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International Friendly: Uganda Cranes to Face Al Nasr FC

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Oct 8, 20202 min readOct 8, 2020

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International Friendly: Uganda Cranes to Face Al Nasr FC
Uganda Cranes has booked a date to play United Arab Emirates outfit Al Nasr as preparations for their AFCON group B encounter against South Sudan intensify. Al-Nasr who is currently playing the UAE top tier League, Arabian Gulf League, they are set to face off with Uganda Crane on a date and venue yet to […]

Uganda Cranes has booked a date to play United Arab Emirates outfit Al Nasr as preparations for their AFCON group B encounter against South Sudan intensify.

Al-Nasr who is currently playing the UAE top tier League, Arabian Gulf League, they are set to face off with Uganda Crane on a date and venue yet to be announced.

Despite delayed departure due to lack of travel clearance to Dubai, the locally based players finally departed last night and landed Dubai this morning to join the foreign based players in camp.

Cranes Players in Dubai:

Charles Lukwago (KCCA, Uganda), Joel Mutakubwa (Kyetume, Uganda), Milton Karisa (Vipers, Uganda), David Owori (SC Villa, Uganda), Bright Anukani (KCCA, Uganda), Saidi Kyeyune (URA, Uganda), Paul Mbowa (URA, Uganda), Samuel Kato (KCCA, Uganda), Halid Lwaliwa (Vipers, Uganda), Ibrahim Orit (Vipers SC), Shafiq Kagimu (URA, Uganda), Karim Watambala (Vipers, Uganda), Bevis Mugabi (Motherwell, Scotland), Farouk Miya (Konyaspor, Turkey), Nicholas Wadada (Azam FC), Elvis Bwomono (Southend United), Salim Jamal (Al Hilal Omdurman, Sudan), Roy Jayden Onen (Reading, England), Joseph Ochaya (TP Mazembe, DR Congo), Allan Kyambadde (El Gouna, Egypt)

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