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The meticulous growth of Oyirwoth has had him play and excel in multiple football competitions in Uganda, in less than a year.
Youngster Allan Oyirwoth has incredibly been handed his Uganda Cranes debut as the team takes on Somalia in the qualifiers of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
In a year to remember for the young goal-scorer, he has capped it off with bliss; a selection at the big stage as the Cranes look for their win in this campaign, at the Berkane Municipal Stadium.
The meticulous growth of Oyirwoth has had him play and excel in multiple football competitions in Uganda, in less than a year.
Earlier this year in March, as a senior four student of Amus College, the 17-year-old was named the Teso Zone MVP, in a tournament where he also led the goal-scoring charts in the zonal school competitions.
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World Cup Qualifiers: Uganda Cranes coach Paul Put warns against taking Somalia lightly
Uganda, which is ranked 90th in the world, takes on the 196th-placed Somalia, underlining the gulf in supremacy.
In the National Football Championships held in Fort Portal, he was named the MVP, as St. Marys Secondary School, Kitende won the trophy.
Oyirwoth also finished as top scorer in the International Schools Football (ISF) championship held in July.
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07:33 - 21.11.2023
World Cup Qualifiers: Time and where to watch Uganda's game against Somalia
It's a must-win encounter for Uganda, who lost their first match 2-1 to Guinea last Thursday.
A month later, Oyirwoth finished as the East African Schools (FEASSSA ) competition top scorer.
That was before he was named the Buganda Masaza Cup 2023 MVP in October, and a Uganda Cranes summon subsequently followed.
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World Cup Qualifiers: 'Somalia we're coming' - Uganda Cranes talisman Fahad Bayo warns
And forward Fahad Bayo, who netted Uganda's consolation against Guinea, has underlined his optimism the team is ready to mount a fight and respond against the fellow CECAFA side.
Elsewhere, Uganda Cranes head coach Paul Put has dropped goalkeeper Salim Jamal Magoola for Golden Arrows' Ismail Watenga, after the former was blamed for two blunders that led to Uganda's 2-1 defeat to Guinea, last Friday.
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