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Uganda Cranes: Date confirmed, Venue pending for Al Nasr FC Friendly
It’s full house for Uganda Cranes as Edrisa Lubega arrives in the camp this evening ahead of Sunday’s friendly match with Al Nasr FC. Lubega joins Alexis Bakka and Alex Kakuba who joined the camp on Thursday 8th October 2020. A friendly match between Uganda Cranes and United Arab Emirates outfit Al Nasr has been […]

It’s full house for Uganda Cranes as Edrisa Lubega arrives in the camp this evening ahead of Sunday’s friendly match with Al Nasr FC.

Lubega joins Alexis Bakka and Alex Kakuba who joined the camp on Thursday 8th October 2020.

A friendly match between Uganda Cranes and United Arab Emirates outfit Al Nasr has been confirmed for Sunday 11th October 2020 as preparations for their AFCON group B encounter against South Sudan intensify.

The venue for the game is expected to be revealed after today’s evening training session.

Despite delayed departure due to lack of travel clearance to Dubai, the locally based players finally departed on Wednesday night, 7th and landed Dubai on Thursday 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), Alexis Bakka, Alex Kakuba and Edrisa Lubega

 

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