The Uganda Cranes have on Wednesday May 24, 2017 started preparations ahead of a tight schedule in June.
The team trained at Mandela National stadium, Namboole outer pitch under the watchful eye of Mulitin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic as well as his assistants led by goalkeeping coach, Fred Kajoba.
A group of local based players, bar KCCA FC players were present with Hassan Wasswa Mawanda the only foreign based around.
After close to four hours of drills, Micho and his technical team released a dozen players from the 40 he summoned.
The released players include the Police duo of Juma Balinya and Solomon Wafula, Police’s Rahmat Ssenfuka and defender Ibrahim Kibumba plus Synergy promising star, Pius Kagwa.
The Uganda Cranes will have a trial game against Kitara Region in the Cranes Regional tour and later an international friendly against Ethiopia before playing a 2018 CHAN qualifier against South Sudan.
In the same month of June, the Cranes begin their campaign for the 2019 AFCON qualifiers with a trip to Cape Verde.
The Released Players
Pius Kagwa (Synergy), Farouk Banga (Bright Stars), Ibrahim Kibumba and Rahmat Ssenfuka (Police), Oromchan Villa (Bul), Solomon Wafula (Masavu), Maxwell Okello (Maroons), Muhammad Yiga (Synergy), Juma Balinya (Masavu), Eddy Kapamba (Maroons), Issa Mubiru (The Saints) and Timothy Sebudde (Water)
