Uganda Cranes camp preparing to face Tanzania in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers has on Tuesday been boosted by the arrival of four players.

Captain Emmanuel Okwi, Farouk Miya, Steven Sserwadda and Isma Mugulusi have all joined camp in Ismailia, Egypt.

Midfielders Isma Mugulusi (left) and Steven Sserwadda upon arrival in Ismailia, Egypt (Photo by FUFA Media)

The aforementioned four are the latest foreign-based players to join camp with Joseph Ochaya, Richard Basangwa, Gavin Kizito, Bobosi Byaruhanga, Fahad Bayo, Salim Omar Magoola, Timothy Awany and Steven Mukwala arriving earlier.

It should be noted that Uganda will host Tanzania this Friday at Suez Canal Authority Stadium before the two teams face off again four days later in Dar es Salaam.

Uganda goes into the doubleheader against Tanzania bottom of Group F with a single point.

Uganda Cranes Squad

Goalkeepers: Alionzi Nafian (URA FC, Uganda), Lukwago Charles (St. George, Ethiopia), Magoola Salim Omar (GK) (Richards Bay FC, South Africa)

Defenders: Torach Rogers (Vipers SC, Uganda), Begisa James Penz (URA FC, Uganda), Mulondo Livingstone (Vipers SC, Uganda), Lwaliwa Halidi (FK Bregalnica, North Macedonia), Semakula Kenneth (SC Villa, Uganda), Kizito Gavin (Al Ittihad Alexandria SC, Egypt), Kayondo Abdu Aziizi (CD Leganes, Spain), Awany Timothy (SC Ironi Ashdod, Israel)

Midfielders: Ssentamu Siraje (Vipers SC, Uganda), Okello Allan (KCCA FC, Uganda), Mugisha Rogers (UPDF FC, Uganda), Aucho Khalid (Yanga SC, Tanzania), Byaruhanga Bobosi (Austin FC, USA), Sserwadda Steven (New York Red Bull II, USA), Mugulusi Isma (Makedonikos FC, Greece), Miya Farouk (Caykur Rizerspor, Turkey)

Forwards: Mato Rogers (KCCA FC, Uganda), Mutyaba Travis (SC Villa, Uganda), Okwi Emmanuel (Erbil SC, Iraq), Ochaya Joseph (Al Makawdoon Al Arab SC, Egypt), Mukwala Steven (Asante Kotoko, Ghana), Bayo Fahad (MFK, Vyskov, Czech Republic), Basangwa Richard (Wadi Degla SC, Egypt), Anaku Sadat (Dundee United FC, Scotland)

Joel Muyita

Joel Muyita is a senior staff writer at Kawowo Sports.

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