Uganda Cranes off to Cameroon for Pre-CHAN 4-Nations tournament

The Uganda Cranes team will arrive in Yaounde, Cameroon this afternoon ahead of a Pre-CHAN 4-Nations tournament slated for January 1-7th.

Head coach Jonathan McKinstry said the tournament will help his team shape-up ahead of the 2021 Total Africa Nations Championship (CHAN). “This tournament will help us improve on several aspects,” added McKinstry before the team left Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Tuesday.

Hosts Cameroon, Uganda, Niger and Zambia are the four nations that will take part in the Pre-CHAN 4-Nations tournament.
The 2021 CHAN tournament that will feature 16 teams will take place January 16th to February 7th in the cities of Yaounde, Douala and Limbe.

The CHAN tournament is played among players featuring in only home local Leagues.
The 2021 CHAN tournament will attract defending champions Morocco, Cameroon, Libya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Niger, Togo, Tanzania, Mali, DR Congo, Rwanda, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Congo Brazzaville, Uganda and Namibia.

Uganda’s Squad

Goalkeepers: Joel Mutakubwa (Kyetume FC), Nafian Alionzi (URA FC), Tom Ikara (Police FC)
Defenders: Eric Ssenjobe (Police FC), Aziz Kayondo (Vipers SC), Paul Willa (Vipers SC), Ashraf Mandela (URA FC), Halid Lwaliwa (Vipers SC), Musitafa Mujuzi (Kyetume FC), Patrick Mbowa (URA FC), Hassan Muhammad (Police FC)
Midfielders: Shafiq Kagimu (URA FC), Tony Mawejje (Police FC), Bobosi Byaruhanga (Vipers SC), Karim Watambala (Vipers SC), Saidi Kyeyune (URA FC), Hassan Ssenyonjo (Wakiso Giants FC)
Forwards: Ben Ocen (Police FC), Ibrahim Orit (Vipers SC), Vianne Ssekajjugo (Wakiso Giants FC), Joseph Ssemujju (BUL FC), Joackim Ojera (URA FC), Milton Karisa (Vipers SC), Stephen Mukwala (URA FC), Mohamed Shaban (Vipers SC)