12/2016 | Doves All Stars | v | Kira United | Barifa-Arua | 4:00PM | ||
| 08/12/2016 | Entebbe FC | v | Sun City SC | Bugonga-Entebbe | 4:00PM | ||
| 08/12/2016 | Boma Young FC | v | Baza Holdings FC | Boma Grd-Hoima | 4:00PM | ||
| 08/12/2016 | Moroto United | v | Ndejje University FC | Moroto | 4:00PM | ||
| 10/12/2016 | Maroons FC | v | Busia Fisheries | Prisons-Luzira | 4:00PM | ||
| 10/12/2016 | Nyamityobora FC | v | Mbarara City FC | Nyamityobora | 4:00PM | ||
| 10/12/2016 | Airtel Kitara FC | v | Hope Doves FC | Booma Grd-Hoima | 4:00PM | ||
| 10/12/2016 | Kataka FC | v | Synergy FC | Mbale Municipal | 4:00PM | ||
| 10/12/2016 | Water FC | v | Masavu FC | Kibuli SS | 4:00PM | ||
| 10/12/2016 | Bright Light FC | v | Paidha Black Angels | Lira Town College Grd | 4:00PM | ||
| 13/12/2016 | Sun City SC | P | v | P | Nyamityobora FC | Nyakasanga | 4:00PM |
Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) deeply mourns the demise of the son for Executive member Hamid Juma that happened on Monday evening.
Abdul-Khadeer Juma passed away at 6.30pm yesterday.
FUFA President Eng. Moses Magogo noted;
The Almighty has plans for every one of us on earth. Our Executive Committee member is away to Dubai on official duties to plan for Uganda Cranes ahead of the 2017 AFCON Finals in Gabon. Losing a member of a family is sad news.
We send our condolences to the family of Hamid Juma following the death of his son.
Abdul Khadeer will be laid to rest at the Kololo Muslim cemetery on Tuesday at 2pm.
The Azam Uganda Premier League resumes on Tuesday afternoon with seven games on card;
The FUFA Referees Standing Committee (FRSC) has released the list of referees to handle the matches;
Click here for list of referees azam-premier-league-11
New kid on the block Ivan Kintu Bayige’s shining star is taking him places. Fresh from winning the FUFA referee of the year award last Friday at Speke Resort Munyonyo, Bayige is not taking things for granted.
Before the awards, Bayige has already received communication from CAF informing him of his selection as one of the referees who will officiate at the 2nd edition of the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations 2016 in Nigeria running from 13th-18th December.
The 29 year old Bayige, will be the only Ugandan referee assigned for duty at the continental show piece. The just concluded Africa women Nations Championship in Cameroon didn’t have any Uganda representation in the refereeing area while the 2017 AFCON Finals in Gabon will not have any either.
Bayige is one of the three Beach Soccer referees in Uganda (the other two are; Senteza Muhammad and Shafic Mugerwa). Bayige beat seasoned FIFA referees Brian Nsubuga Miiro and Mark Ssonko to the award last Friday.
Bayige has embarked on rigorous training as he tunes himself up for the 2nd edition of the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations 2016.
Bayige started refereeing in 2013 after being spotted by Hamid Juma (the then Chairman of Beach Soccer and Futsal Committee) and he says he got the inspiration to push on in the game from great names in the sport like Ali Mwebe who the only Certified CAF Beach Soccer Instructor in Uganda.
Bayige attained the FIFA badge in 2015 and he has gone on to officiate at international level (AFCON Beach soccer qualifiers in 2015 Mauritius vs Mozambique, Mauritius vs Ivory Coast), Beach Soccer World wide African Championship in Durban, South Africa.
As 2016 winds up, he will be in Nigeria but he has already handled Tanzania vs Ivory Coast and Madagascar vs Mozambique all in the 2016 AFCON qualification campaign.
