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Twenty five Cranes players summoned by Uganda coach Micho Sredojevic have started training ahead of next month’s Cecafa in Kenya.
The team that begun the drills at KCCA’s Lugogo Stadium on Thursday also trained on Friday and will do another session on Saturday.
The three training sessions will help Micho asses several players he has not worked with before.
The Serb, meanwhile, stressed that Cranes players who have just returned home after running out of contracts with their foreign clubs are not guaranteed of places on the team ahead of Cecafa and Chan.
“There is no guarantee for former cranes players who have returned home that they will have automatic inclusion in the Chan squad,” he said.
“They have to satisfy me, they have to work hard for the position, everyone has the same chance for the upcoming Cecafa and Chan games.”
Micho intends to continue the player assessment process every Saturday and Sunday until a Cecafa team is selected.
Uganda will be defending their 13th Cecafa title when the tournament kicks off on November 27 in Nairobi.
The 25-man squad:
GOALKEEPERS: Benjamin Ochan (SCVU), Brian Bwete (URA), Isma Watenga (Vipers)
DEFENDERS: Nicholas Wadada (Vipers), Julius Ntambi (Kira) Godfrey Walusimbi (SC Villa), Yasin Muyimba (Police), Richard Kassaga (Kira) Savio Kabugo (SCVU), Ayub Kiiza (KCCA), Ayub Kisalita (SC Villa)
MIDFIELDERS: Denis Guma (SCVU), Tom Matsiko (KCCA), Ivan Ntenge (KCCA), Oscar Agaba (URA), Derrick Nteko (Kira), Saidi Kyeyune (URA), Joseph Mpande (Vipers)
FORWARDS: Simon Okwi (SCVU), Olaka Francis (Soana), Herman Wasswa (KCCA), Yunus Ssentamu (Vipers), Dan Oyirwoth (Bidco), Alex Witaba (Simba), Ngabi Umaru (Express)