WORLD CUP 2014: UGANDA’S LIST AGAINST SENEGAL

Uganda’s national football team, the Cranes, is preparing for a decisive match in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers against Senegal. The preselection of 30 players has been announced by the Cranes coach, Micho Sredojevic. The match will be held in Morocco due to the suspension of the Léopold Sédar Senghor stadium in Dakar, Senegal. Senegal, as the group leader, needs a victory to have a chance to reach the playoffs. The preselection includes both local and expatriate players, with preparations set to begin for those playing in Africa before being joined by the expatriates.

The 30 players are as follows:

Goalkeepers:

1. Robert Odongkara (St George – Ethiopia)
2. Denis Onyango (Bidvest Wits – South Africa)
3. Abeil Dhaira (Simba – Tanzania)
4. Hamza Muwonge (Vipers)

Defenders: 5. Denis Guma (SCVU)

6. Godfrey Walusimbi (Don Bosco – DR Congo)
7. Joseph Ochaya (Kotoko – Ghana)
8. Andy Mwesigwa (FC Ordabasy – Kazakhstan)
9. Isaac Isinde (St George – Ethiopia)
10. Henry Kalungi (Richmond Kickers – USA)
11. Savio Kabugo (SCVU)
12. Richard Kasagga (Kiira)

Midfielders: 13. Hassan Wasswa (KCC)

14. Geoffrey Kizito (Saigon – Vietnam)
15. Tonny Mawejje (IBV – Iceland)
16. Mike Azira (Charleston – USA)
17. Martin Mutumba (AIK Stockholm – Sweden)
18. Joseph Mpande (Vipers)
19. Saidi Kyeyune (URA)
20. Moses Oloya (Saigon – Vietnam)
21. Brian Majwega (KCC)
22. Kizito Luwaga (Leixoes – Portugal)
23. Joseph Kabagambe (El Merreikh al fashir – Sudan)
24. Vincent Kayizzi (Motor Lublin – Poland)

Forwards: 25. Frank Kalanda (URA)

26. Emmanuel Okwi (Etoile de Sahel – Tunisia)
27. Hamis Kiiza (Young Africans – Tanzania)
28. Geoffrey Massa (AmaTuks – South Africa)
29. Dan Sserunkuma (Gor Mahia – Kenya)