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Seven team members of the Uganda Cranes on Friday arrived in Cape Verde ahead of the 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations Afcon qualifier to take place on Saturday starting at 7.30pm

The Federation of Uganda Football Associations Fufa will spend UGX500 million towards the Uganda Cranes preparations and trip to Cape Verde for the first 2019 Afcon qualifier Group L match.

The two top clubs KCCA FC and SC Villa will clash this afternoon in a Azam Uganda Premier League game at the Masaka Recreation Ground.

The Red Eagles Express FC have vowed to dent SC Villas title hopes when the two sides face off this afternoon in an Azam Uganda Premier League match at the Wankulukuku Stadium.

The Uganda Cranes on Saturday defeated the French Military 3-1 in an international friendly match played at the Mandela National Stadium, Namboole.

European based professionals Farouk Miya and Emmanuel Okwi are the latest players to jet-in to join the Uganda Cranes as they prepare ahead of 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Afcon qualifier ties.

The Uganda Cranes star player who has featured for the national teams for over five years traveled to Denmark on Tuesday night.

Uganda Cranes head coach Milutin Micho Sredojevic has said the trio of Emmanuel Okwi, Godfrey Kizito and Moses Oloya will not make the squad that will prepare for the opening game of the 2017 Afcon qualifier.

The Cranes will face Emmanuel Adebayor's Togo on October 11 at the Mandela National Stadium, Namboole in a Group E tie of the qualifiers.

Uganda Cranes Coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic has said striker Emmanuel Okwi must convince the technical bench with fitness tests if he is to make it to the starting team for the game agaist Mauritania on Saturday.

Okwi who was not at his best in the last two games against Madagascar promised that he is working hard to get back to good form.

Former Tanzania Vodacom Premier League Champions Young Africans will face arch-rivals Simba FC tomorrow without Ugandan striker Emmanuel Okwi who has reportedly gone AWOL.

Tanzanian based semi-professionals Emmanuel Okwi and Hamis Kiiza will lead the Cranes attack away to Zambia tomorrow in an International friendly at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola.

Although, he was given a green light to feature for the club by Wednesday, Okwi was unable to feature in his club’s 5-0 win over Komorozine Sports of Comoros in the second leg of the CAF Champions League preliminary round on Saturday.

The player who skippered the Cranes in the recent CeECAFA Senior Challenge Cup is reported to have signed for the Tanzanian champions on Monday yet FIFA had provisionally released him to join local side SC Villa from Tunisia’s Etoile du Sahel.

It’s now official senior Cranes players Emmanuel Okwi and Godfrey Walusimbi will not be part of the team for the 2014 Africa nations Championship (CHAN) next month in South Africa.

Regional champions Uganda Cranes are focused to get maximum points against Sudan when they face-off this afternoon in the last Group C game at the on-going Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup in Kenya.

Defending champions Uganda Cranes have qualified for the 2013 Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup after stopping Eritrea 3-0 in a Group C tie played at the City Stadium in Nairobi this afternoon.

Uganda Cranes Coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic has said defending the regional Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup will not be an easy task when the tournament starts in Nairobi on Wednesday.

Bottom placed CRO FC caused the biggest upset of the FUFA Super League on Tuesday evening with a 1-0 victory over SC Villa in a match played at the Nakivubo Stadium.