The Uganda Cranes will play an international friendly match with West African powerhouse Mali in the next
FIFA international break.
FUFA Communications Officer Ahmed Hussein said that this
friendly had been planned earlier before Micho Sredojević was sacked as coach. He said that FUFA has continued with the technical and sporting
preparations of the team by lining up an international friendly match with Mali
on 13 October 2023.
Hussein who did not provide further details about who
would be in charge of the team during the friendly said that the match
will be played at Stade du 26 Mars in Bamako.
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FUFA sacked Micho following a terrible
Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign where they finished in third place
with seven points, falling just one point short of the Taifa Stars, who secured
their spot as group runners-up with eight points.
FUFA subsequently dissolved the entire technical bench of
the Uganda Cranes and therefore started looking for a Head Coach, and an
assistant Coach, a position that was recently occupied by Moses Basena, Goalkeeping
trainer, previously held by Fred Kajoba and the strength and Conditioning coach.
FUFA made it clear that these job opportunities are open
to both Ugandan and non-Ugandan applicants. Furthermore, coaches who have
previously held these positions are encouraged to apply for these full-time
positions.
Last week, Hussein told
Uganda Radio Network- URN that by September 23rd which was the deadline for submitting the applications for the job of
the Uganda Cranes Coach, they had received 245 applicants for the Head coach job of
which only 2 applicants were Ugandans.
Hussein also said that they had received 34 applicants
for the assistant head coach job where only two were Ugandans, 24 applicants
for the strength and conditioning job where only 5 were Ugandans, and seven
applicants for the goalkeeping coach job where only one was a Ugandan.
Fahad Muganga
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