KCCA FC registered a slim 1-0 win over visiting CD Premeiro De Agosto in the first leg preliminary tie of the Total CAF Champions League played at the Philip Omondi Stadium on Friday.
Nigerian born striker Ibukun Akinfenwa will lead Angolas League champions CD Premeiro De Agosto tomorrow when they face KCCA FC in the first leg of the preliminary round in the Total CAF Champions League.
Azam Uganda Premier League champions KCCA FC have been drawn to face Angolas Club D le Agosto in the preliminary round of the 2017 CAF Total Champions League.
The Palancas Negras, Angolas national team are the first to exit the on-going 2016 Africa Nations Championship CHAN after falling 4-2 to DR Congo in a Group B tie played in Huye, Rwanda on Thursday.
Uganda Cranes first choice goalkeeper Dennis Onyango has been ruled out of the Uganda Cranes crucial 2014 World Cup qualifier against Angola due to injury.
The Angolan national team has rejected the hotel which had been booked for them by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA). The Palancas Negras or Black Antelopes, who face Uganda Cranes in a 2014 World Cup qualifier at Mandela National Stadium on Saturday, had been booked at Mount Zion Hotel in the city centre, but they turned the offer down and went to Sheraton Hotel instead.
Cranes Coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic has said he is well aware of his counterpart of Angola Gustavo Ferrin’s tactics and usual style of play he prefers.
South African based goalkeeper Dennis Onyango has said a knee injury is bothering him ahead of the crucial 2014 World Cup qualifier against Angola on Saturday.
Angola’s national football team, the Palancas Negras or Black Antelopes, arrive in the country on Thursday ahead of their clash with the Uganda Cranes on Saturday.
As Uganda prepare to take on Angola in a 2014 World Cup qualifier in Luanda on Sunday, a FUFA official has tipped the Cranes to win. The official said although it was unfortunate that senior players like Ibrahim Ssekagya, Nestroy Kizito and David Obua retired, there were younger players to take over.
The calm defender, who played alongside Andy Mwesigwa in the Cranes 3-1 away loss to Congo Brazzaville in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier two months ago, said he was happy to be home and was looking forward to give his best.
Fabian Kizito who plies his trade in Netherlands with Leonidas FC was among the 16 players who reported for the Cranes first training exercise at Namboole Stadium this morning.
