David GOMBE
Uganda Cranes head coach Paul Joseph Put named six players who feature in the Uganda Premier League in his 28 final squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
Last season’s league top scorer Allan Okello (Vipers SC) who netted 19 goals is in the squad along with Ivan Ahimbisibwe.
Ahimbisibwe who last season played for URA finished with 16 league goals behind Okello. This season as a KCCA FC player he has so far struck five league goals.
SC Villa’s Reagan Mpande had an impressive 2024 CHAN tournament hosted in East Africa also makes the cut.
Vipers duo of Hilary Mukundane and Rogers Torach who partnered together in defence for the Cranes CHAN team are also in the final squad along with KCCA FC winger Shafik Nana Kwikiriza.
However, Charles Lukwago and David Owori captains for KCCA FC and SC Villa respectively miss out on the final squad for the continental showpiece.
Uganda is in Group C along with Nigeria, Tunisia and Tanzania. The Cranes kick off their campaign against Tunisia on 23rd December.
GOALKEEPERS
ALIONZI NAFIAN LEGASON
DENIS ONYANGO
MAGOOLA SALIM
DEFENDERS:
ROGERS TORACH
TIMOTHY AWANY
KENNETH SEMAKULA
TOBY SIBBICK
ELIO CAPRADOSSI
JORDAN OBITA
ISAAC MULEME
AZIZ KAYONDO
HILARY MUKUNDANE
MIDFIELDERS:
BOBOSI BYARUHANGA
KHALID AUCHO
TRAVIS MUTYABA
BABA AL HASSAN
RONALD SSEKIGANDA
ALLAN OKELLO
FORWARDS:
ROGERS MATO
UCHECHUKWU IKPEAZU
STEVEN MUKWALA
DENIS OMEDI
REAGAN MPANDE
JUDE SSEMUGABI
JAMES BOGERE
SHAFIK NANA KWIKIRIZA
LORENZEN MELVYN
IVAN AHIMBISIBWE
