By James Robert Kayindi
Uganda Cranes players have reaped big from their 2-0 win over Botswana in the group D opener of the 2017 Afcon qualifiers at Mandela National stadium on Saturday.
The tremendous start to the qualification campaign earned each player $1000 as reward for their efforts as the FUFA president Eng. Moses Magogo honoured his promise to the team.
“The promise was fulfilled by the federation on Saturday when the 18 man squad received $18,000 while the remaining seven players who were in camp but never made the final squad got $500 each,” reads a statement on the federation’s website.
In a brief meeting with the players shortly after the game, Magogo hailed the players for the remarkable start to the campaign and encouraged them to keep up the discipline.
“This is a marathon campaign. We have five more games to play. You need to report back on time as required by your club rules. Let’s not have issues with the clubs that did a good job of releasing you for national duty,” Magogo remarked.
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