By James Robert Kayindi
As Ugandans get over the fact that His Excellence President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni didn’t know that Cranes was the National team but rather just a football club like SC Villa, Express or Bizmack that existed in the mid-1950s, dates for the Cranes’ engagements have been set.
The development follows a communication sent to the FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke, from the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) confirming that the second round return leg match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia qualifiers between Uganda Cranes and the Sparrow Hawks of Togo will be played in November.
According to the federation’s website, the game will played on 14th November, 2015 at the Mandela National stadium, Namboole with kick-off set for 4pm.
However, Togo Football Federation is yet to confirm the date for the first leg even when FUFA copied them in the letter together with the CAF Competitions Department.
Uganda vs Burkina Faso (2017 AFCON):
On 2017 African Cup of Nations Qualifier lane, Uganda Cranes will visit Burkina Faso on Saturday 26th March, 2016 before a confirmed return leg that will played on Tuesday 29th March 2016 at the Mandela National Stadium under floodlights with kick off time set for 7pm.
Uganda will play two consecutive away games in the same campaign starting with Comoros on Saturday 5th September, 2015.
Cranes international matches:
1. Comoros vs Uganda Saturday 5th September, 2015 (2017 AFCON)
2. Togo vs Uganda (TBA) (2018 FIFA World cup Russia)
3. Uganda vs Togo 14th November, 2015 at 4pm (2018 FIFA world cup Russia)
4. Burkina Faso vs Uganda Cranes, Saturday 26th March, 2016 (2017 AFCON)
5. Uganda vs Burkina Tuesday 29th March, 2016 at 7pm (2017 AFCON)
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