Uganda Cranes head coach Paul Put has named the pool of 26 players to prepare for Mozambique and Guinea in the up-coming FIFA World Cup 2026 group G double header.
The squad was released during the official press conference today Monday 10th March 2025 at FUFA Complex, Mengo.
The pool has both foreign based and players from the StarTimes Uganda Premier League that will further be trimmed before travel to Mozambique.
The nine Local based players include Goal Keeper Mutakubwa Joel (Bul fc), Defenders Gavin Kizito Mugweri (KCCA FC) and Viper’s Rojers Torach, Abdul Karim Watambala and Allan Okello. NEC’s Enock Ssebagala and SC Villa’s Ronald Sekiganda and Kakande Patrick, plus Jude Ssemugabi (kitara) were summoned.
Uganda Cranes are Fifth in group G with with six points from four games having won Somalia (0-1) and Botswana (1-0) while losing two games against Guinea (2-1) and Algeria (1-2).
The matches are scheduled for 20th and 25th March respectively, with the first encounter (Mozambique) taking place away in Cairo, Egypt before the team returns to play Guinea at Mandela National stadium, Namboole.
Summoned squad
Goalkeepers
Watenga Isma, Golden Arrows FC (South Africa), Alionzi Nafian, Defence Forces FC (Ethiopia) and Mutakubwa Joel, BUL FC (Uganda).
Defenders
Bwomono Elvis, St. Mirren FC (Scotland), Kizito Gavin, KCCA FC (Uganda), Mugabi Bevis, Anorthosis Famagusta FC (Cyprus), Awany Timothy, FC Ashdod (Israel), Sibbick Toby, Wigan Athletic FC (England), Torach Rogers, Vipers SC (Uganda), Kayondo Abdu Aziizi, FC Slovan Liberec (Czech Republic) and Muleme Isaac, FK Viktoria Zizkov (Czech Republic)
Midfielders
Ssekiganda Ronald, SC Villa (Uganda), Semakula Kenneth, Club Africaine (Tunisia), Aucho Khalid, Young Africans SC (Tanzania), Ssebagala Enock, NEC FC (Uganda), Watambala Abdu Karim, Vipers SC (Uganda), Allan Okello, Vipers SC (Uganda) and Mutyba Travis, Girondins Bordeaux (France)
Forwards
Omedi Denis, APR FC (Rwanda), Kiwanuka Hakim, APR FC (Rwanda), Ssemugabi Jude, Kitara FC (Uganda), Mato Rogers, FK Vardar (North Macedonia), Mukwala Steven, Simba FC (Tanzania), Muhammad Shaban, Al Anwar Al Abyar SC (Libya), Kabuye Calvin, Mjaliby AIF (Sweden) and Kakande Patrick, SC Villa (Uganda)
