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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Caf Confederation Cup representatives URA grudgingly accepted to play though the barren draw against Al Masry at St Mary\u2019s Stadium-Kitende minus 10 stars.<\/p>\n

But, the officials were not content that positive test results were entirely responsible for the omission of their key players from the \u2018game of their lives\u2019.<\/p>\n

To investigate further, URA endeavoured to take the affected players to a separate laboratory at Makerere University on Tuesday which returned negative results.<\/p>\n

This was after just three days when their medical partners St Catherine Hospital, under the supervision of Caf and Fufa medical representative Dr Apollo Ahimbisibwe, carried out samples at their Lubowa Bible Society Campus camp that confirmed positive response.<\/p>\n

To some URA officials, getting the results on match day at Kitende gave them no room to double check to see if indeed their players would be ruled out.<\/p>\n

Subsequently, Shafik Kagimu, Cromwell Rwothomio, Steven Mukwala, Viane Ssekajugo, Hannington Ssebwalunyo, James Alitho, Livin Kabon and Juma Dada.<\/p>\n

Others are Brian Nkuubi and Moses Sseruyidde missed the 0-0 draw.<\/p>\n

The other three were coaches led by Simoen Masaba.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe invest a lot of money in the game with hope of achieving success, how come the tests targeted the core players that would have buried Masry,\u201da top administrator at URA, on anonymity preference, queried.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow come no notification was made about the same by football authorities.\u201d<\/p>\n

No ill intentions<\/b><\/p>\n

Caf mandates a local based certified doctor to carry out mandatory Covid-19 tests a day to the match which fell on the shoulders of Dr Ahimbisive, also a Fufa executive member.<\/p>\n

\u201cI strictly supervised the St Catherine Hospital staff that carried out the tests. My Caf job ends at supervision and I can assure you there are many things URA didn\u2019t do but got away with. No one can cheat you at your home ground. That is impossible,\u201che asserted.<\/p>\n

He laughed off the allegations of some Al Masry officials ever peddling in the predicament.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I saw at Lubowa camp I\u2019m not sure they thoroughly observed the Covid-19 SOPs. I advise them to continue testing because even if you are immunised you can still contract Covid-19.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr Ahimbisibwe warned URA not to be taken up by the negative test results from Makerere because Covid-19 is a complex scare.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Ministry of Health dictates that a positive person must do the next check after seven days, not three or four. Those results wont get them past Entebbe Airport unless they conduct another session on Thursday (today),\u201d he told Daily Monitor.<\/p>\n

He said players are always asymptomatic which calls for proper assurance of SOPs because it can be a disaster to be tested positive away in Cairo.<\/p>\n

URA are scheduled to arrive in Alexandria on Friday morning before taking on Al Masry in the return leg on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Caf confederation cup<\/b><\/p>\n

Second Preliminary stage<\/p>\n

Return leg<\/p>\n

Al Masry (0) Vs URA (0)<\/p>\n

Alexandria Stadium, Oct. 23<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. Caf Confederation Cup representatives URA grudgingly accepted to play though the barren draw against Al Masry at St Mary\u2019s Stadium-Kitende minus 10 stars. But, the officials were not content that positive test results were entirely responsible for the omission of their key players from the \u2018game of their lives\u2019. 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