Uganda Cranes under head coach Milutin
‘Micho’ Sredojevic have started intensive
preparations ahead of the Africa Nations
Championship (CHAN) finals tournament that
kicks off on January 16 in Rwanda.
According to the Federation of Uganda Football
Association (FUFA) website the programme
started with a two day non residential training at
Nakivubo stadium on Saturday for pre-selection
from a 30 man group of players.
At the  end of the Monday training session, four
more players will be released from camp.
The training session on Tuesday will see Micho
welcome captain Faruku Miya (Vipers), Ochaya
Joseph (KCCA), Ivan Ntege (KCCA) and Okhuti
(Express FC) from which he will name his final
23 man squad to enter residential camp at the
FUFA Technical Centre in Njeru.
Micho who will be at the CHAN finals with
Uganda Cranes for the second successive time
says that, “We have no doubt that our players
know how to play football but we want to work
very hard and together as this will be the only
measurement for getting results.”
Uganda Cranes will camp in Njeru from January
5th-17th before flying to Rwanda for the group
D matches against Mali on January 19, Zambia
four days later before winding up the group
phase against Zimbabwe on January 27 in
Rubavu.
Cranes squad:
Goalkeepers: Alitho James (Vipers), Kisembo
Douglas (Police FC)
Defenders: Nsubuga Joseph (Bright Stars),
Bukenya Deus (Vipers), Muleme Isaac (SC Villa
Jogoo), Waibi Yeseri (SC Villa Jogoo), Hassan
Wasswa Dazzo (KCCA), Shafik Bakaki (Vipers),
Ibrahim Kiyemba (Lweza), Ibrahim Kiiza
(Express FC), Sadat Kyambadde (Police),
Timothy Musinguzi (Soana), Timothy Awany
(KCCA)
Midfielders: Ambrose Kirya (SC Villa Jogoo),
Keziron Kizito (Vipers), Rahmat Senfuka
(Police), Basoma Andrew (Sadolin), Francis
Olaki (Soana), Tony Odour (Express), Milton
Karisa (BUL), Mike Ndera (BUL), Faruku
Kawooya (SCVU), Martin Kiiza (SC Villa Jogoo)
Strikers: Robert Ssentongo (URA), Geoffrey
Sserunkuma (Lweza), Kalanda Frank (URA),
Ndugwa Karim (SC Villa Jogoo), Lubega Edris
(Proline) Nelson Senkatuka (KCCA), Richard
Wandyaka (JMC).