TOTAL AFCON U-20 Qualifiers:
- First Leg: (Saturday, 31st March 2018): Uganda Hippos Vs South Sudan – At Star Times Stadium, Lugogo, Kampala – Kick off is 4 pm
- Charges: 5000/= (Ordinary) and 10,000/= (VIP)
- Gates open at Midday
The Uganda Hippos team to face South Sudan in the first leg of the AFCON U-20 qualifiers has a bulk of players who featured at the 2017 COSAFA U-20 championship in Zambia
Goalkeeper Keni Saidi, Mustapha Kizza, Musitafa Mujjuzi, Geofrey Wasswa, Abubakar Kasule, Julius Poloto (captain), Frank Zaga Tumwesigye, Allan Okello and Steven Mukwala are on the team.
Only right back Paul Willa and Joshua Okiror are the players on the team and were not part of the COSAFA U-20 squad.
The first leg will be played at the Star Times stadium, Lugogo on Saturday as the return leg will be played after a fortnight in Juba.
The head coach is Mathias Lule, assisted by James Odoch and Samuel Kawalya (Goalkeeping coach).
Uganda Hippos XI Vs South Sudan:
Keni Saidi, Paul Willa, Mustapha Kizza, Musitafa Mujjuzi, Geofrey Wasswa, Abubaker Kasule, Julius Poloto, Frank “Zaga” Tumwesigye, Joshua Okiror, Steven Dese Mukwala, Allan Okello (KCCA)
Match Officials:
- Center Referee: Adel Adam Mukhtar (Sudan)
- Assistant Referee 1: Ahmed Elnour Haitham (Sudan)
- Assistant Referee 2: Ahmed Mohamed Omer Hamid (Sudan)
- Fourth Official: Mutaz Abdelbasit Abdelbasit Khairalla (Sudan)
- Commissioner: Gaspard Kayijuka (Rwanda)
