15 June 2022 | Rugby

As the Rugby Africa Cup knockout stage draws closer, Uganda's head coach Fred Mudoola has named the final squad for that phase of the competition.

The knockout phase will be played in the French cities of Marseille and Aix-en-Provence with 8 African teams competing for the solitary World Cup ticket that goes to the tournament winner.

The eight nations are Namibia, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal, Kenya, Uganda, Algeria, Zimbabwe, and Burkina Faso who all qualified from the pools whose matches were played last year.

The tournament will take place from 1st-10th July 2022.

The squad is made of 28 players with three foreign-based including Asuman Mugerwa, Mark Omoding, and French-based Philip Wokorach, the only sevens player on the team.

Rugby Cranes Squad

• Robert Aziku (KOBs)
• Eliphaz Emong (Jinja Hippos)
• Paul Epillo (Heathens)
• Thomas Gwokto (Heathens)
• Joseph Aredo (KOBs)
• Ronald Kanyanya (Heathens)
• Collin Kimbowa (KOBs)
• Akera Komakech (Heathens)
• Ivan Magomu (Stanbic Black Pirates)
• Alhaji Manano (KOBs)
• Asuman Mugerwa (Kabras)
• James Mugisha (Stanbic Black Pirates)
• Jacob Ochen (Jinja Hippos)
• Uhuru Charles (Heathens)
• Timothy Odong (Stanbic Black Pirates)
• Faraj Odugo (KOBs)
• Pius Ogena (KOBs)
• Solomon Okia (Stanbic Black Pirates)
• Joaquim Chisano (Heathens)
• Scott Oluoch (Heathens)
• Mark Omoding (Kenya Harlequins)
• Michael Otto (KOBs)
• Joseph Oyet (Heathens)
• Alema Ruhweza (Stanbic Black Pirates)
• Lawrence Ssebuliba (Heathens)
• Santos Ssenteza (Heathens)
• Conrad Wanyama (Stanbic Black Pirates)
• Philip Wokorach (AS Bédarrides – Châteauneuf-du-Pape)

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