Uganda’s U-17 Girls’s Nationwide Workforce, the Teen Cranes, will face Ethiopia in a global pleasant match on Thursday, June 11, in Addis Ababa as a part of their ultimate preparations for the 2026 CECAFA U-17 Girls’s Championship.
The pleasant was confirmed by the Federation of Uganda Soccer Associations (FUFA) on Monday, with the group scheduled to depart Uganda on June 9 earlier than heading to Ethiopia and later continuing to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, the place the regional event shall be held from June 13 to 23.
Head coach Sheryl Ulanda Botes has named a 20-player squad for the journey, with the match towards Ethiopia anticipated to supply a useful check forward of the championship.
Uganda was drawn in Group B alongside South Sudan, Zanzibar and Djibouti. The Teen Cranes will start their marketing campaign towards Djibouti on June 14 at Azam Complicated Stadium earlier than taking over Zanzibar on June 16 and South Sudan on June 18 at KMC Stadium.
The travelling squad options gamers drawn from numerous golf equipment and academies throughout the nation, together with St. Noa Ladies FC, Kampala Queens FC, URA Women FC, Kawempe Muslim Women FC, BUL WFC, Rines SS WFC and ISRA Soccer Academy.
Among the many notable gamers chosen are goalkeeper Adam Mayimuna Namuwaya, defenders Martha Babirye and Brendah Nassaka, midfielders Tracy Nabalanzi and Cynthia Kirenga, and forwards Grace Kawino and Angel Gerevans Dominick.
The delegation is led by FUFA Honorary Government Committee Member John Chrizestom Kalibbala and features a technical group headed by Botes, assistant coach Colines Ahumuza, goalkeeping coach Cissy Gaudensia Nakiguba, sports activities scientist Farouk Vidah Luwagga, video analyst Allan Magunda Nsubuga, group physician Mable Kabatalindwa, physiotherapist Jackline Nakuya, gear supervisor Prossy Nalwadda, media officer Aminah Namutebi and group supervisor Joan Namusisi.
The pleasant towards Ethiopia is anticipated to present the Teen Cranes a vital alternative to fine-tune their preparations as they aim a robust exhibiting on the CECAFA U-17 Girls’s Championship in Tanzania.
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