Full list of referees (12) to Nigeria
Ivan Kintu Bayige (Uganda)
Driss Lamghaidar (Morocco)
Jelili Ogunmuyiwa (Nigeria)
Sani Mohammed (Nigeria)
Mbokh Baye (Senegal)
Louis Kersley Steven Siave (Mauritius)
Yahya Adel Ghani (Libya)
Hanny Farouk El Eraky (Egypt)
Wael Mohamed Mostafa (Egypt)
Samir Nassur Hachim (Madagascar)
Hussain Hasaballa Abdalla (Sudan)
Issam Bousbih (Tunisia)
MAIN PHOTO: Ivan Kintu Bayige on duty at one of the National beach soccer league matches at Lido in Entebbe. He has grown in leaps and bounds to attain the best referee award in Uganda. He is the only Ugandan referee who has been assigned to officiate at the 2nd edition of the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations 2016 in Nigeria running from 13th-18th December in Nigeria.
The Uganda national beach Soccer team-Sand Cranes is set to play Tanzania National team this Friday in Dar es Salaam. A 20 man contingent will make the long trip by road starting today afternoon at 3pm.
However there will be official send off of the team at FUFA House on Tuesday afternoon at 2 O’clock. Modern Coast bus will pick the entire delegation of the Sand Cranes from FUFA House in Mengo.
‘This is a great opportunity for the players to show their skills again against another team in the region. We thank the FUFA President Eng. Moses Magogo for giving us another opportunity to play across the boarders’ said Uganda Beach Soccer Association Chairman Deo Mutabazi who will also travel with the team.
Ten players including the newly crowned FUFA beach soccer player of the year Somoka Roch will make the trip.
Beach Soccer Delegate to the FUFA Assembly- Anthony Tumwesigye is the Leader of Delegation.
Th Sand Cranes under the administration of the current FUFA President have already played against team like Zanzibar, Ghana and Kenya. It will be the first time that the Sand Cranes are facing Tanzania. However National team representation in beach soccer started under the reign of Eng. Moses Magogo as the head of football in Uganda. Uganda also has three beach soccer referees Ivan Kintu Bayige, Shafic Mugerwa and Senteza Muhammad. Kintu Bayige who was voted the best referee at the FUFA Awards last Friday at Munyonyo, will be heading to officiate at the Africa Beach Soccer Championship in Nigeria mid this month.
The Squad
Goalkeepers
Kibirige Meddie (Nkumba Select)
Kalule Micheal (St. Lawrence)
Defenders
Davis Kasujja (MUBS)
Katwe Allan (YMCA)
Akabway Geoffrey (KIU)
Midfielders
Ochero Sulaiman (St Lawrence)
Kalyowa Emmanuel (St Lawrence)
Naturinda Ambrose (YMCA)
Strikers
Kakwaya Swaibu (Dalumba)
Somoka Roch (Nkumba Select)
Coach: Salim Muwonge
MAIN PHOTO: Sand Cranes on international duty. The players will don the famous white or red jerseys again when they take on Tanzania on Friday at the TFF Headquarters where the beach soccer pitch is located.
Namatovu Sharon netted a brace while Nakawala Cissy got one before an own goal was also registered on a day Mutesa Royal University beat Buikwe She red Stars 4-1 on Sunday in the FUFA Women Elite League.
Saturday 3rd December, 2016
Western United 0-2 Kampala Queens
Wakiso Hills 1-2 She Corporates
Gafford Ladies 1-1 Ajax Queens
Uganda Martyrs 0-0 She MAK
UCU Lady Cardinals 3-0 Landon Stallions (Walkover)
Sunday:4th December, 2016
Mutesa Royal University 4-1 Buikwe She Red Stars
Eastern Heroes 0-3 Olila FC
MAIN PHOTO: Action from the Mutesa Royal University vs Buikwe She red Stars match
Uganda Cranes official sponsors, Airtel Uganda and Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) held the 2016 football awards at the Victoria Hall, Speke Resort Hotel, Munyonyo on Friday night.
Onduparaka captain Shaban Mohammad and Kawempe Muslim S.S’ Hasifa Nassuuna won the respective male and female most valuable player of the year accolades.
Shaban, scorer of 30 goals in the season (16 in the FUFA Big league, 7 coming in the Uganda Cup, 7 so far in the Azam Uganda Premier League and 4 in the Uganda Cranes regional tours) scooped the male best player of the year.
He guided his club, Onduparaka to the Azam Uganda Premier League as captain and club top scorer, was joint top scorer in the Uganda Cup and was voted the FUFA Big League best player.
