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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Coach Ayub Khalifan is still cracking his head to find goal poachers ahead of the Fifa U-20 Women World Cup second round qualifiers double-header between Uganda and Kenya.<\/p>\n

Khalifan\u2019s side who visit Kenya on the weekend of September 23-25 and host the return leg anywhere between October 7-9, tested their mettle against the senior team Crested Cranes \u2013 which is preparing for the Cosafa Championship in South Africa \u2013 on Tuesday and lost 1-0.<\/p>\n

Laki Otandeka\u2019s well weighted cross was met and headed home by Resty Nanziri in the 63rd minute to settle a game that the U-20 dominated at Fufa Technical Centre \u2013 Njeru, where the two sides are camped.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a very impressive performance even though we lost the game,\u201d Khalifan said at the end.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to work a lot on the finishing. I need to identify the individuals that should be sharper and clinical in the box,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

From U-17 upwards<\/p>\n

Khalifan carried the entire lot – bar captain Juliet Nalukenge, that he worked with to the final qualifying round for the 2020 Fifa U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup, in which they had to play Cameroon for a place in India before the everything was halted by the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

Nalukenge, Khalifan\u2019s star player all the way from Kawempe Muslim SS since 2016, secured a deal to play professional football in Cyrpus with first division and Uefa Champions League outfit Apollon Limassol.<\/p>\n

Nalukenge made a formidable partnership with Fauzia Najjemba, who has now been named U-20 captain, which led Uganda to Cosafa and Cecafa U-17 cup triumphs, and through the qualifiers.<\/p>\n

Najjemba, however, has always flourished when sharing top responsibility with someone \u2013 just like she did with Shamirah Nalugya at Isra Academy. At Kampala Queens, which she joined in 2019 and immediately took over the captaincy and lead scoring roles, the forward has struggled.<\/p>\n

Khalifan, who will give Nalugya a playmaking role alongside Shakirah Nyinagahirwa, will have to find Najjemba a partner among the seven other forwards; Joan Ainembabazi, Bernadette Namwenge, Kamiyati Naigaga, Eva Naggayi, Joweria Nagadya \u2013 who just returned from Caf Champions League qualifiers in Nairobi with the Lady Doves, plus the duo of Zaituni Namaganda and Hadijah Nandago that played cameo roles in the U-17s campaigns.<\/p>\n

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