AFCON 2017 Qualifier (Group D): Saturday, 4th June 2016
- Botswana Zebras Vs Uganda Cranes
- At Francistown Sports Complex
- Kick-off: 4 p.m local time (5 p.m East African Standard Time)
There has been excitement and a very big boost in the Uganda Cranes’ camp on Thursday evening when midfielder Faruku Miya trained for the second time with the team in Zimbabwe ahead of the Botswana cracker.
Uganda Cranes held a body conditioning training session at Hartsfield stadium in Bulawayo for about 40 minutes after flying in from Harare aboard Air Zimbabwe.
“The players condition is promising and positive. I am happy that the players have responded well in training” head coach, Milutin Sredojevic said.
In Bulawayo, the team has been accomodated at Bulawayo Rain bow Hotel.
The team will depart Bulawayo for Plumtree town (a boarder town between Botswana and Zimbabwe) at 8 a.m in the morning before heading to Francistown.
A mandatory last training session will be held at the Francistown Sports complex later in the evening.
Full Team in Zimbabwe:
Goalkeepers: Dennis Onyanyo (Mamelodi Sundowns, South Africa), Robert Odongkara (St George, Ethiopia)
Defenders: Denis Iguma (Al Ahed, Lebanon), Isaac Isinde (St George, Ethiopia), Murushid Jjuuko (Simba, Tanzania), Hassan Wasswa Mawanda (Al Shorta, Iraq), Joseph Ochaya (KCCA, Uganda)
Midfielders: Aucho Khalid (Gor Mahia, Kenya), Tonny Mawejje (Thottur, Iceland), William Kizito Luwagga (Feirense (On loan from Rio Ave), Portugal), Godfrey Walusimbi (Gor Mahia, Kenya), Yassar Mugerwa (Orlando Pirates, South Africa)
Strikers: Faruku Miya (Standard Liege, Belgium), Davis Kasirye (Rayon Sports, Rwanda), Edrisa Lubega (Proline, Uganda), Erisa Ssekisambu (Vipers, Uganda), Geofrey Massa (Bloemfontein Celtics, South Africa), Emmanuel Okwi (Sondyerske, Denmark)
