Coach Brian Makalama has today named the Rugby Cranes team that will compete in the Rugby Africa Cup Games at Kyadondo on Saturday 10th July 2021.
The match schedule for the Rugby Africa Cup Group C competition has also been confirmed with 1 day to go until kick-off with Uganda hosting Ghana at 3:00 at Kyadondo.
This is the first time that Lady Cranes will field a ladies rugby team from Zimbabwe on 14th July 2021. The events will take place at Kyadondo, and will run from Saturday 10th July until 18th July 2021.
Uganda has previously won the Rugby Africa Cup, albeit a long time ago back in 2007, and they has finished third behind pre-tournament favourites Kenya and Namibia in each of the last three editions.
Uganda 23-man Squad vs Ghana (debutants*)
- Forwards: 1 Santos Senteza, 2 Faraji Odugo, 3 Brian Odongo (vice-captain), 4 Robert Aziku, 5 Eliphaz Emong, 6 Kelvin Balagadde*, 7 Byron Oketayot, 8 Desire Ayera.
- Backs: 9 Paul Epillo (vice-captain), 10 Ivan Magomu (captain), 11 Daudi Semwami, 12 Pius Ogena, 13 Justin Kimono, 14 Solomon Okia, 15 Adrian Kasito.
- Reserves: 16 Ronald Kanyanya, 17 Saul Kivumbi, 18 Collins Kimbowa, 19 Jacob Ochen, 20 Mark Omoding*, 21 Aaron Ofoywroth, 22 Maxwell Ebonga, 23 Claude Otema*.
