David GOMBE
Uganda Cranes head coach Paul Put has named midfielder Noble Okello in his squad for international friendly games against Tanzania and Madagascar due next month.
Okello who plays for Indy Eleven in the USA is a nephew to Uganda Cranes legend David Obua.
Okello has previously featured for Canada at both the youth and senior level. He made his debut in the Canadian youth system attending a camp in September 2016 with the Canada U17 team.He was named to the roster for the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, where he made his international debut on April 22, 2017 against Costa Rica U17.
In May 2018, Okello was called up to the Canadian U21 side for the 2018 Toulon Tournament.In October 2018, Okello was named to the Canadian U20 squad for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. He scored a brace in the tournament opener against Dominica, a 4–0 victory. Okello was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.
Okello also featured for Canada’s senior team with his debut coming on January 7, 2020, against Barbados as a substitute in a 4–1 victory.
At club level, Okello has played for Toronto FC, HB Køge, New England Revolution, Atlanta United 2, Phoenix Rising and his current home Indy Eleven.
Named Squad for Friendly Matches;
Hannington Ssebwalunyo – NEC FC (Uganda), David Lukwago – SC Villa (Uganda), Joel Mutakubwa – Adigrat University FC (Ethiopia), Herbert Bockhorn – FC Magdeburg (Germany), Nathan Asiimwe – Charlton Athletic FC (England), Raymon Barasa Mangoli – SC Villa (Uganda), Jordan Obita – Hibernian FC (Scotland), Geoffrey Lubanga Kene – SC Villa (Uganda), Hilary Mukundane – Vipers SC (Uganda), Aziz Kayondo – Slovan Liberec (Czech Republic), Herbert Achayi – KCCA FC (Uganda), Joseph Seremba – NEC FC (Uganda), Bobosi Byaruhanga – Oakland Roots SC (USA), Alhassan Baba – FCSB (Romania), Travis Mutyaba – CS Sfaxien (Tunisia), Abdu Karim Watambala – Vipers SC (Uganda), Allan Okello – Young Africans SC (Tanzania), James Bogere – Aarhus AGF (Denmark), Rogers Mato – Hearts FC (Scotland), Sammy Ssebadduka – KCCA FC (Uganda), Hassan Mubiru – SC Villa (Uganda), Steven Mukwala – Al-Nasr SC (Libya), Frank Ssebufu – SC Villa (Uganda), Allan Oyirwoth – New England Revolution FC (USA), Richard Basangwa – NEC FC (Uganda), Noble Okello – Indy Eleven FC (USA), Arafat Usama Kiza – Vipers SC (Uganda) and Ivan Ahimbisibwe – KCCA FC (Uganda).
