Cranes coach names 25-man squad for Kenya friendly

The interim Head coach of the Uganda Cranes Abdallah Mubiru has named a 25 man squad for the international friendly match with Kenya to be played on 8th September 2019 in Nairobi.

Mubiru has included in the squad some of the players who featured in the 2019 AFCON Finals in Egypt. The 25 include 13 foreign based players and 12 local players.

The local based players will train on Thursday morning at the StarTimes Stadium (9am) before flying out the same day later in the evening while the foreign based stars will connect from their clubs direct to Kenya.

The KCCA FC  stylish player Allan Okello has also been named in the Uganda Cranes Squad alongside Kyetume FC goalkeeper Joel Mutakubwa and Viper's Fahad Bayo Aziz who makes a return to the national team after one and a half year

Uganda will start the 2021 AFCON qualification campaign in November with two games against Burkina Faso and Malawi.

Goalkeepers

Onyango Denis (Mamelodi Sundowns, South Africa), Lukwago Charles (KCCA FC), Odongkara Robert (Horoya AC, Guinea) and Mutakubwa Joel (Kyetume FC).

Defenders: Willa Paul (Vipers SC), Kizza Mustafa (KCCA FC), Ochaya Joseph (TP Mazembe, DR Congo), Awany Timothy ( FC Ashdod, Israel), Jjuuko Murushid (Wydad Casablanca, Morocco), Revita John  (KCCA FC), Mujuzi Mustafa (Proline FC) and Lwaliwa Halid (Vipers SC).

Midfielders:

Kasozi Nicholas (KCCA FC), Lwanga Taddeo (Tanta FC, Egypt), Lumala Abdu (Pyramids FC, Egypt), Kizito Luwagga ( (Shaktar Karagandy, Kazakhstan), Miya Faruku (Konyaspor, Turkey), Kyambadde Allan ( El Gouna FC, Egypt), Kayiwa Allan ( Vipers SC), Aucho Khalid (El Miskir FC, Egypt), Okello Alan (KCCA FC), Mutyaba Muzamir ( KCCA FC),

Forwards:

Okwi Emmanuel (Al Ittihad, Egypt), Kaddu Patrick (RS Berkane, Morocco) and Bayo Fahad (Vipers SC).