Tuesday January 20, 2015 Port Sudan @ 8pm Live on Bein Sports
Ahead of the their continental challenges, El Merriekh and KCC FC face off in a warm up game on Tuesday in Khartoum.
El Merriekh will play Tanzania’s Azam FC while KCC FC will battle Cameroon’s Cosmos De Bafia in the preliminary round of this year’s CAF Champions League.
The meeting will be the fourth in less than a year after the two sides opened last year with two ties in the CAF Champions League which KCCA edged on aggregate after a 2-0 win in Sudan before losing 2-1 at home.
The two then faced off in August in the CECAFA Kagame Cup with El Merriekh winning 3-0 on penalties after a 2-2 draw in normal time in Kigali.
Meanwhile, KCC FC will have to do without head coach Abdallah Mubiru who opted not to travel with the team due to his attendance at a CAF Coaching course ongoing in Njeru thus his assistant John Luyinda will be in charge.
The Ugandan champions will be without midfielders Martin Kizza, Simon Mbaziira and Rogers Lukwiya but new signings Francis Olaki, Benjamin Ochan and Timothy Awani are on the team.
Playing Staff in Sudan:
Goalkeepers: Yasin Mugabi, Emmanuel Opio and Benjamin Ochan
Defenders: Sakka Mpiima, Habib Kavuma, Simon Namwanja, Ayub Kizza, Timothy Awani, Isaac Ntege, Ronnie Kisekka and Joseph Ochaya.
Midfielders: Owen Kasule, Hakim Ssenkumba, Tom Masiko, Yasin Mugume, Paul Mucureezi, Michael Birungi, Ivan Ntege
Forwards: Herman Wasswa, Francis Olaki, Derrick Nsibambi and William Wadri.