Different Award Winners:
Most Valuable Players of the Year
Male: Shaban Mohammad (Onduparaka)
Female: Hasifa Nassuuna (Kawempe Muslim S.S)
Coach of the Year: Mike Mutebi
FUFA team of the year:
Mathias Muwanga (GK), Denis Okot, Joseph Ochaya, Musa Walangalira, Halid Lwaliwa, Ibrahim Kayiwa, Muzamir Mutyaba, Keziron Kizito, Robert Sentongo, Shaban Mohammad and Erisa Ssekisambu.
Beach Soccer Player of the year: Roch Somoka (Nkumba Select)
Fair Play Award: Vipers Sports Club
Referee of the year: Ivan Kintu Bayige (FIFA Beach Soccer Referee)
FUFA Presidential Award: Ali Tomusange (Retired FIFA Referee who officiated at the 2002 World Cup)
Fans favourite player of the year (Ugandan): Faruku Miya (Standard Liege)
Fans favourite player of the year (Non Ugandan): Muhammed Salah (AS Roma)
Onduparaka captain Shaban Mohammad and Kawempe Muslim S.S’ Hasifa Nassuuna won the respective male and female most valuable player of the year accolades at a glamorous awards night of the 2016 Airtel – FUFA Awards.
The ceremony was held at Victoria Hall, Speke Resort Hotel, Munyonyo in Kampala.
Shaban, scorer of 30 goals in the season (16 in the FUFA Big league, 7 coming in the Uganda Cup, 7 so far in the Azam Uganda Premier League and 4 in the Uganda Cranes regional tours) scooped the male best player of the year.
He guided his club, Onduparaka to the Azam Uganda Premier League as captain and club top scorer, was joint top scorer in the Uganda Cup and was voted the FUFA Big League best player.
Kawempe Muslim’s Hasifa Nassuna took home the best award for the female player of the year having guided her club to glory in the FUFA Women Elite League, Independence Cup and was top scorer for the She Cranes at the CECAFA Women football championship.
FUFA President, Eng. Moses Magogo during his brief presentation thanked the stake holders for the organizing the event.
He applauded the different winners whom he said deserve to be rewarded for their hard toiled sweat on the field of play.
This is a night to celebrate our success for the year. I congratulate the different winners for their effort throughout the season.
Eng. Magogo thereafter handed over his special award (The FUFA Presidential award) to the 2002 World Cup FIFA referee, Ali Tomusange.
The well attended colouful ceremony was fully sponsored by Airtel Uganda, NIC, FUFA and Konka Uganda.
Different Award Winners:
Most Valuable Players of the Year
Male: Shaban Mohammad (Onduparaka)
Female: Hasifa Nassuuna (Kawempe Muslim S.S)
Coach of the Year: Mike Mutebi
FUFA team of the year:
Mathias Muwanga (GK), Denis Okot, Joseph Ochaya, Musa Walangalira, Halid Lwaliwa, Ibrahim Kayiwa, Muzamir Mutyaba, Keziron Kizito, Robert Sentongo, Shaban Mohammad and Erisa Ssekisambu.
Beach Soccer Player of the year: Roch Somoka (Nkumba Select)
Fair Play Award: Vipers Sports Club
Referee of the year: Ivan Kintu Bayige (FIFA Beach Soccer Referee)
FUFA Presidential Award: Ali Tomusange (Retired FIFA Referee who officiated at the 2002 World Cup)
Fans favourite player of the year (Ugandan): Faruku Miya (Standard Liege)
Fans favourite player of the year (Non Ugandan): Muhammed Salah (AS Roma)
Uganda Cranes official sponsors, Airtel Uganda have on Friday launched a special campaign where six lucky fans will be flown to Gabon for the Africa Nations Cup finals.
The campaign code named ‘Tulumbe AFCON’, was launched at the Airtel Uganda main headquarters in Kampala.
‘Tulumbe AFCON’, will give Airtel subscribers a chance to win TV sets, brand new smartphones and Uganda Cranes jerseys.
The ultimate prize however, will be the tickets to watch the opening Uganda Cranes match against Ghana Stars on the 19th January 2017 in Port Gentil.
Airtel Uganda Managing Director Anwar Soussa was glad about the campaign
A few months back, Uganda qualified for the 2017 AFCON tournament. This is a milestone that was heavily anticipated by the entire country. As the official sponsor of the national team, we are still in awe of what this team managed to achieve. And, it goes without saying that the presence of the tens of thousands of Ugandans, who showed up at Namboole on that day and gave our team morale to create history.
