Uganda Cranes sets up DR Congo friendly

Uganda Cranes, the senior national football team, will on Wednesday play a friendly match with DR Congo at Japoma Stadium, Douala in Cameroon. The kick-off of the game is expected to be 4 pm, Ugandan time.

Uganda Cranes is camped in Cameroon where it will host its home game against Algeria in the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers 2023.

Uganda is third in Group F with four points same as Tanzania while Algeria leads the Group with 12 points. Niger is bottom on 2 points.

Uganda Cranes head coach Milutin Sredojevic renamed named the squad that will face Algeria in the penultimate game of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers.

The 23 players that travelled to Cameroon on Friday morning has three goalkeepers, eight defenders, five midfielders and seven forwards.

FULL SQUAD

Goalkeepers

Salim Omar Magoola (Richards Bay FC, South Africa), Charles Lukwago (St. George FC, Ethiopia), Nafian Alionzi (URA FC, Uganda)

Defenders

Kenneth Semakula (SC Villa, Uganda), Gavin Kizito (Al Ittihad SC, Egypt), Abdu Azizi Kayondo (CD Leganes, Spain), Joseph Ochaya (Al Makwloon Al Arab, Egypt), Halid Lwaliwa (FK Bregalnica, North Macedonia), Gift Fred (SC Villa, Uganda), Geofrey Wasswa (KCCA FC, Uganda), Rogers Torach (Vipers SC, Uganda)

Midfielders

Khalid Aucho (Yanga SC, Tanzania), Bobosi Byaruganga (FC Austin, USA), Siraje Ssentamu (Vipers SC, Uganda), Moses Waiswa (KCCA FC, Uganda), Isma Mugulusi (Makedonikos FC, Greece)

Forwards

Milton Karisa (Vipers SC, Uganda), Travis Mutyaba (SC Villa, Uganda), Rogers Mato (KCCA FC, Uganda), Faruku Miya (Caykur Rizespor, Turkey), Emmanuel Okwi (Erbil SC, Iraq), Fahad Bayo (MFK Vyškov, Czech Republic), Richard Bassangwa (Wadi Degla SC, Egypt)