Uganda Cranes interim manager Abdallah Mubiru has named squad his 25-man squad ahead of friendly with Kenya.

Uganda will play Kenya on September 8^th 2018 as preparation for the upcoming fixtures against Burundi in Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

The fixture will also guide Uganda Cranes ahead of  the 2021 Afcon qualifications against Burkina Faso and Malawi in November.

New call-ups on  in the squad include; Vipers new signing Fahad Bayo, Kyetume FC goalkeeper Joel Mutakubwa and KCCA’s Allan Okello.

Notable absentees from the squad that featured in the recent concluded Africa Cup of Nations are; goalkeeper Jamal Salim, Isaac Muleme, Derrick Nsibambi and Ronald Mukiibi.

The local based players will train on Thursday morning at the StarTimes Stadium (9am) before flying out the same day later in the evening while the foreign based stars will connect from their clubs direct to Kenya.

See Full Squad Below.

Goalkeepers: Onyango Denis (Mamelodi Sundowns, South Africa), Lukwago Charles (KCCA FC), Odongkara Robert (Horoya AC, Guinea) and Mutakubwa Joel (Kyetume FC).

Defenders: Willa Paul (Vipers SC), Kizza Mustafa (KCCA FC), Ochaya Joseph (TP Mazembe, DR Congo), Awany Timothy ( FC Ashdod, Israel), Jjuuko Murushid (Wydad Casablanca, Morocco), Revita John  (KCCA FC), Mujuzi Mustafa (Proline FC) and Lwaliwa Halid (Vipers SC).

Midfielders: Kasozi Nicholas (KCCA FC), Lwanga Taddeo (Tanta FC, Egypt), Lumala Abdu (Pyramids FC, Egypt), Kizito Luwagga ( (Shaktar Karagandy, Kazakhstan), Miya Faruku (Konyaspor, Turkey), Kyambadde Allan ( El Gouna FC, Egypt), Kayiwa Allan ( Vipers SC), Aucho Khalid (El Miskir FC, Egypt), Okello Alan (KCCA FC), Mutyaba Muzamir ( KCCA FC),

Forwards: Okwi Emmanuel (Al Ittihad, Egypt), Kaddu Patrick (RS Berkane, Morocco) and Bayo Fahad (Vipers SC).

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