How to take part:
Airtel customers have to simply recharge their airtime and dial *162#, then follow the prompts. Draws will be held every Friday.
Uganda Cranes head coach, Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredejovic attended the launch.
Micho was grateful to Airtel Uganda for the campaign.
All roads lead to Speke Resort Munyonyo Hotel in Kampala for the prestigious annual Airtel-FUFA Awards.
Two MVP’s are set to drive home by the close of business of the ceremony that will be televised live on Azam TV and UBC T.V.
Reigning male footballer of the year, Faruku Miya faces a stiff battle to retain his accolade when he comes up with Dennis Onyango, current UPL MVP, Joseph Ochaya, Muhammed Shaban and Erisa Ssekisambu.
Equally, there is stiff competition among the females with Sandra Nabweteeme, the current Airtel-FUFA Awards MVP female winner contesting with Hasfa Nassuna, Ruth Aturo and Christine Nambirigge.
FUFA Marketing Director, Esther Musoke anticipates a glamorous awards night where guests will be entertained to the brim;
We expect a great ceremony that will be live on T.V. There are 11 categories for the 2016 FUFA Awards with the best female and male footballers on the night walking away with a Grand prize of a car each. All the preparations have been great and we thank all our sponsors and partners, particularly the main sponsors, Airtel Uganda Limited.
Nominees for Airtel Male Player of the year 2016;
Denis Onyango Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) and Uganda Cranes
Denis Onyango has been the mainstay between the posts for his club Mamelodi Sundowns in the South Africa Premier League and Uganda Cranes in 2016.
He made the shortlist after his excellent show during the 2017 AFCON qualification that helped Uganda Cranes return to the table of men on the African continent. He also won the ABSA Premiership title with his club and became the first Ugandan to win the CAF Champions League.
Faruku Miya – Standard Liege (Belgium), Uganda Cranes
He is the reigning Airtel FUFA Male player of the year. Miya captained Uganda Cranes at the CHAN Finals in Rwanda where netted one goal before leaving Vipers SC for Standard Liege in Belgium.
Many football fans will always remember Faruku Miya for scoring a memorable goal against Comoros at Nambole stadium when Uganda Cranes secured a 1-0 win to qualify for the AFCON finals for the first time in 38 years. Since breaking into the Cranes team, the 20 year old has been enjoying starting berths under head coach Milutin Sredojevic.
Joseph Ochaya – KCCA FC, Uganda Cranes
One of Uganda’s most exciting left fullbacks to watch in action both at club and national team level.
Ochaya is already a winner of the most prized asset-a Subaru Forester-staked by the organisers of the Azam Uganda Premier League awards.
Can lady luck fall on him again?
His stats for 2016 will surely give both Onyango and Miya moments of scare for this top award. He scored 7 league goals last season, 3 in the Uganda cup and 4 in the current Azam Uganda Premier League season.
Muhammad Shaban- Onduparaka FC, Uganda Cranes
The lanky striker guided his club to automatic qualification to the Azam Uganda Premier League with 13 goals. He also finished top scorer of the Uganda cup with 7 goals when his club fell to Vipers on the Final at Nakivubo stadium. He has scored 6 goals already this season in the league. in the uganda Cranes regional tours he has netted three goals (Nakasongola, Buganda region and Kampala region) 2016 will always be a historic year for Shaban as he made his international debut for Cranes against Zambia at Namboole stadium and was an unused substitute when Cranes beat Congo Brazzaville 1-0.
Erisa Sekisambu – Vipers SC, Uganda Cranes
The stylish striker netted seven goals including a beauty in the Uganda cup final against Onduparaka.
He was one of the shining stars at the 2016 CHAN Finals in Rwanda as he netted in the 2-2 draw with Mali.
Ssekisambu who has already scored 4 goals this season, hit the back of the net in the league 16 times last season.
Category 2: FUFA Female player of the year:
The Short list is a summary of opinion of 5 Experts of the Women Football players who cast their votes in favour of players who they deemed excellent in the 2015/2016 FUFA Women Elite League season. The voting Experts include;
The player who was listed number 1 earned 4 points, number 2 earned 3 points and that listed number 3 earned 2 point2 ans at number 4 earned 1 point. Four (4) players with the most votes were short listed and were announced at the launch of the FUFA Awards on 14th November 2016 at Serena Hotel. The grand prize for the Female Player of the year is a car.
