CECAFA U15 Tournament: Uganda Junior Team leaves for Eritrea

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The National U-15 football team held their final training on Wednesday at the FUFA Technical Centre Njeru before they flew out on Thursday morning ahead of the CECAFA tournament in Asmara, Eritrea.

The tournament that has attracted Eleven (11) National junior teams is designed for players under the age of 15 kicks off on Saturday 17th August and ends on 1st September.

Uganda was been placed in group B alongside Rwanda, Ethiopia and South Sudan. The opening match for Uganda is against Ethiopia on Saturday 17.

The team is be managed by Magera Jackson of KCCA FC and assisted by Lutalo Hamuzah. Mubarak Kiberu the Goalkeeping coach, Nakabago Emmanuel will be Team Doctor, Mutyaba Bashir Team Coordinator and Bumpenjje Frank is the Kitsman.

Group A consists of host Eritrea, Kenya, Burundi and Somalia while group C has only three teams – Tanzania, Sudan and Djibouti.

The inaugural tournament is to help the region prepare for the Under 17 AFCON qualifiers that start early next year and also aimed at preventing age-cheating.

CECAFA is an association of the football playing nations in mostly East Africa and a bit of Central Africa. An affiliate of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), CECAFA is the oldest sub-regional football organisation on the continent.

The Contingent to Eritrea

Squad: Goalkeepers: Mukisa Daniel (Kawempe Muslim SS), Taremwa Elisa (Light Africa SS), Gubya Rickson Peter (Juventus-Namasuba)

Outfield players: Mutyaba Travis (Kawempe Royal College), Kalisa Shugai (Kawempe Muslim SS), Magogo Shafiq (Kibuli SS), Ssonko Ssembatya Hafidhu (Kampala Junior Team), Waswanga Shafik (Football for Good Academy), Kaddu Caros (Kabowa Youth), Mutebi Samuel (Bishops SS Mukono), Peter Gava (Buddo SS), Mulema Vincent (Bishops SS-Mukono), Kigozi Najib (St. Mary’s Kitende), Ssekibengo Godfrey (St Henry’s College-Kitovu), Muliika Patrick (Kako SS), Ouke Patrick (Sparta 09), Ogwalo Devis (Buddo SS), Nsereko Abdu (Super Heroes), Kasanya Leonard (Rays of Grace), Kyeyune Abbas (Kampala Junior Team)

Mugena Agnes-Leader of Delegation

Magera Jackson Kaddu-Head Coach

Lutalo Hamuza- Assistant coach

Kiberu Mubarak-Goalkeeping coach

Mutyaba Bashir-Team coordinator

Nakabago Emmanuel-Team Doctor

Byamukama Aloysius-Team Media Officer

Kyesimira Arthur-Fitness trainer

Makumbi Sulait- FUFA Delegate

Ndibassa Kyambadde Livingstone- FUFA Delegate

Bumpenje Frank-Kitsman

Fixtures for Uganda

Saturday 17/8/2019: Uganda Vs Ethiopia

Tuesday 20/8/2019: South Sudan Vs Uganda

Saturday 24/9/2019: Uganda Vs Rwanda