From the Uganda Hippos team that reached the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations final in Mauritania in 2021, only Ivan Asaba and Isma Mugulusi have been summoned to the new squad.
Then, Uganda lost 2-0 to Ghana and they will now embark on a fresh journey to the 2023 U-20 AFCON in Egypt, starting with the CECAFA Zonal Qualifiers in Sudan.
Head coach Morley Byekwaso has summoned a provisional squad of 33 players from which he will select a team to take to Sudan for the qualification campaign that starts on October 22nd, 2022.
KCCA FC has the biggest number of players in the squad, five to be precise.
The team that will enter camp at the Cranes Paradise Hotel, Kisasi on Wednesday also has four foreign based players.
Mugulusi, who recently joined Makedonikos FC in Greece will be joined by Unegbu Shemen Orakwue, Lioyd Tendo Nsambu, and Tuma Basil Tenywa from Huston Dynamos FC, FC Metz Academy, and Reading FC respectively, as the only foreign-based players.
The team will head to Sudan as the defending champion of the CECAFA Zonal Qualification Campaign after winning the title in Tanzania.
That is how they qualified for the finals in Mauritania in 2021.
Hippos’ 33 Provisional Squad
Goalkeepers: Abdu Magada Gaddafi FC, Shamulan Kamya Bright Stars FC, Venacious Nsumba Wakiso Giants FC, Denis Kaala Ssenyondwa URA FC
Defenders: Justine Opiru URA FC, Issa Bugembe Bright Stars FC, Sula Mpanga Maroons FC, Unegbu Shemen Orakwue Houston Dynamo FC – USA, Ibrahim Juma Leganes – Spain, Jimmy Ndalambi Onduparaka FC, Samson Kasozi UPDF FC, Ronald Madoi Wakiso Giants FC, Simon Mukisa UPDF FC, Lloyd Tendo Nasmbu FC Metz Academy – France
Midfielders: Saidi Mayanja KCCA FC, Allan Kiggundu BUL FC, Frank Katongole St Mary’s Kitende, Isma Mugulusi Makedonikos FC – Greece, Marvin Nyanzi Wakiso Giants FC, Andrew Kawooya KCCA FC, Faisal Wabyoona KCCA FC, Thomas Kakaire Mbarara City FC, Hakim Mutebi St Mary’s Kitende, Umar Lutalo SC Villa, Muhammad Nsereko SC Villa, Ibrahim Kasinde Bright Stars FC, Ivan Asaba Vipers SC, Tuma Basil Tenywa Reading FC – UK, Haruna Lukwago KCCA FC
Forwards: Abbas Kyeyune UPDF FC, Emmanuel Mukisa Kataka FC, Iddi Abdulwahid Unattached, Oscar Mawa Unattached
