David GOMBE
Muhammad Shaban has replaced John Paul Dembe from the Uganda Cranes team for the two international friendly matches against Cameroon and Gambia.
Dembe who features for Swedish side AC Hacken had initially been named by Uganda Cranes coach Paul Put in his 28- man squad but the forward has withdrawn from the travelling team.
Shaban plays for Libyan side Al-Anwar replaces Dembe for the two fixtures.
Uganda will play lock horns with 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.
squad flying out to Morocco later today (5:30pm) aboard Qatar Airways for two international friendlies against Cameroon and The Gambia.
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), Muhamad Shaban (Al-Anwar, Libya), Patrick Jonah Kakande – SC Villa (Uganda) and Ivan Ahimbisibwe – URA FC (Uganda)
