)
Uganda will host the first leg on Saturday 16th September, at the FUFA Technical Centre in Njeru before flying to Algiers for the return a week later.
Uganda Crested Cranes interim head coach Ayub Kiyingi has summoned a star-studded team of 36 players to start preparations for the upcoming 2024 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations qualifier against Algeria.
Uganda was pitted against the Algerians in the first of the two-round qualifiers for the finals to be held in Morocco next year.
)
12:24 - 05.09.2023
SPORT Six sports journalists nominated for Pulse Influencer Awards 2023
In its first year, the Pulse Influencer Awards saw impressive participation, recording a staggering 200,562 votes across different categories.
Ugandan champions Kampala Queens, who have just represented the country at the 2023 CAF Women’s Champions League CECAFA qualifiers, dominate the list with 13 players.
)
10:51 - 25.08.2023
FOOTBALL Uganda Crested Cranes climb in FIFA Rankings after Victory over Rwanda, World champions ranked 2nd
Uganda closed in on neighbours Kenya and Tanzania, who are ranked 147 and 151, while Rwanda dropped to 165.
Others, including team captain Ruth Aturo and Anita Namata, who were part of Kenyan representatives Vihiga Queens, have been called.
However, the biggest news lies in the former team’s captain Tracy Jones Akiror, goalkeeper Vanessa Karungi and midfielder Riticia Nabbosa who have been recalled.
Aisha Nantongo, who has just joined the Danish first-division team Aalborg BK, is also part of the team.
Uganda will host the first leg on Saturday 16th September, at the FUFA Technical Centre in Njeru before flying to Algiers for the return a week later.
The winner of the tie will face their equivalent in the pairing between Burundi and Ethiopia.
The winner of the two ties will qualify for the 12-team finals next year.
Uganda Crested Cranes provisional squad;
Goalkeepers - Ruth Aturo (Vihiga Queens FC, Kenya), Vanessa Edith Karungi (FC Nordsjaelland, Denmark), Daisy Nakaziro(Kampala Queens FC, Uganda), Sharon Kaidu (Uganda Martyrs Ladies FC, Uganda)
Defenders - Jolly Kobusinge (Kawempe Muslim Ladies FC, Uganda), Asia Nakibuuka (Kampala Queens FC, Uganda), Sumaya Komuntale (Kampala Queens FC,Uganda), Samalie Nakacwa (Kampala Queens FC, Uganda), Shakira Nankwanga (Kawempe Muslim Ladies FC, Uganda), Shadia Nankya (UCU Lady Cardinals FC, Uganda), Bridget Nabisaalu (UCU Lady Cardinals FC, Uganda), Dorcus Lwalisa ( Olila High School WFC, Uganda), Patricia Akiror (Kampala Queens FC, Uganda), Desire Katisi Natooro (She Kataka FC, Uganda), Aisha Nantongo (Aalborg BK, Denmark)
Midfielders - Joan Nabirye (FK Minsk, Belarus), Phiona Nabbumba (B93 FC, Denmark), Phionah Nabulime (Kawempe Muslim Ladies FC, Uganda), Josephine Nandigire (Makerere University WFC, Uganda), Ritica Nabbosa (Simba Queens FC, Tanzania), Shakirah Nyinagahirwa (Kampala Queens FC, Uganda), Shamirah Nalugya (Kampala Queens FC, Uganda), Hasifah Nassuna (Kampala Queens FC, Uganda), Hadijah Nandago (Kampala Queens FC, Uganda), Rhoda Nanziri (Kawempe Muslim Ladies FC, Uganda), Tracy Jones Akiror (AFC Ann Arbor, USA)
Forwards - Fazila Ikwaput (Kampala Queens FC, Uganda), Sandra Nabweteme (Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor, Turkey), Fauzia Najjemba (ZFK Dynamo Moscow, Uganda), Joanita Ainembabazi (Simba Queens FC, Tanzania), Catherine Nagadya (Kampala Queens FC, Uganda), Elizabeth Nakigozi (Kampala Queens FC, Uganda), Anita Namata (Vihiga Queens FC, Kenya), Amina Nababi (Rines SS WFC, Uganda), Margaret Kunihira (Kampala Queens FC, Uganda), Viola Nambi (Pomigliano FC, Italy),
Related content
)
17:50 - 04.09.2023
FOOTBALL Crested Cranes defender Aisha Nantongo joins Denmark outfit
Nantongo will link up with compatriots Vanessa Edith Karungi, a goalkeeper playing for FC Nordsjaelland and Phiona Nabbumba, who plies her trade at B93 FC in Denmark.
10:51 - 25.08.2023
FOOTBALL Uganda Crested Cranes climb in FIFA Rankings after Victory over Rwanda, World champions ranked 2nd
Uganda closed in on neighbours Kenya and Tanzania, who are ranked 147 and 151, while Rwanda dropped to 165.
)
12:02 - 06.08.2023
FOOTBALL Watch: 'Fauzia-Mbappe', Najjemba showered in praise after extending superb scoring run
Uganda Crested Cranes star forward Fauzia Najjemba extended her excellent scoring form for Russian side Dynamo Moscow Women's Football Club.
)
02:36 - 02.08.2023
CECAFA U18 W Uganda turn focus to hosts Tanzania after obliterating Burundi
Uganda now needs to hold Tanzania to any draw, at least when they meet in the last game on Friday afternoon.
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)