Uganda’s U-17 Girls’s Nationwide Workforce, the Teen Cranes, will face Ethiopia in a world pleasant match on Thursday, June 11, in Addis Ababa as a part of their last preparations for the 2026 CECAFA U-17 Girls’s Championship.
The pleasant was confirmed by the Federation of Uganda Soccer Associations (FUFA) on Monday, with the crew scheduled to depart Uganda on June 9 earlier than heading to Ethiopia and later continuing to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, the place the regional event can be held from June 13 to 23.
Head coach Sheryl Ulanda Botes has named a 20-player squad for the journey, with the match towards Ethiopia anticipated to supply a beneficial check forward of the championship.
Uganda was drawn in Group B alongside South Sudan, Zanzibar and Djibouti. The Teen Cranes will start their marketing campaign towards Djibouti on June 14 at Azam Advanced Stadium earlier than taking up Zanzibar on June 16 and South Sudan on June 18 at KMC Stadium.
The travelling squad options gamers drawn from varied golf equipment and academies throughout the nation, together with St. Noa Women FC, Kampala Queens FC, URA Women FC, Kawempe Muslim Women FC, BUL WFC, Rines SS WFC and ISRA Soccer Academy.
Among the many notable gamers chosen are goalkeeper Adam Mayimuna Namuwaya, defenders Martha Babirye and Brendah Nassaka, midfielders Tracy Nabalanzi and Cynthia Kirenga, and forwards Grace Kawino and Angel Gerevans Dominick.
The delegation is led by FUFA Honorary Govt Committee Member John Chrizestom Kalibbala and features a technical crew headed by Botes, assistant coach Colines Ahumuza, goalkeeping coach Cissy Gaudensia Nakiguba, sports activities scientist Farouk Vidah Luwagga, video analyst Allan Magunda Nsubuga, crew physician Mable Kabatalindwa, physiotherapist Jackline Nakuya, tools supervisor Prossy Nalwadda, media officer Aminah Namutebi and crew supervisor Joan Namusisi.
The pleasant towards Ethiopia is anticipated to present the Teen Cranes an important alternative to fine-tune their preparations as they aim a powerful exhibiting on the CECAFA U-17 Girls’s Championship in Tanzania.