Striker Fauzia Najjemba and Midfielder Bobosi Byaruhanga were on Saturday night named the Airtel FUFA Female and Male Player respectively in a glamorous function at Speke Resort, Munyonyo.
Devdiscourse News Desk | Kampala | Updated: 22-01-2021 16:52 IST | Created: 22-01-2021 16:52 IST
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Uganda is ready to mark its win in the forthcoming African Cup (Afcon U20) of Nations in Mauritania and to qualify for the World Cup, said Gavin Kizito, the U20 captain of the country, according to a report by GOAL.
Stressing on the practice for the forthcoming events, Kizito said that Morley Byekwaso, the head coach of the team has selected the provisional squad of 38 players and said that the team is ready for its success.
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Quoting for Sports Nation, Kizito said, we have started preparing for our Afcon 2021 tournament which is going to take place in Mauritania. I am sure we are going to conquer and qualify for the World cup because we are all in good shape and the players are prepared , he added.
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18 new faces as Hippos start maiden Afcon preps Elvis Senono ELVIS SENONO The national Under-20 team - Hippos – qualified for a first ever Africa Cup of Nations appearance after a successful Cecafa event in December 2020. The Hippos defeated hosts Tanzania 4-1 with both nations qualifying for the finals tournament that will be hosted in Mauritania starting February 14–4 March 2021. The 20 players that featured at that Cecafa tournament have now all been summoned as part of a 38-man provisional squad to start preparations. They are joined by 18 new faces with whom they will vie for slots on the final team. Among the new faces are Police forward Derrick Kakooza and Sam Senyonjo, the latter who scored five goals from as many league games for KCCA. They will add competition to an attacking line that was led by Ivan Bogere who top scored at the Cecafa tournament with five goals. The provisional list also includes two UK-based youngsters Samuel Moses Kitaka (L