AFCON 2017 (Group D): Egypt Vs Uganda – Port Gentil Stadium (10 p.m – Uganda, 8 p.m – Gabon)
A football team is a like an army battalion.
Prior to a key mission, there is prior planning and preparation.
The map readers, logistics managers, scouting team, commanders and officers all have a duty or two.
Chief scouts for instance do their tasks assigned to perfection before the ‘commandos’ engulf the battlefield.
If plan A fails, then automatically, it is down to B, C, D upto Z until the enemy is overpowered.
Uganda Cranes 1-0 loss to Ghana Black Stars at AFCON 2017 was an eye opener in the eyes of many.
Particularly, the technical team and players alike learnt a lot from the game.
Chief of Defence forces for Uganda Cranes, Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic cast the blame game onto the players for being overwhelmed by the big stage (stage freight).
True to his own observation, the players were awed by Uganda’s return to the biggest football tournament after a 39 years’ absence.
Micho has promised to make urgent changes. The Serb promised the amendments to Kawowo Sports on Thursday in an exclusive interview at the team’s Hotel Du Parc premises;
I will not make more than 4 changes to the team that played Ghana. This is logical
Defender Murushid Jjuuko and midfielder Aucho Khalid are two automatic players returning having missed the game against Ghana through suspension.
The coach is likely to recall Godfrey Walusimbi and Moses Oloya who also started on the bench to bolster the team.
“The return of Jjuuko and Aucho is much expected and will happen. They are two special players that we missed against Ghana.”
The Uganda Cranes will conduct their final training session on Friday night under flood lights at the Sogara training facility at Port Gentil.
Players available for selection:
Goalkeepers: Dennis Onyango, Robert Odongkara, Salim Jamal Magoola
Outfield players: Dennis Iguma, Godfrey Walusimbi, Murushid Jjuuko, Hassan Wasswa Mawanda, Tonny Mawejje, Aucho Khalid, Moses Oloya, Faruku Miya, Geofrey Massa, Joseph Ochaya, Nico Wakiro Wadada, Shafiq Batambuze, Isaac Isinde, Timothy Denis Awanyi, Michael Azira, William Luwagga Kizito, Yunus Sentamu, Geofrey Sserunkuma, Muhammed Shaban
