ALL AFRICA GAMES QUALIFIERS:
Mozambique VS Uganda – Played on the weekend of 20th-22nd February, 2015 – Maputo
Return Leg – Weekend of 6-8th March – Kampala
The Uganda National Under 23 team has continued with training on Saturday morning ahead of the upcoming residential camp at the FUFA Njeru Technical Center, Jinja.
The team is in preparation of the first leg of the All Africa Games Qualifier away in Maputo against Mozambique.
With the exception of all KCC and URA players (with the teams in the CAF engagements), all the players who were initially named on the 36 man squad have trained.
The team head coach, Milutin ‘Micho’ Sedrojevic is happy by the attitude of the players.
‘We have informed players to be ready physically and mentally to serve the nation. We are happy with the above levels.
25players will be selected on Monday from the current squad for the residential training at the FUFA Technical center in Njeru
‘ Micho said shortly after the Saturday morning training.
KCC and URA players were not involved in the training sessions n Saturday due to continental club engagements this weekend.
Micho will asses the KCC players (against Cameroon’s Cosmos De Bafia) at Namboole but those who won’t start the game will be required to train on Monday.
Training on Sunday resumes at 9am.
The initial 36 players Summoned:
GOALKEEPERS:
1. Watenga Isma (Vipers)
2. Bugembe Ashadu (Kira Young)
3. Kigonya Mathias (Bright Stars)
DEFENDERS:
4. Nsubuga Joseph (Bright Stars )
5. Teko Derrick (Kira Young)
6. Namwanja Simon (KCCA)
7. Musisi Farouk (Lweza)
8. Ochaya Joseph (KCCA)
9. Nkata Fred (Kira Young)
10. Kiyemba Ibrahim (Lweza)
11. Bakaki Shafiq (Express)
12. Lumu Isa (Kira Young)
13. Kyambadde Sadat (Police)
14. Kibira Yunus (Kirinya)
MIDFIELDERS:
15. Miya Farouk (Vipers)
16. Kiwanuka Gadaffi (Rwenshama)
17. Kizito Keziron (Vipers )
18. Lwanga Tadeo (Express)
19. Sempala Hashim (BUL)
20. Senfuka Rahmat (Police)
21. Kyambadde Alan (Vipers)
22. Eturude Abel (Maroons)
23. Kirya Ambrose (JMC)
24. Matsiko Tom (KCCA)
ATTACKERS:
25. Mucurezi Paul (Kcca)
26. Wadri Wiliam (KCCA)
27. Kasule Abdul Karim (Villa)
28. Achema Robert (Bul)
29. Kizza Martin (KCCA)
30. Kikoyo Hassan (Bright Stars )
31. Nkuubi Brian (Kira Young)
32. Kigongo Ronald (URA)
33. Oromchan Villa (PAIDHA)
34. Kasumba Umaru (Police)
35. Nsibambi Derrick (KCCA)
36. Malingumu Julius (Vipers)
MAIN PHOTO: Technical brains: Head coach Micho (center) sharing notes with Fufa chairman technical committee Hamid Juma (left) and the FUFA Technical director Asuman lubowa at the Philip omondi stadium in Lugogo after Saturday’s training.
PHOTO CREDITS: FUFA Communications Department
