African SportDec 28, 2020

Cranes Traveling Squad to Cameroon Named

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Nsereko Musoke Isa

Dec 28, 20202 min readDec 28, 2020

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Uganda Cranes head coach Jonathan Mcknistry has named a 25 man CHAN Squad traveling to Cameroon for the Pre- CHAN Mini Tournament. The Contingent of 25 players will depart to Cameroon on Monday afternoon (3pm). The Pre-CHAN tournament involving Cameroon, Niger and Zambia will run between 1st and 7th January 2021. However, long serving goalkeeping […]

Uganda Cranes head coach Jonathan Mcknistry has named a 25 man CHAN Squad traveling to Cameroon for the Pre- CHAN Mini Tournament.
The Contingent of 25 players will depart to Cameroon on Monday afternoon (3pm).
The Pre-CHAN tournament involving Cameroon, Niger and Zambia will run between 1st and 7th January 2021.

However, long serving goalkeeping coach Fred Kajjoba who was suspended from the camp will not travel with the team to Yaoundé despite a meeting held between him and FUFA president Moses Magogo, CEO Edgar Watson and head Jonathan Mcknistry yesterday evening at Kabira Country Club.

Former Uganda Cranes goalkeeper Sadiq Wassa has been named to replace Kajjoba.

Midfield maestro Tony Mawejje has cut into the final traveling squad despite being dropped in the previous cranes engagement against South Sudan in the AFCON qualifiers.

KCCA FC players will join the team after their CAF Confederation Cup fixture against AS Kigali.

Full traveling contingent

Goalkeepers
Joel Mutakubwa (Kyetume FC), Nafian Alionzi (URA FC), Tom Ikara (Police FC)
Defenders
Eric Ssenjobe (Police FC), Aziz Kayondo (Vipers SC), Paul Willa (Vipers SC), Ashraf Mandela (URA FC), Halid Lwaliwa (Vipers SC), Musitafa Mujuzi (Kyetume FC), Patrick Mbowa (URA FC), Hassan Muhammad (Police FC)
Midfielders
Shafiq Kagimu (URA FC), Tony Mawejje (Police FC), Bobosi Byaruhanga (Vipers SC), Karim Watambala (Vipers SC), Saidi Kyeyune (URA FC), Hassan Ssenyonjo (Wakiso Giants FC)
Fowards
Ben Ocen (Police FC), Ibrahim Orit (Vipers SC), Vianne Ssekajjugo (Wakiso Giants FC), Joseph Ssemujju (BUL FC), Joackim Ojera (URA FC), Milton Karisa (Vipers SC), Stephen Mukwala (URA FC), Mohamed Shaban (Vipers SC)
OFFICIALS
Hamid Juma- Leader of Delegation
Johnathan McKinstry – Head Coach
Abdallah Mubiru – Assistant Coach
Livingstone Mbabazi – Assistant Coach
Alexander McCarthy – Performance Coach
Sadiq Wassa – Goalkeeper Coach
Felix Ayobo – Sport Scientist
Dr. Emmanuel Nakabago – Doctor
Dr. Opika Opoka – Doctor
Ahmed Hussein – Media
Geoffrey Massa – Team Manager
Samuel Hassan Mulondo – Kit Man
Ayub Balyejusa – Kit Man
Paul Mukatabala – Team Co-Ordinator

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