October 13, Namboole
Afcon 2nd leg qualifier
Uganda v Zambia (0-1 Agg)
With 1769 minute of league football, averaging 77 mutinies in 23 appearances and 2 league goals, Cranes coach Bobby Williamson thinks Martin Kayongo Mutumba is not good enough for national duty.
The Swedish based midfielder with AIK failed to make Bobby’s final squad that start residential training on October 3 at Namboole stadium.
After the 1-0 first leg defeat at the hands of the African
Champions last month in Ndola, the Scot has promised to consider Mutumba since was recovering his form in Sweden and on the continent.
“I said he would be considered as every other player was considered, end of story I never said he would be selected,” Bobby told journalist on Wednesday. “So don’t try to put words in my mouth, but I rather talk about players who are in the squad, if you want to talk about those who are absent I don’t have time for that.”
Mutumba has only featured for the national on two occasion (Both World cup qualifiers) Angola away from home and Senegal in Kampala. He also made the bench in the 3-1 defeat to Congo Brazzaville in Brazzaville in the first 2013 Afcon qualifying round.
“We have to concentrate on what we have here and those are the 26players and I hope they can deliver as I expect them to,” Bobby added.
The 26 summoned players in camp
Goalkeepers: Abdel Dhaira,Hamza Muwonge, Denis Onyango.
Defenders: Habib Kavuma, Isaac Nsinde, Henry Kalungi, Andrew Mwesigwa, Denis Guma Simeon Masaba, Edward Ssali, Godfrey Walusimbi,
Midfielders: Dan Wagaluka, Sula Matovu, , Moses Oloya, , Patrick Ochan, , Tony Mawejje, Chrysostom Ntambi, Musa Mude, Geoffrey Kizito, Hassan Wasswa, Mike Sserumaga.
Strikers: Brian Umony, Emmanuel Okwi, Geoffrey Massa, Robert Ssetongo, Hamis Kiiza
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