As celebrations for Uganda Cranes’ back to back qualification to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations continue across the country, congratulatory messages, praises and honors continue to flood through.
On Thursday afternoon, Parliament of the Republic of Uganda passed a motion to honor the Uganda Cranes team.
The plenary session chaired by the Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon Rebecca Kadaga, saw Hon. Hamson Denis Obua MP Ajuri Constituency table the motion on the floor.
The motion was seconded by Hon. Allan Sewanyana (Makindye West) and Hon. Nalule Safia Jjuuko (PWDs-NRM).
The Uganda Cranes triumphed over Cape Verde in their Group L fixture on Saturday at Namboole to qualify for the continental showpiece slated for May 2019 in Cameroon.
The Head of State Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and First Lady- also Minister of Education and Sports Janet Museveni were among the very first people to send through their congratulatory messages to the team and FUFA for the team’s successful AFCON 2019 qualification campaign.
A 9 man strong delegation from FUFA led by the 1st Vice President Justus Mugisha was in attendance and followed the afternoon session from the Parliament’s public gallery. CHAN team captain Bernard Muwanga represented the players.
Other members of the delegation; FUFA 2nd Vice President Darius Mugoye, Executive Committee members; Chris Kalibbala, Hamid Juma, Rogers Byamukama; staff members; Humphrey Mandu (Deputy CEO), Ahmed Hussein (Communications Manager) and Patrick Ntege (National Teams Officer).
MAIN PHOTO: Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon Rebecca Kadaga chairing the afternoon session that honored Uganda Cranes.
