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Kikosi cha Timu ya Taifa ya Tanzania (Taifa Stars) kinachotarajia kucheza mchezo wa kufuzu AFCON dhidi ya Uganda Machi 24,2019.

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Timu ya Taifa ya Tanzania “Taifa Stars” inayodhaminiwa na Bia ya Serengeti inakabiliwa na mchezo muhimu dhidi ya Uganda wa kufuzu kucheza Fainali za Afrika mwaka huu. Huu ni mchezo ambao kama Taifa Stars itashinda inaweza kukata tiketi ya kucheza AFCON mwaka huu itakayofanyika nchini Misri. Mchezo dhidi ya Uganda utachezwa Jumapili Machi 24,2019 saa 12 jioni kwenye Uwanja wa Taifa. Kocha Mkuu wa Taifa Stars Emmanuel Amunike ametangaza kikosi kitakachopambana kuisaka tiketi hiyo kwenye Uwanja wa nyumbani. Nahodha Mbwana Samatta anayecheza KRC Genk ya Belgium ataongoza kikosi katika mchezo huo uliobeba imani ya Watanzania. Kocha Amunike amesema Kikosi alichokitaja kimezingatia mambo mengi kuhakikisha Taifa Stars inapata ushindi. Amewataka Watanzania kuiunga mkono Taifa Stars katika kuipeperusha bendera ya Tanzania. Kwa upande wake, Afisa Masoko wa Kampuni ya bia ya Serengeti (SBL), George Mango amesema kampuni hiyo imekuwa ikihakikisha kikosi hicho kinafanya maandalizi m...
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Tanzania Vs Uganda Cranes: Desabre defends team selection

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AFCON 2019 Group L Qualifiers Sunday, 24 th  March 2019 Tanzania Taifa Stars Vs Uganda Cranes At National Stadium, Dar es salaam ( 6 PM ) After  confirming the final 24 man team that will camp in Egyp t for a week before the final group L qualifier away in Dar es Salaam, Uganda Cranes head coach Sebastien Desabre defended the team selection. Addressing journalists moments after the team’s 4-0 win over Kampala Region Select team, the Frenchman hinted of factors considered for the team selection. After the test match, he officially released the team of home based players (10) who travelled to Egypt for the training camp. He talked of experience, departmental demand and current form as the three major factors considered; KCCA Football Club youngster Allan Okello and Vipers’ defender Halid Lwaliwa are the rookies on the main stream team. Okello is a graduate from the youth structures having represented the country at the U-20 and U-23 levels. Halid Lwal...
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Uganda in 82nd position in latest FIFA ranking

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Kiryowa Kiwanu Uganda has maintained its 82nd position in the world, according to the latest rankings released by world football governing body FIFA. World Cup champion France is number one for the first time in 16 years. France beat Croatia 4-2 last month for its second World Cup title, and jumped six places to reclaim the top spot it last held in May 2002. Belgium, which lost to France in the semifinals, moved up one place to second on the list, published Thursday. Tunisia remained the top African team despite dropping three spots to 24th in the world. Uganda did not move up the ladder due to the fact that the team did not play any competitive game for a month. Other CECAFA members are ranked as follows; Kenya (112), Rwanda (136), Ethiopia (151), Burundi (148), Tanzania (140), Sudan (128), South Sudan (156), Djibouti (197). Eritrea and Somalia are joint 206.
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Uganda Now Ranks 18th Best In Africa

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ganda has climbed 7 places upwards in the January FIFA Coca cola gradings to rank 82 nd   in the entire world of 208 member countries. Uganda with 411 points also emerges the best ranked country among all the ten member associations that constitute the Council of East and Central Africa (Cecafa). The previous rankings had put Uganda at 89 th  position. Rwanda is ranked second best in the region with 304 points, indicating a difference of 97 points between the two footballing nations. The Uganda Cranes beat Rwanda in the finals to lift the Cecafa-Tusker challenge Cup in Dar es Salaam on December 10 last year. The rankings further put Uganda in the 18th position in Africa with Cote d’Ivoire (889) topping the continental list followed by Ghana (779), Algeria (734), Egypt (698), Senegal (625) and Nigeria with 612 points. Cameroon and South Africa tie in the 56 th  position in the world rankings with 551 points and are 7 th  in Africa. Uganda (82 nd ) beats Angola (...
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'Do not lose against Tanzania': Museveni to Uganda Cranes

