By Robert Kayindi James
Despite his recent unpaid salary concerns, Uganda Cranes head coach, Milutin Micho Sredojevic has continued to delightfully do his job by naming a 30 man squad for upcoming ties against Togo and Ghana.
Uganda is set to play two international games against the Sparrow Hawks of Togo in Lome on October 4th, 2016 and the other against the Black Stars of Ghana.
The game against Togo will be a friendly meant to prepare the team to face off with Ghana in the first Group E duel of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in Tamale on 7th October. Egypt and Congo Brazzaville are the other two teams seeded with Uganda in the group.
Geoffrey Baba Kizito, Diego Hamis Kizza and Mike Azira are some of the returnees to the Serbian’s list.
The full squad:
Goalkeepers: Dennis Masinde Onyango, Salim Jamaal Magola, Ochan Benjamin, Ismail Watenga
Defenders: Wadada Nicholas, Iguma Dennis, Ochaya Joseph, Walusimbi Godfrey, Isinde Isaac, Jjuuko Murushid, Nsubuga Joseph, Awanyi Timothy, Llwaliwa Halid, Toha Rashid
Midfielders: Mawejje Tony, Azira Mike, Aucho Khalid, Kizito Geoffrey, Oloya Moses, Ntege Ivan, Luwagga Kizito William, Tabu Vitalis Abdmalik
Strikers: Massa Geoffrey, Miya Farouk, Okwi Emmanuel, Sentamu Yunus, ‘Diego’ Kiiza Hamis, Shaban Muhammad, Lubega Edrisa