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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Local football body, Fufa, are expected to announce a new permanent Uganda Cranes coach in the coming days following the conclusion of the Fifa international break.<\/b><\/p>\n

It was a poor outing for the national team, under the interim charge of coach Morley Byekwaso, where the Cranes lost to Mali and Zambia by a combined 4-0 score.<\/p>\n

In all fairness, not much was expected of Byekwaso and his team as their job was just to oversee the team for the two said friendlies after just a few days with the players. Their one-month contract formally ends on October 31.<\/p>\n

Blunt attack, generous back<\/p>\n

After losing by a Yassine Sinayoko penalty in the Malian capital Bamako last Friday, the Cranes suffered a 3-0 humbling to Zambia in Dubai on Tuesday, Patson Daka grabbing a brace and Fashion Sakala scoring the other goal.<\/p>\n

Now as the Cranes returned home and players dispersed to their respective clubs, the question will be \u2018 what next\u2019 as the fifa 2026 World Cup qualifiers are fast approaching.<\/p>\n

Uganda open their 2026 World Cup qualifiers away to Guinea and Somalia on November 13 and 20 respectively, just a month away.<\/p>\n

By then, Micho Sredojevic\u2019s replacement must have long been in charge.<\/p>\n

Potential candidates <\/b><\/p>\n

After Fufa and the Serb – now Libya national team coach – severed ties last month, the federation opened applications for the job and 245 people reportedly applied, with only two of those Ugandans.<\/p>\n

No Ugandan coach has publicly confirmed they applied, while a two-time interim Cranes coach, Abdallah Mubiru, told that he did not apply.<\/p>\n

“I never applied for any position because I believe that coaches are selected based on the employers’ demands,” Mubiru said last week.<\/p>\n

“I feel every one at Fufa knows my ability – my strengths and weaknesses.”<\/p>\n

Sam Ssimbwa and Mike Mutebi are some of the most experienced Ugandan coaches that come to mind but it is not clear whether they tendered in their applications or not.<\/p>\n

Romanian-Hungarian Laszlo Csaba, Uganda Cranes coach between 2006 and 2008, is one of several foreign nationals strongly linked to the job, and this newspaper can confirm he applied for it.<\/p>\n

If he is successful, it would be another return of a former Cranes coach after Micho – who helped Uganda end a 39-year Afcon jinx some six years ago – retook the reins in 2021.<\/p>\n

Uganda results on international break<\/b><\/p>\n

Zambia 3-0 Uganda<\/p>\n

Mali 1-0 Uganda<\/p>\n

Uganda 2026 WC qualifiers<\/b>
\nNov. 13, 2023<\/b><\/p>\n

Guinea vs Uganda<\/p>\n

Nov. 20, 2023<\/b><\/p>\n

Somalia vs Uganda<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Uganda<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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