Uganda ready for 2022 Beach Soccer AFCON

The Uganda Sand Cranes are prepared to kick-start their campaign against defending champions Senegal at the 2022 Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Mozambique.

The competition kicks off today with hosts Mozambique facing Malawi in a Group A match at the holiday resort town of Vilankulo.

Angelo Schrinzi, the Uganda Sand Cranes head coach made it clear that the team is well prepared for the competition. “We know Senegal is a good team and we need to be at our best facing them,” added the coach.

Schrinzi said the recent participation in the COSAFA Beach Soccer competition in South Africa helped the team prepare well. “The players know what we expect from them and we shall go all out first to qualify from the group,” added the coach.

Uganda Sand Cranes will face Madagascar on October 22^nd in their second Group B match, and later take on Egypt two days later.

The 2022 Beach Soccer AFCON which will attract seven teams will climax on October 28^th. Nigeria pulled out of the competition few weeks ago.

Meanwhile three referees from the CECAFA region Ramadhani Ndayisaba, Cynthia Ishimwe (Burundi) and Ivan Bayige Kintu (Uganda) were selected to join 10 other referees to officiate at the 2022 Beach Soccer AFCON.

Athuman Nyamlani, the 1^st Vice President of the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) and Uganda’s Ali Mwebe have also been appointed as a member of the organizing Committee and a refereeing Assessor respectively at the competition.