CHAN 2016 Qualifiers Update: Cranes Captain Sentongo Not Moved by Meriekh and Hilal Heroics In CAF Champions League.

(Second Round – 1st Leg):
Uganda Vs Sudan – Saturday 17th October 2015
Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala (4:00 p.m)
Uganda Cranes CHAN team Captain Robert Sentongo has assured Ugandans that they are not worried by the Sudan team despite being composed of largely players who featured for giants El Meriekh and Al Hilal in the semi finals of the CAF champion’s league.
‘They are the same people we’ve been meeting before, their clubs have been performing at the continent but we’ve been humiliating them .We are not shaken and we shall deliver’ Sentongo said after Wednesday’s training.
Sentongo who plays his club football with URA FC, will lead the Cranes against the Sudan after seasonal captain Hassan Wasswa Biruma was left out of the 25 man squad due to being inactive since the Ugandan league season ended in May.
Boasting of an experience of over ten years on the national football team, Sentongo will an asset for Uganda over the two legs against Sudan.
The striker made his Cranes debut in the game against South Africa at Nambole in 2004 and has been one of the consistent players on the team.
The team of locally based players continued to prepare for the CHAN qualification game against Sudan on Wednesday.
Led by head coach Milutin’ Micho’ Sredojevic, they had one session of drills in the morning at the Legends grounds in Lugogo.
Like on Tuesday, all players took part in the Wednesday’s training.
Players who reported for training:
Goalkeepers:
Mathias Kigonya (Bright Stars FC), Isma Watenga (Vipers Sc), James Alitho (Vipers SC)
Full-backs:
Denis Okot (KCCA FC), Ibrahim Kiyemba (LwezaFC), Joseph Ochaya (KCCA FC), Muleme Isaac (SC Villa Jogoo)
Central defenders:
Shafiq Bakaki (Vipers SC), Hassan Wasswa Dazo (KCCA FC), Ayub Kizza (Express FC), Bernard Muwanga (Bright Stars FC), Timothy Awanyi (KCCA FC), Henry Katongole (SC Villa Jogoo)
Central Midfielders:
Ivan Ntege (KCCA FC), Deus Bukenya (Vipers SC), Peter Katumba (Sadolin Paints FC), Hakim Senkumba (KCCA FC),
Attacking midfielders: Muzamil Mutyaba (KCCA FC), Keziron Kizito (Vipers SC), Faruku Miya (Vipers SC)
Strikers:
Robert Ssentongo (URA FC), Caesar Okhuti (Express FC), Frank Kalanda (URA FC), Erisa Sekisambu (Vipers SC) and John Ssemazzi (Vipers SC)

Vicent Kakooza