Imagine Uganda Cranes’ goalkeeper Denis Onyango traveling from Congo Brazzaville by road to Central African Republic then to Gulu were he jumps on to a Gaaga bus to Kampala.
Then straight to camp to start preparations for the 2017 AFCON qualifiers against Burkina Faso on March 26 in Ouagadougou.
That looks like the only option Cranes coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojević is left with if the national team shot stopper doesn’t travel as per his scheduled flight from the West African country on Monday morning.
It’s election period in Congo and no flight is allowed to leave the 2015 All Africa Games hosts. Telephone, internet, SMS services have been blocked.
Onyango and Sundowns had traveled to honour the CAF Champions League fixture against Black Leopards and the South African club advanced 3-1 on aggregate after a 1-1 draw in Brazzaville.
Onyango played 90 minutes in that game like he has done all season, putting up match winning performances for the Brazilians domestically and on the continent.
Uganda lead Group D with six points, three better than Burkina Faso and Botswana, the latter plays Comoros next, who are yet to pick any point.
