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VIDEO: Cranes head coach Micho says he will be spoilt for choice when choosing the final list of 23 players that will board the plane to Gabon. The Uganda Cranes head coach expressed his selection headache after key three players joined camp. Four of his current team in training face the axe. Grace …

Emma Okwi and Brian Umony were the two prominent faces missing as Uganda named their preliminary squad to start preparations for the Gabon 2017 African Cup of Nations finals. The two stars have struggled with injury and not had enough playing time in the past year with their clubs. Uganda Cranes head …

Uganda Cranes are set to camp in Tunisia and Dubai, according to AFCON 2017 plans by head coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredejovic. He has however appealed for funding to realise his plans. Micho and assistant coach Moses Basena released a detailed programme for the national football team on Wednesday ahead of the …

Ecobank Uganda has joined the list of Cranes sponsors, giving the team sh450 million for three years as they prepare for their return to the African Cup of Nations finals. A sh6 billion funds drive has also been launched on behalf of the team by Ecobank, where 50 Uganda Cranes …

Tribute: Andrew Patrick Luwandagga When Uganda’s national football team, the Cranes, lined up against the Congo Republic’s Red Devils on Saturday, Nov. 12, in a World Cup Group E second round fixture at Mandela National Stadium, a well-known voice Ugandan football fans had grown accustomed to for decades, was conspicuously …

Group E Uganda 1 Congo Brazzaville 0 Sunday Egypt v Ghana 7pm While many thought they should have scored more goals, Cranes captain Geoffrey Massa insists they did very well with the one shot past Congo Brazzaville. “Like I said before the match, all we need is a win. With the …

CRANES LIKELY LINE-UP: 1 Robert Odongkara (GK), 12 Denis Iguma, 2 Joseph Ochaya, 4 Murushid Jjuuko, 5 Isaac Isinde, 6 Tony Mawejje, 8 Khalid Aucho, 13 Moses Oloya, 10 William Luwagga Kizito, 17 Farouk Miya, 11 Geoffrey Massa (C). Uganda Cranes, already off to a great start to their 2018 …

PICTORIAL: President Yoweri Museveni hosted the Uganda national football team Cranes to a luncheon on Thursday at State House Entebbe to congratulate them upon qualifying for the African Cup Of Nations. “I promise to supplement your allowances and bonuses. I however appeal to you to be good ambassadors of Uganda. You …

Group E Saturday Uganda v Congo Brazzaville 4pm Sunday Egypt v Ghana 7pm Cranes coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic is talking up his team’s chances in a tough group ahead of  World Cup Africa qualifiers this weekend. “Some Africans compare the Uganda national team to a motorbike competing in a Formula One …

Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP |  Zambia edged hosts Uganda 1-0 on Tuesday in a warm-up match for both countries ahead of 2018 World Cup qualifiers this weekend. Chisamba Lungu, a 25-year-old attacking midfielder who plays in the Russian Premier League, scored the winner on 25 minutes in Kampala. What …