Three of our players have today been summoned in the Uganda Cranes provisional squad for the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN).
Uganda Cranes head coach Paul Joseph Put announced a 36 man squad this morning at the FUFA Complex in Mengo.
Kitara FC goal keeper Chrispas Kusiima and forwards Jude Ssemugabi and Denis Omedi will have to compete for a spot in the final squad that will represent Uganda in the prestigious competition that kicks of at the start of February 2025.
Kusiima has been instrumental for the Royals keeping eight out of thirteen clean sheets in the league. His good display and command between the sticks has seen him return to the national team which he was last summoned to in the World Cup qualifiers last September against Botswana and Algeria.
He will vie for a spot with Joel Mutakubwa, Hannington Ssebwalunyo and Mugolofa Mutwalibu of BUL FC, NEC FC and KCCA FC respectively.
Denis Omedi makes the list having missed the CHAN qualifier games against Burundi last month.
Lastly, Jude Ssemugabi’s performance has been consistent and is currently the club’s top scorer this season with 8 goals in thirteen games in the league.
The TotalEnergies 2024 CHAN tournament will be hosted jointly by Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania from 1-28 February, 2025.
It’s played by players who only play for their domestic league and it will be Uganda’s sixth appearance since its inception, although they have yet to progress beyond the group stages.
Senegal are the current champion, having won the 2022 edition held in Algeria.
Uganda Cranes provisional squad:
