Sinan RAJUB SENOGA
Uganda Cranes coach Paul Joseph Put has named a squad of 28 players to play in the upcoming friendlies against Cameroon and Gambia early next month.
The squad consists of 16 foreign based players and 12 from the Uganda Premier League.
The new face is Jordan Obita, a 31 year old left back who plays for Hibernian FC in the Scottish Premiership.
Obita, born in Oxford, England with Ugandan roots, previously played for the England U18, U19 and U20 national teams.
The squad also has the European usual suspects like Ellio Capradossi, Elvis Bwomono, Isaac Muleme, Travis Mutyaba, Rogers Mato and striker John Paul Dembe.
Wigan Athletic defender Toby Sibbick also returns having been part of the squad that played the most recent World Cup Qualifiers against Mozambique and Guinea.
Uganda will play against Cameroon on Friday 6th June at 10pm and then face off with The Gambia on Monday 9th June at 6pm.
Both games will be played in Morocco with the local contingent expected to travel to Morocco on Monday 2nd June.
Full Uganda Cranes Squad
Goalkeepers
Isima Watenga – Golden Arrows FC (South Africa), Nafian Alionzi – Defence Forces FC (Ethiopia), Joel Mutakubwa – BUL FC (Uganda) and Hannington Sebwalunyo – NEC FC (Uganda).
Defenders
Elvis Bwomono – St Mirren FC (Scotland), Nico Wadada – Vipers SC (Uganda), Elio Capradossi – AS Cittadella (Italy), Arnold Odong – SC Villa (Uganda), Toby Sibbick – Wigan Athletic FC (England), Hilary Mukundane – Vipers SC (Uganda), Jordan Obita – Hibernian FC (Scotland) and Isaac Muleme – Viktoria Žižkov (Czech Republic).
Midfielders
Bobosi Byaruhanga – Oakland Roots SC (USA), Kenneth Semakula – Club Africain (Tunisia), Allan Oyirwoth – New England Revolution (USA), Enock Ssebagala – NEC FC (Uganda), Abdu Karim Watambala – Vipers SC (Uganda), Allan Okello – Vipers SC (Uganda) and Travis Mutyaba – Bordeaux (France).
Forwards
Dennis Omedi – APR FC (Rwanda), Hakim Kiwanuka – APR FC (Rwanda), Shafik Nana Kwikiriza – KCCA FC (Uganda), Rogers Mato – FK Vardar (North Macedonia), Steven Mukwala – Simba SC (Tanzania), Usama Arafat – KCCA FC (Uganda), John Paul Dembe – AC Hacken (Sweden), Patrick Jonah Kakande – SC Villa (Uganda) and Ivan Ahimbisibwe – URA FC (Uganda)
