By Robert K Circles
The Uganda national football team, the Cranes have safely arrived in Masaka town for the Buganda region tour and have been accommodated at Brovad Hotel in the heart of the town.
The Cranes are set to play a Masaka select side on Saturday 6th August as part of the national team’s preparations for the final Group D game of the 2017 AFCON qualifiers against Comoros that is scheduled for 3rd September 2016.
This is the team’s third tour with the first two being hosted in Mbale and Nakasongola respectively where they won 1-0 and 4-1. The boys had a light evening training session at Masaka Recreation grounds.
Uganda will play Kenya in an international build up match on August 30th before entertaining Comoros in a very crucial tie that could see the Cranes qualify for the continental competition for the first in nearly four decades if they win that game.
Travelling squad of players Goalkeepers: Ochan Benjamin and Mugabi Yasin
Defenders; Wadada Nicholas, Nsubuga Joseph, Musana Hassan, Wasswa Hassan, Toha Rashid, Awanyi Timothy, Lwaliwa Khalid, Muwanga Bernard
Midfielders; Ntege Ivan, Kizito Keziron, Sserumaga Mike, Majwega Brian, Kayizzi Vincent, Tabu Abdumalik, Kiiza Martin
Strikers; Sserunkuma Geoffrey, Sekisambu Erisa, Shaban Mohammad, Esenu Musa, Lubega Edrisa
