{"id":12665,"date":"2021-06-21T15:02:06","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T15:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/?p=12665"},"modified":"2021-06-21T14:37:22","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T14:37:22","slug":"cecafa-cranes-regroup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/cecafa-cranes-regroup","title":{"rendered":"Cecafa: Cranes regroup"},"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>Head coach Morley Byekwaso was yesterday expecting a full house of the lo3the 40-man squad to prepare for the 2021 Cecafa Senor Challenge Cup due in Ethiopia.<\/p>\n<p>But as the team, which will comprise Under-23 players and three over age players, regroups at Paradise Hotel in Kisaasi for residential training , Byekwaso admitted the Covid-19 situation in the country will shape his squad composition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are undergoing Covid-19 tests and it is difficult to see how players who return positive tests and need to be isolated for about two weeks can catch up with the rest,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He is also upbeat about working with the players for a considerable period after the domestic league was cancelled following the government lockdown announced on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The Cecafa tournament is expected to run July 3-18 in Ethiopia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is always nice to work with the team for some time before a tournament. The plan was to have as many players from the U-20 team we had at Afcon,\u201d Byekwaso said, shrugging off raised eyebrows after he summoned 10 players from his club KCCA.<\/p>\n<p>Up to 13 players are from the Hippos team that finished second in the Afcon Under-20 finals in Mauritania March.<\/p>\n<p>Byekwaso also summoned five over age players, including goalkeepers Charles Lukwago, South Africa-based Ismail Watenga as well as Saidi Kyeyune, Murushid Jjuuko and Yunus Ssentamu. He will pick three of them.<\/p>\n<p>Sentamu, who has scored a league leading 16 goals thus far for Vipers, is joined in the squad by Eric Kambale, who has netted 15 times for Express.<\/p>\n<p>Uganda beat Eritrea 3-0 to win the last edition of the Senior Challenge Cup in 2019.<\/p>\n<p><b>essenono@ug.nationmedia.com<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. Head coach Morley Byekwaso was yesterday expecting a full house of the lo3the 40-man squad to prepare for the 2021 Cecafa Senor Challenge Cup due in Ethiopia. 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