10 UPL stars make Cranes squad to face S. Sudan

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers

October 11, 2024: Uganda vs South Sudan

October 15, 2024: South Sudan vs Uganda

Ten StarTimes Uganda Premier League players have made the 27-man Uganda Cranes squad named by coach Paul Put to face South Sudan in the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers.

Put released the squad on Tuesday. The 10 UPL players, who will be vying for playing time with 17 others that play their football abroad, are from five clubs including KCCA, Kitara, SC Villa, Vipers and BUL.

They are the KCCA lot of Gavin Kizitio, Saidi Mayanja, Shafic Kwikiriza, and Derrick Nsibambi (KCCA FC), as well as Kitara’s Denis Omedi and Jude Ssemugabi (Kitara FC).

Villa have Arnold Odongo and Ronald Ssekiganda in there while Allan Okello comes in for Vipers SC and Nicholas Mwere, BUL FC.

Uganda will face South Sudan in a double header with the first leg due on October 11 at Mandela National Stadium and the return leg in Juba four days later.

The team will enter a residential camp at Cranes Paradise Hotel on October 6.

Uganda have four points from the opening two games having drawn 2-2 against South Africa and a 2-0 win at home against Congo.

Uganda Cranes Squad

Goalkeepers

Isima Watenga (Golden Arrows FC, South Africa), Nafian Alionzi (Defence Forces FC, Ethiopia), Charles Lukwago, Venda FC, South Africa)

Defenders

Gavin Kizito Mugweri (KCCA FC, Uganda), Kenneth Semakula (Club Africaine, Tunisia), Isaac Muleme (Victoria Zizkov, Czech Republic), Nicholas Mwere (BUL FC, Uganda), Abdu Aziizi Kayondo (FC Slovan Liberec, Czech Republic), Bevis Mugabi (Famagusta Anorthosis, Greece), Timothy Awany (FC Ashdod, Israel), Halidi Lwaliwa (Al Ain SC, Saudi Arabia), Arnold Odong (SC Villa, Uganda)

Midfielders

Khalid Aucho (Yanga SC, Tanzania), Bobosi Byaruhanga (Austin II, USA), Taddeo Lwanga (APR FC, Rwanda), Ronald Ssekiganda (SC Villa, Uganda), Allan Okello (Vipers SC, Uganda), Travis Mutyaba (Girondins Bordeaux, France), Saidi Mayanja (KCCA FC, Uganda)

Forwards

Denis Omedi (Kitara FC, Uganda), Jude Ssemugabi (Kitara FC, Uganda), Shafik Kwikiriza (KCCA FC, Uganda), Rogers Mato (FC Brera Strumica), Derrick Nsibambi (KCCA FC, Uganda), Steven Mukwala (Simba SC, Tanzania), Calvin Kabuye (Sandvikens IF, Sweden)