Ruth Aturo Kawempe Muslim SSS FC, and Crested Cranes
Aturo was the number one choice between the posts for Crested Cranes during the CECAFA Women championship at the FUFA Technical Centre.
She kept two clean sheets during the tournament in 4 matches but was also very instrumental when she kept 8 clean sheets during the FUFA Women Elite League in 16 matches as Kawempe defended the league last season.
In the FUFA Independence cup, Aturo kept clean sheets in all the three games Kawempe played in the tournament that they won. She kept 13 clean sheets in 23 matches.
Hasifah Nassuuna Kawempe Muslim SSS FC, and Crested Cranes
Nasuuna was voted the MVP of the 2015/2016 FUFA Women Elite League (FWEL) for the second year running.
Nassuna created a deadly combination with Sandra Nabweteme for their 41 goals tally in the regular season of the FWEL. She scored 18 in the regular season and one in the play offs (19 in the FWEL 2015/2016 season) and made 16 assists to guide Kawempe to league glory.
Nassuuna also won the National Post Primary Schools Girls football title with Kawempe in Masindi scoring 13 goals in 9 matches. However in the qualifiers of the National Post Primary Schools Girls football she scored 15 goals in 7 matches.
She also scored 8 goals in 6 games in the Buganda Schools girls’ title. She netted 2 goals as Kawempe lifted the FUFA Women Independence cup. She netted 6 goals in 5 games for Crested Cranes during CECAFA Women in Jinja. She was also on target 3 times in the Mama Becca Cup.
Nassuna who has already score two goals in the league this season (FWEL 2016/2017) also netted three times for Kawempe in the UMEA cup in Masaka.
In total, the period captured for the awards in this category, Nassuuna scored 71 goals.
Christine Nambirigge – She Corporate, and Crested Cranes
Popularly known as ‘Tina’ among the football fraternity, Nambirigge is a natural defender but she is sometimes deployed as a striker by her coaches. She plays for She Corporates who finished runners up in the FWEL 2015/2016 season. She netted 4 goals and made 11 assists in the FWEL 2015/2016 season..
Her club She Corporates won the FUFA Women Day Mama Becca Cup 2016 where she scored 3 goals.
In the CECAFA women Championship, Tina who plays Beach soccer with She Corporates, scored two goals.
Sandra Nabweteme –South West Oklahoma State University, Crested Cranes
She is the current holder of the FUFA Female player of the year. She currently plays in the US when she helped her club SWOSU to the playoffs. She picked up two awards for best new comer and scored 22 goals with 9 assists in the Greater American Conference.
She netted 23 goals in the 2015/2016 FUFA Women League and 2 in the 2016 FUFA Women Day Mama Becca Cup. She was captain when Kawempe Muslim Secondary School won their second successive league title.
The key mechanism of voting is to Type FUFA -Space- Code – and send to – 8888.
Male player of the Year 2016-Nominees:
Faruku Miya – 10
Denis Onyango – 20
Joseph Ochaya – 30
Muhammed Shaban – 40
Erisa Ssekisambu – 50
Female player of the year 2016-Nominees:
Sandra Nabweteeme -60
Hasifa Nassuna – 70
Christine Nambirigge – 80
Ruth Aturo – 90
For the category of ‘Fans Ugandan Favourite player of the year’
Type….
Fansug – clubname, name of the player, then send to 8888
For the catergory of Fans’ favourite player in leagues outside Uganda.
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Sadat Anaku netted twice as KCCA FC edged rivals Vipers SC at the Philip Omondi stadium in the FUFA U17 Juniors League. KCCA FC are yet to lose a match in this competition this season.
Vipers’ goal was scored by Gerald Kirya. Vipers are the defending champions of the FUFA U17 Juniors League while Kampala Junior Team (KJT) won the inaugural edition.
FUFA Big League games played on Thursday 1st December, 2016
Kyambogo 2-5 Maroons
Mbarara City 1- 0 Synergy
Masavu 2-1 Airtel Kitara
Kiira United 2-1 Simba
Sporting United 1- 0 Doves All Stars
Defending champions Kawempe who have won the FUFA Women elite for the last two seasons, continued with yet another perfect result following 3-0 win over Rines SS Women Football Club.
