Uganda Cranes co-coach Morley Byekwaso on Monday announced the final squad for the TotalEnergies CHAN 2024. Allan Okello will lead the team as the captain throughout the whole tournament and will be assisted by Joel Mutakubwa and Rogers Ochaki Torach.
The squad consists of 25 players, including three goalkeepers, eight defenders, seven midfielders and seven forwards.
Set to feature in the tournament for a seventh time, the Uganda Cranes have become regulars on the CHAN stage and is in Group C with Niger, Guinea, Algeria and South Africa.
As one of the tournament hosts, Uganda gained automatic qualification to CHAN 2024 alongside Kenya and Tanzania. However, in preparation for the tournament, the Cranes took part in the qualifiers and edged Burundi 2-0 on aggregate, an exercise that helped shape the team ahead of the finals.
Uganda will open its campaign on 4th August 2025 against Algeria.
Squad
Goalkeepers: 1 Denis Kiggundu (Vipers SC), 18 Joel Mutakubwa (BUL FC) and 19 Chrispas Kusiima (Kitara FC)
Defenders: 2 Arnold Odong (SC Villa), 3 Nicholas Mwere (BUL FC), 4 Gideon Odong (NEC FC), 5 Herbert Achai (KCCA FC), 13 Rogers Torach (Vipers SC), 15 Lazaro Muhindo (KCCA FC), 16 Hilary Mukundane (Vipers SC) and 22 Kizito Gavin (KCCA FC)
Midfielders: 6 Joseph Youngman Marvin (Vipers SC), 8 Elvis Ngonde (SC Villa), 10 Patrick Jonah Kakande (SC Villa), 21 Allan Okello © (KCCA FC), 23 Joel Sserunjogi (KCCA FC), 24 Enock Ssebagala (Vipers SC) and 25 Abdu Karim Watambala.
Forwards: 7 Jude Ssemugabi (Kitara FC), 9 Ivan Ahimbisibwe (KCCA FC), 11 Arafat Kiza Usama (KCCA FC), 12 Yunus Junior Sentamu (Vipers SC), 14 Reagan Mpande (SC Villa), 17 Emmanuel Anyama (KCCA FC) and 20 Shafik Nana Kwikiriza (KCCA FC).
