Confederation of African Football (CAF) has delivered an assortment of equipment to all the clubs in the group stage of the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup.
Among the clubs is Uganda’s Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Football Club.
The composition of the equipment:
These include official match balls, captain armbands, Media bottles, water bibs and sleeve patches among others.
KCCA has confirmed receipt of the equipment that includes two captains’ arm bands in black and white colours, 25 water bottles, media bibs and 78 balls.
48 of the 78 balls will be the official match balls that will be used for warming up, official training sessions and on match day.
The other 30 balls known as International Match standard balls will be used by teams for training sessions.
According to CAF, it is only those equipment that will be used throughout the rest of the games both in the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup.
Part of the CAF statement reads;
On the occasion of the Total CAF Champions League and Total CAF Confederation Cup 2017, you are kindly requested to use this equipment for the matches.
KCCA FC will also receive 400 Confederation Cup logos to be placed on the player’s shirts (right sleeve) and 400 CELEBRATE AFRICA logos to be placed on player’s shirts (left sleeve).
KCCA FC is in Group A alongside FUS Rabat (Morocco), Club Africain (Tunisia) and Rivers United (Nigeria).
The first group game will be an away encounter against Morocco’s FUS Rabat on Saturday, 13th May 2017.
The Ugandan representatives have already traveled for Morocco.
The Playing Staff
Goalkeepers: Douglas Kisembo and Charles Lukwago
Defenders: Denis Rukundo, Paul Musamali, Timothy Dennis Awany, Isaac Muleme, Habib Kavuma and Mustafa Kizza
Midfielders: Ibrahim Saddam Juma, Brian Majwega, Lawrence Bukenya, Tom Masiko, Ivan Ntege and Isaac Kirabira
Forwards: Noel Nasasira, Geoffrey Sserunkuma and Derrick Paul Nsibambi.
