{"id":10653,"date":"2021-05-19T19:03:20","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T19:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/?p=10653"},"modified":"2021-05-19T17:35:43","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T17:35:43","slug":"trouble-looms-for-rugby-cranes-amid-seguya-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/trouble-looms-for-rugby-cranes-amid-seguya-illness","title":{"rendered":"Trouble looms for Rugby Cranes amid Seguya illness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\">Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Robert Seugya lies in a hospital bed at the Uganda Cancer Institute, Mulago Hospital. He is in isolation with visitors asked to stay away. Doctors fear that interaction with well-wishers may bring infections. The rugby legend was diagnosed with acute leukemia this week. Soggy\u2019s fight for life amid multiple fundraising campaigns here and in Kenya has also stuttered Rugby Cranes\u2019 plans for this year\u2019s Rugby Africa Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The former Rugby Cranes star is also the national team coach. The team was planning to convene this Sunday ahead of the July 10-18 tournament to be played here. \u201cWe have to regroup. The league had just ended and Soggy was doing the season plan,\u201d Uganda Rugby Union (URU) chief executive officer Ramsey Olinga says.<\/p>\n<p>Besides Soggy, the only other coach assigned to the team is Brian Makalama as forwards tutor. A provisional squad of 72 players was summoned yesterday. Uganda is placed in pool C alongside Ghana and Algeria. There are four pools with the best two teams from each pool qualify for 2022 Rugby Africa Cup. Next year\u2019s tournament will serve as the final round of the 2023 Rugby World Cup qualifier.<\/p>\n<p>The eventual winner of the Rugby Africa Cup in August 2022 will qualify for 2023 Rugby World Cup in France as Africa One. The runner-up will enter the final qualification tournament for another chance at qualifying. None of this matters for now as one of Uganda\u2019s greatest rugby players needs every hand to beat leukemia. Through Betway Kobs and Rugby Cranes winger Daudi Ssemwami, the rugby fraternity and the general public should contribute through 0775627996, 0702846736 and Safaricom +254743899980.<\/p>\n<p><b>2021 RUGBY AFRICA CUP<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Pool A: Namibia, Madagascar, Ivory CoastPool B: Kenya, Zambia, Senegal Pool C: Uganda, Ghana, Algeria Pool D: Tunisia, Zimbabwe, winner from round 1 qualifiers NB: Round 1 qualifiers include Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Burundi<\/p>\n<p><b>ikigongo@ug.nationmedia.com<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. Robert Seugya lies in a hospital bed at the Uganda Cancer Institute, Mulago Hospital. He is in isolation with visitors asked to stay away. Doctors fear that interaction with well-wishers may bring infections. The rugby legend was diagnosed with acute leukemia this week. 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