The U19 Cricket team has left for Nairobi today for the World Cup Qualifiers due from July 1-8 where they will be battling with Botswana, Ghana and hosts Kenya for the one slot to the World Cup in New Zealand.
Team Uganda is led by Martin Ondenko as team manager, Francis Otieno as coach and Jackson Ogwang as assistant coach.
Uganda has travelled early to get used to the cold of Nairobi as well as play a few warm games. The team was flagged off by NCS Assistant General Secretary David Katende at Lugogo.
Team Captain, Kenneth Waiswa is optimistic of their chances and this what he had to say when we spoke with him
I am confident the boys will do well beacuase we have been together since the last qualifiers in Tanzania, Malaysia and Zimbabwe.
We hope we the senior players can step up and deliver the World Cup dream.
Waiswa will be assisted by Zephaniah Katungi.
Uganda will face Botswana in their opening game on July 1.
Here is the full team Under 19 team for the WCQ
1. Kenneth Waiswa (Captain)
2. Zephania Arinaitwe (Vice Captain)
3. Frank Akankwasa
4. Eddy Agaba
5. Siraje Nsubuga
6. Steven Wabwose
7. Rogers Olipa
8. Cosmas Kyewuta
9. Ashiraf Majid Senkubuge
10. Trevor Bukenya
11. Richard Agamire
12. Ronald Opio
13. Gerald Mubiru
14. Fred Achelam
Reserves
1. Aarya Parikh
2. Perry Wazombe