The match was played on Wednesday at Kawempe Muslim SS sports ground.
Anita Namata, Hasifah Nassuuna and favour Nambatya were on target for the home side in the one sided affair.
Kawempe have now won all their four matches in the Elizabeth group that has UCU Lady Cardinals, Mutesa Royal University, Rines, Kampala Queens, Western United, Buikwe She Red Stars and London Stallions.
Action in Pictures from Kawempe vs Rines match played on Wednesday
Action
Uganda Cranes head coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic has released a 40 man squad for preparations ahead of the 2017 AFCON Finals in Gabon.
The details of the preparations will be released later by the Uganda Cranes technical team.
‘We have announced squad of 40 players -5 goalkeepers, 12 defenders, 15 midfielders and 8 strikers that will compete for 23 places to Gabon. The final group will represent Uganda after 39 years of absence from the AFCON Finals’ said Micho
‘We selected a blend of experience and youth who are the future of Ugandan football where. No body will be gifted and awarded place as from now on the counter is on zero where all 40 players are in healthy competition to earn and deserve to be in the final 23’ added the Serbian coach.
Here is the squad
Goal Keepers: Denis Onyango (Mamelodi Sundown, South Africa), Robert Odongkara (St George FC, Ethiopia), Jamal Salim (El Merriekk, Sudan), Isma Watenga (Vipers SC, Uganda), Benjamin Ochan (KCCA FC, Uganda)
Defenders: Ronald Mukiibi (Östersunds FK, Sweden), Denis Iguma (Al Ahed, Lebanon), Joseph Nsubuga (SC Villa Jogoo, Uganda), Nicholas Wadada (Vipers SC, Uganda), Joseph Ochaya (KCCA, Uganda), Shafiq Batambuze (Tusker FC, Kenya), Murushid Juuko (Simba FC, Tanzania), Isaac Isinde (St George FC, Ethiopia), Timothy Awany (KCCA FC, Uganda), Richard Kassaga Jjuuko (URA FC, Uganda), Halid Lwaliwa (Vipers, Uganda), Rashid Toha (Onduparaka FC, Uganda)
Midfielders: Khalid Aucho (Baroka, South Africa), Tonny Mawejje (Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur, Iceland), Hassan Wasswa Mawanda (Vipers SC, Uganda), Mike Azira (Colorado Rapids, USA), Geoffrey Kizito (Than Quảng Ninh, Vietnam), Kizito Keziron (Vipers SC, Uganda), Muzamiru Mutyaba (KCCA FC, Uganda), Yassar Mugerwa (St George FC, Ethiopia), Saddam Juma (Express FC, Uganda), Moses Oloya (Kuban Kransnodor, Russia), William Kizito Luwagga (Rio Ave, Portugal), Godfrey ‘Jajja Walu’ Walusimbi (Gor Mahia, Kenya), Paul Mucurezi (KCCA, Uganda), Martin Kiiza (SC Villa, Uganda) and Abdulmalick Vitalis Tabu (SC Villa, Uganda)
Strikers: Faruku Miya (Standard Liege, Belgium), Geoffrey Massa (Baroka, South Africa), Geoffrey Sserunkuma (KCCA, Uganda), Mohammed Shaban (Onduparaka FC, Uganda), Yunus Sentamu (Ilves, Finland), Derrick Nsibambi (KCCA FC, Uganda), Edrisa Lubega (Proline FC, Uganda), Erisa Ssekisambu (Vipers SC, Uganda)
MAIN PHOTO: The Historic Micho who led Uganda Cranes to AFCON finals for the first time in 39 years.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Centre of Excellence in Cameroon hosted a refresher coaching course from 25th-28th November. The CAF Centre of Excellence is situated in Mbankomo in the outskirts of Yaoundé , capital of Cameroon.
Trainees attended the refresher course organized by CAF with instructors from different countries of the continent. Uganda was represented by FUFA Chief Executive Officer Edgar Watson who is a member of the CAF Technical Study group while Asumani Lubowa is the FUFA Technical Director.
MAIN PHOTO: Watson and Lubowa with other participants