Charity Match: Nakasongola Select vs Uganda Cranes
Venue: St Lawrence Primary School, Migyera
Date: Saturday 23rd July, 2016
Time: 4pm
Charges: 5,000/-
Uganda Cranes Head coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic has named a strong squad for the charity match to be played this Saturday at St Lawrence Primary School in Migyera Nakasongola.
The Uganda Cranes will play Nakasongola Select in a fundraising drive aimed at improving the maternity ward at the Nakasongola Health Centre IV.
The charity match is an initiative of 97.3 fm Simba Radio, Nakasongola District Football Association, Buganda region Football Association and FUFA getting back to the communities through football.
Recently FUFA conducted a CSR activity where the public donated clothes and other items through the 2016 Uganda Cup which were handed over to the Missionaries of the poor in Kisenyi.
FUFA Communications Manager Ahmed Hussein noted that ‘ The Inspector General of Police General Kale Kayihura has also joined the CSR activity by asking his team to provide enough security for this match’
Micho who returned yesterday from his holiday, took time to name his squad after thorough consultations with clubs that provide the players.
The players will not undergo any training sessions but will continue at their respective clubs or with personal training sessions monitored by the Cranes technical team.
The team will assemble at FUFA House on Saturday at 7am before leaving for Nakasongola.
The Squad:
Goalkeepers: Odongkara Robert (St George, Ethiopia), Yasin Mugabi (Sc Villa Jogoo)
Other players: Nicholas Wadada (SC Vipers), Joseph Nsubuga (Sc Villa Jogoo), Joseph Ochaya (KCCA FC), Martin Kizza (Sc Villa Jogoo), Hassan Wasswa (Al Shorta, Iraq), Isaac Isinde (St George, Ethiopia), Khalid Lwaliwa( SC Vipers), Rashid Toha (Onduparaka FC), Ivan Ntege (KCCA FC), Bernard Muwanga (Sc Villa Jogoo), Kezironi Kizito (SC Vipers), Yunus Sibira (BUL FC), James Otim (Kirinya Jinja SS), Erisa Sekisambu (SC Vipers), Edrisa Lubega (Proline FC), Shaban Muhammad (Onduparaka FC), Derrick Nsibambi (KCCA FC), Norman Ojik (Sadolin Paints FC), Musa Esenu (Soana FC), Abdulrahman Rajab (JMC Hippos FC).
MAIN PHOTO: Hassan Wasswa attempting to get the better of the ball during Cranes training. Micho has named a strong squad for the charity match in Nakasongola this Saturday.
