The senior national team embark on the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, with two encounters lined up later this month.
A traveling contingent comprised of local based players summoned by head coach Paul Put left the country for Egypt in the wee hours of Saturday morning.
The local talents(9) invited for the March gathering were goalkeeper Joel Mutakubwa, Garvin Kizito, Rogers Torach, Enock Ssebaggala, Ssekiganda Ronald, Karim Watambala, Allan Okello, Patrick Kakande and Jude Semugabi.
Upon touchdown in Cairo, they will be joined by the overseas stars in the squad after the weekend matches with their respective clubs.
Uganda confront the Mambas of Mozambique first in the 5th round of the global play-offs on Thursday, March 20, 2025.
The duel between the two countries will be played at Cairo International Stadium due to infrastructure constraints faced by Mozambique at home.
Five days later, Uganda will be back in action in Kampala for the final showdown against Guinea at Nelson Mandela Stadium, Namboole under the floodlights.
