Africa Cup Of Nations Qualification: Uganda Take On Tanzania In Their Last Game
TANZANIA VS UGANDA CRANES
Uganda Cranes face Tanzania Taifa Stars on Sunday, 24th March 2019 at the National Stadium, Dar es Salaam.
Uganda has already qualified for the Africa cup of nations and Tanzania is in a must win situation.
Three Tanzanian based players Nico Wakiro Wadada (Azam) as well as the Simba duo of Emmanuel Arnold Okwi and Murushid Jjuuko also joined the team at the Bole international airport Ethiopia
After confirming the final 24 man team that will camp in Egypt group L qualifier away in Dar es Salaam, Uganda Cranes head coach Sebastien Desabre defended the team selection. Which has faced a number of scrutiny from the press
According to makindye west member of parliament and also football analyst Allan ssewanyana
Says that the team was wrongly selected with local performing players left out of the squad yet the game has no real meaning with Uganda already qualified for the 2019 Africa cup of nations
Halid Lwaliwa was a regular on the CHAN team but had not yet got a break through to the senior team. Yet he has been on form in the star times primer league
SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Nicholas Sebwato (Onduparaka), Saidi Keni (SC Villa), James Alitho (URA), Charles Lukwago (KCCA)
Defenders: Filbert Obenchan (KCCA), Paul Willa (Police), Samson Mutyaba (Maroons), Mustafa Kizza (KCCA), Brian Majwega (Maroons), Denis Timothy Awanyi (KCCA), Paul Baker Mbowa (URA)
Midfielders: Ivan Eyam (Mbarara City), Ibrahim Sadam Juma (KCCA), Allan Okello (KCCA), David Owori (SC Villa), Allan Kyambadde (KCCA FC), Julius Poloto (KCCA C)
Forwards: Solomon Walusimbi (Maroons), Juma Balinya (Police), Patrick Henry Kaddu (KCCA), Joel Madondo (Kirinya-Jinja SS), Bashir Mutanda (SC Villa)
Great Godfrey Walusimbi, Hassan Wasswa Mawanda
Uganda Cranes safely arrived in Egypt where they will camp for a week to the Tanzania game.
Ten players left the country on Sunday evening aboard Ethiopian Airlines with a stop-over in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
In Addis Ababa, they were joined by the two Ethiopian based player’s goalkeeper Robert Odongkara (Adama Coffee) and Kirizestom Ntambi (Ethiopian Coffee).
Story by:Ssemivule George William
