2018 Copa Dar es salaam Beach Soccer Championship:
21st – 25th November
Dar es salaam, Tanzania
The Uganda national beach soccer team (Sand Cranes) has departed for the 2018 Copa Dar es salaam tournament.
A contingent of 18 people was flagged off by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) finance director, Decolas Kiiza at the FUFA House in Mengo, Kampala on Monday.
The team embarked on the road journey by Tahmeed coaches bus for Dar es salaam where they are expect to arrive on Tuesday.
Salim Jamal Muwonge the Sand Cranes head coach assured Ugandans to return home with silverware.
The tournament will kick off on Wednesday, 21st and is expected to end on Sunday, 25th November 2018 with five countries Seychelles, Malawi, Tanzania, Madagascar and Uganda already having confirmed to take part.
The Copa Dar es salaam is beneficial in the planning process and bonding of the beach soccer team for future engagements.
This very year, the Sand Cranes faced off with West Africans Cote D’Ivoire and narrowly missed qualifying for the final tournament, bowing out
Full contingent:
Leader of delegation: Deo Mutabazi
Technical Director: Bashir Mutyaba
Head coach: Salim Jamal Muwonge
Team Physiotherapist: Bithum Codian Aduny
Team manager: Tonny Ssebagala
Referees: Shafic Mugerwa and Muhammad Ssenteza
Players:
Meddie Kibirige (Goalkeeper)
Nasser Lwamunda (Goalkeeper)
Davis Kasujja
Allan Katwe
Sulaiman Ochero
Rica Byaruhanga
Godfrey Lwesibawa
Ronald Magwali
Alex Emmanuel Wasswa
Swaibu Kakwaya