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Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni has instructed the national football side not to lose a match against Tanzania, even if the Cranes have already qualified for next year’s African Cup of Nations (Afcon). Museveni, who was hosting the national team captain Denis Onyango and the football federation president, Moses Magogo, congratulated the team upon achieving  qualification  to the continent’s biggest football tournament. ‘‘Even if the Cranes have already qualified, I know that they still have a game to play against Tanzania. Please make sure you do not lose that game,’‘ Museveni urged. Even if the Cranes have already qualified, I know that they still have a game to play against Tanzania. Please make sure you do not lose that game. Uganda sealed its place at the tournament in Cameroon next year, with a 1-0 win against Cape Verde over the weekend. Tanzania, who lost to Lesotho on Sunday, must win the last qualification match against Uganda in order to secure a pla...
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AFCON 2019: Uganda qualify with win over Cape Verde

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Uganda qualified for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations after beating Cape Verde 1-0 in Kampala on Saturday. Patrick Kaddu scored the all-important goal late on for the Cranes, who needed to avoid defeat to go through. Uganda, who had spent nearly 40 years failing to qualify for the Nations Cup, will now contest back-to-back tournaments for the first time since the seventies. Tanzania can take Group L's second spot if they win in Lesotho on Sunday. Should they succeed in Maseru, Tanzania would celebrate only their second Nations Cup qualification - and first since 1980. "I thank God that I scored the only goal that takes Uganda through to the Nations Cup," said striker Kaddu, who headed home Allan Kyambadde's fine cross six minutes from time. Uganda boast 13 points in Group L, way ahead of second-placed Tanzania, who have five points, while Cape Verde have four and Lesotho two. Uganda's Cranes, meanwhile, did reach three tournaments in a row, culminat...
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Uganda Cranes intensify training drills prior to Cape Verde clash | AFCON 2019 Qualifiers

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Uganda Cranes players intensified training at Namboole Stadium (Photo: John Batanudde) AFCON 2019 Group L Qualifiers: Uganda Cranes Vs Cape Verde Saturday, 17 th  November 2018 At Mandela National Stadium, Namboole (4 PM) * Entry Fees : Shs 15,000 (Ordinary), Shs 40,000 (VIP) & Shs 150,000 (VIP) The Uganda Cranes team preparing for the AFCON 2019 group L qualifier against Cape Verde has intensified training drills at the Mandela National Stadium, Namboole. Issues concerning physical and mental fitness for players have been polished ahead of the big duel. There are barely 48 hours to the kick off of the match where Uganda Cranes need a point to seal the AFCON 2019 slot. The team training session on Thursday will be conducted under closed doors following Wednesday morning session at Namboole. Head coach Sebastien Desabre, the physical trainer Gerome D’Antonio, assistant coach Mathias Lule as well as the goalkeeping coach Fred Kajoba are closely monitori...
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Rohr invites Musa, Omeruo, 21 others for South Africa, Uganda

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Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr has called up stand –in Captain Ahmed Musa and 22 other players for next month’s crucial 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match between the Super Eagles and South Africa’s Bafana Bafana in Johannesburg. The same group will prosecute the friendly encounter against the Cranes of Uganda at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba three days later. Former U17 World Cup – winning forward Victor Osimhen returns after a long time out, with another U17 World Cup winning forward Samuel Chukwueze earning a first call. Midfielder Mikel Agu, who played some part in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, and home –based defender Adeleye Olamilekan Aniyikaye are also called; otherwise the Franco –German tactician has kept faith with the group that decimated Libya’s Mediterranean Knights over two legs earlier this month. Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi, who is ineligible for the match after bagging yellow cards in the away matches against Seychelles and Libya, has been...
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Prolific Striker Emma Okwi Headlines Uganda 30-Man Roster For Friendly Against

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Uganda head coach Sebastien Desabre has announced a 30-man roster ahead of their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Cape Verde and the international friendly against Nigeria. The Cranes will head to Asaba to face the Super Eagles on November 20, three days after their match day five AFCONQ against the Blue Sharks. Uganda will qualify for their seventh Africa Cup of Nations if they avoid defeat to Cape Verde in their next international fixture at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole. Sixteen foreign-based professionals have been called up including prolific Simba SC striker Emmanuel Okwi, Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Denis Onyango and Cape town City midfielder Allan Kateregga. The non residential training programme will start on 9th November with 14 local based players at Lugogo. Uganda Squad Goalkeepers (4): Denis Onyango (Mamelodi Sundowns), Jamal Salim (El Meriekh), Charles Lukwago (KCCA FC), Nicholas Sebwato (Onduparaka FC) Defenders (11): Isaac Isin...
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