Togo Sparrow Hawks vs Uganda Cranes (International Friendly match)
Tuesday 4th October at stade De Kegue, Lome
KO: 8 pm (EAST), 5 p.m in Togo
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The Uganda Cranes players held a successful training session under floodlights at the Kegue stadium in Lome on Monday evening in preparation for the international friendly match with Togo.
The one and a half hour session was meant for acclimatisation and team building purposes after hours of traveling from Kampala via Ethiopia and Ghana before finally reaching Lome.
Only Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Dennis Onyango missed the session since he was still in transit.
Onyango is expected in Lome on Tuesday morning.
The rest of the players are in camp.
According to the Leader of Delegation, Darius Mugoye who also watched the training session, all the players looked lively and are ready for the task at hand.
Mugoye shared an emotional statement and sincere appreciation to the H.E. President of the Republic of Uganda with www.fufa.co.ug;
The players are all focused and ready for the task at hand – to represent their country with one heart.
We continue to thank the players, members of the technical committee, our dear fans, the FUFA President Eng. Moses Magogo and his entire FUFA Executive committee members and the other staff, the supportive media and President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for standing with the Uganda Cranes in every thick and thin moments.
The players are ready for the best display in the international friendly match and the up-coming FIFA 2018 World Cup qualifier against Ghana
The pre-match meeting will be held on Tuesday morning (1 p.m Ugandan time) where the match modalities will be agreed upon and referees communicated.
Uganda Cranes take on Togo at the Kegue Stadium on Tuesday evening (8 p.m Ugandan time).
The match is being targeted as a preparatory mechanism for the national team ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Group E qualifier on Friday, 7th October 2016 against Ghana in Tamale City.
The full Squad expected for the match:
Goalkeepers: Onyango Denis, Jamal Salim, Ochan Benjamin
Defenders: Wadada Nicholas, Iguma Denis, Isinde Isaac, Juuko Murushid, Ochaya Joseph, Walusimbi Godfrey
Midfielders: Wasswa Hassan, Kizito Geoffrey, Aucho Khalid, Mawejje Tony, Oloya Moses
Attackers: Kizito Luwagga, Miya Faruku, Massa Geoffrey, Kiiza Hamis, Sentamu Yunus
MAIN PHOTO: Uganda Cranes’ head coach, Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredejovic demonstrates to the players during the work-outs at Stade De Kegue on Tuesday night.
PHOTO CREDITS: FUFA Communications Department
