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Uganda names squad for 2016 CHAN qualifier against Sudan

Xinhua, September 12, 2015 Adjust font size:

Uganda's national football coach on Friday named a 25-man squad that will start preparations for the 2016 Africa Nations Championships (CHAN) qualifier against Sudan.

Milutin 'Micho' Sredojevic told Xinhua the team will start training on Saturday for the two games against Sudan that determine if Uganda qualifies for CHAN.

Uganda will host Sudan in the first leg on Oct. 17 before the return leg is played in Khartoum on Oct. 24.

The winner over the two legs will qualify for the tournament to take place in Kigali, Rwanda in January next year.

To reach the last stage of the 2016 CHAN qualifiers, Uganda ejected Tanzania on a 4-1 goal aggregate.

Uganda played in the 2014 CHAN Championship in South Africa but failed to qualify out of the group that had Morocco, Zimbabwe and Burkina Faso.

The squad:

Goalkeepers: Mathias Kigonya (Bright Stars FC), Isma Watenga (SC Vipers), James Alitho (SC Vipers).

Defenders: Denis Okot (KCCA FC), Julius Ntambi (URA FC), Joseph Ochaya (KCCA FC), Aggrey Madoi (Jinja Municipal Hippos FC), Martin Mpuga (KCCA FC), Richard Kasagga (URA FC), Hassan 'Dazo' Wasswa (KCCA FC), Shafiq Bakaki (SC Vipers).

Midfielders: Keziron Kizito (SC Vipers), Ivan Ntege (KCCA FC), Deus Bukenya (SC Vipers SC), Hakim Senkumba (KCCA FC), Farouk Miya (SC Vipers), Muzamil Mutyaba (KCCA FC), Feni Moses Ali (URA FC), Martin Kizza (SC Villa)

Forwards: Milton Kalisa (Bidco FC), Caesar Okhuti (Express FC), Fahad Muhammad Hassan (SC Villa), Villa Oromchan (URA FC), John Ssemazi (SC Vipers), Frank Kalanda (URA FC). Endit