World Cup Qualifiers: From the classroom, Allan Oyirwoth makes his Uganda Cranes debut

Allan Oyirwoth made his Uganda Cranes debut last year|COURTESY

World Cup Qualifiers: From the classroom, Allan Oyirwoth makes his Uganda Cranes debut

Allan Damba • 12:42 - 21.11.2023

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.

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.

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.

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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