Bongole names final squad for FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival
David GOMBE
Uganda U-15 national boys team head coach Anthony Bongole has named the final squad of 14 players to represent Uganda at the inaugural FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival, scheduled to take place in Baku from 22nd to 31st October 2026.
Bongole selected the final team from the summoned 24 players who have been camping in Njeru for the last three weeks.
Uganda is in Group U alongside Cape Verde, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Kyrgyz Republic and Tonga.
The selected players are Maganda Swalleh (Prosper SA), Kimuli Sudaisi (El Cambio SA), Kyeswa Ashiraf (Jinja S.S), Muhimbo Patson (Prosper SA), Ogwang Victor Bonny (Prosper SA), Zizinga Najib (Isra SA), Baluku Frank (El Cambio SA), Muwanguzi Jonah (Msingi SA), Wafula Ian (El Cambio SA), Bakiika Ethan Tendo Ssaazi (Proline SA), Kasumba Angello (El Cambio SA), Kiganda Ivan (Rays of Grace), Muwonge Mathias (Prosper SA) and Kwikiriza Jefferson (El Cambio SA).
189 teams from six confederations have been drawn into 32 groups. Matches are played in an 8v8 format.
Teams first play a round-robin qualification stage; their results then determine which of six performance tiers they compete in during the tournament stage. No team is eliminated, and a winner is crowned in each tier, with the winner of the top tier honoured as the champion of the tournament.