CAF BEACH SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS:
1st round 1st leg: 12-14th February 2015 – Cameroon Vs Uganda
2nd round 2nd leg: 20-22nd February 2015 – Uganda Vs Cameroon
2nd Round: Winner Vs Ghana (Two legs in March 2015)
Final Tournament: 14th – 19th April 2015 (In Seychelles)
The Uganda Sand Cranes Head coach, Harunah Kebba has on Wednesday summoned twenty players for the upcoming CAF Beach Soccer championship qualifiers.
Representing Kebba at the FUFA Weekly press conference held at Mengo, Kampala was Uganda Beach Soccer Association (UBSA) Vice Chairman, Hamza Junju.
Junju read the players’ names and the detailed programme for the team in the run up to the first leg away that will take place in Cameroon between 12th-14th February 2015.
New Faces:
Midfielder, Yasser Mugerwa has been considered alongside three other new faces on the team.
The others are; Real Galactical’s Dennis Sserukwaya, Abraham Lubowa (Zaba Super Market) and Kayunga Town Council’s Hamim Ssemakula Tebusweke.
Uganda Sand Cranes players an fans celebrate the team’s 5-4 victory over Zanzibar at Bububu beach stadium in December 2014
Three goalkeepers are on the team; Michael Kalule, Nasser Lwamunda and Ashadu Bugembe.
The other players on the team are team skipper, Derrick Tekkwo, his assistant, Douglas Muganga, Baker Lukooya, Brian Nkuubi, Ambrose Naturinda, Saidi Latifi, and the all time leading beach soccer league goal scorer, Phillip Lwezaula, among others.
Physicality and Technical strength of the Players:
Junju explained to the media that the squad summoned was based on technical and physical ability of the players.
Hamza Junju, The Beach Soccer Association Vice Chairman Technical at the FUFA press conference on Wednesday.
“The match we played in Zanzibar exposed us to challenges in the game. We have therefore zeroed on the players we believe will match to the technical and physical demands of the game especially after we learnt of the West African countries we shall face”
Uganda faces Cameroon away between 12-14th February 2015 in the first leg before the return leg at a yet to be confirmed venue after a week.
The winner over the two legs will face another West African nation, Ghana for the final slot in April 2015 finals that will be held In Seychelles.
Training:
The summoned players are expected to start non residential training next Tuesday (27th January 2015) before residential training commences on 1st February 2015.
The full squad:
Goal Keepers: Michael Kalule (MUBS), Nasser Lwamunda (Buwanika Bulls United), Ashadu Bugembe (YMCA)
Defenders: Derrick Tekkwo (Captain) – YMCA, Davis Kasujja (MUBS), Douglas Muganga (Nkumba Select), Ambrose Naturinda (YMCA)
Midfielders: Baker Lukooya (MUBS), Saidi Latif (Real Galacticals), Yasser Mugerwa (Nkumba Select), Dennis Sserukwaya (Real Galacticals), Abraham Lubowa (Zaba Super Market), Hamim Ssemakula Tebusweke (Kayunga Town Council),
Scorers: John Revita (Real Galacticals), Brian Nkuubi (MUBS), Roch Somoka (Nkumba Select), Nicholas Kamya (Dalumba – Richmond), Ismail Kagingo (KIU), Phillip Lwezaula (St Lawrence University), Emma Kalwoya (St Lawrence University)
Team Officials:
Head Coach: Harunah Kebba
Assistant Coach: Peter Seguya
Chairman Technical: Justus Kamusiime
Assistant Chairman Technical: Hamzah Jjunju
MAIN PHOTO:Uganda Sand Cranes Team Line Up as they assembled prior to the first international game for Uganda against Zanzibar. Uganda won 5-4.
PHOTO CREDITS: FUFA Communications Department
