01 September 2021 | Football

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Qualifier (Group E): 

Thursday, 2nd September 2021 – Kenya Harambee Stars Vs Uganda Cranes

*At Nyayo International Stadium, Nairobi (4 PM)

Uganda Cranes and CF Montréal left back Mustafa Kizza has revealed he is happy with the competition on the current national team ahead of the FIFA Word Cup qualifier against Kenya.

Kizza who is among the foreign based players on the team alongside Paul Derrick Nsibambi and another left back Isaac Muleme, says the graft makes him work even harder to earn his spot among the best.

“First of all, I am humbled to be here to serve my beloved country, Uganda. When I arrived here, I found the camp buzzing and the morale high. It is good to have healthy competition and this helps the team. Personally, the competition pushes me to the limit to deliver my best,” he said.

Kizza has already played for the Uganda U-20 and U-23 teams with 12 caps to his name on the senior national team and he looks forward serving the national team for a long time.

“I want to serve the national team with one heart and the dream to play at the FIFA World Cup is realistic” he added.

Besides him, there are three other players vying for the spot of left back that is to say TP Mazembe’s Joseph Benson Ochaya, Czech Republic based Isaac Muleme and Vipers Sports Club’s Abdu-Azizi Kayondo. 

Head coach Milutin “Micho” Sredojevic says all the four are very key to the success of the team, a reason he decided to include all of them. 

“The four left backs are here because of demand and particular services expected from them. I have five left footed players on the squad with Richard (Basangwa). I would have liked to have the sixth as well if conditions were favourable for Allan Okello. We are all aware of what left footers can offer to any team,” Micho said. 

The team is set to conduct the final training session on Wednesday at 4 PM (Nyayo International Stadium) ahead of the big clash on Thursday, 2nd September 2021.

Uganda Cranes players in Nairobi, Kenya:

Goalkeepers: Isima Watenga (Chippa United, South Africa), Charles Lukwago (KCCA, Uganda), Joel Mutakubwa (Express, Uganda)

Defenders: Isaac Muleme (Viktoria Žižkov, Czech Republic), Mustapha Kizza (CF Montréal, Canada), Enock Walusimbi (Express, Uganda), Joseph Benson Ochaya (TP Mazembe, DR Congo), Halid Lwaliwa (Vipers, Uganda), Murushid Juuko (Express, Uganda), Innocent Wafula (Mbarara City, Uganda), Denis Iguma (KCCA, Uganda), Gavin Kizito Mugweri (SC Villa, Uganda), Abdul Aziizi Kayondo (Vipers, Uganda)

Midfielders: Khalid Aucho (Young Africans, Tanzania), Bobosi Byaruhanga (Vipers, Uganda), Moses Waiswa (Super Sport United, South Africa), Ibrahim Orit (Vipers, Uganda),

Forwards: Derrick Nsibambi (Smouha, Egypt), Yunus Sentamu (Vipers, Uganda), Milton Karisa (Vipers, Uganda), Emmanuel Arnold Okwi – Captain, Richard Basangwa (Vipers, Uganda), Steven Desse Mukwala (URA, Uganda)

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