Uganda girls’s nationwide workforce head coach, Sheryl Botes, has formally named a 20-player squad for the upcoming 2025 CECAFA Ladies’s Championship, set to happen from June 12 to 21 on the Azam Complicated in Chamazi, Tanzania.

Botes, who continues to construct her legacy with the Crested Cranes, opted for a squad largely comprised of domestically primarily based gamers, with only one foreign-based inclusion, winger Margret Kunihira of Tanzanian facet Caessia Queens.

The squad will assemble on Sunday, June 8, for the ultimate preparations earlier than flying out to Tanzania on Tuesday, June 10. Uganda enters the event because the defending champions, having lifted the title in 2022 on residence soil.

Crested Cranes gamers have a good time after successful the CECAFA Senior Ladies’s Cup in 2022 (Courtesy picture)

The championship will comply with a round-robin format, that includes 5 nations: Uganda, hosts Tanzania, Kenya, Burundi, and South Sudan.

Full Squad:

Goalkeepers:

• Daisy Nakaziro (Kampala Queens FC)

• Lillian Nakiirya (St. Noa Women FC)

• Nulu Nakyaze Babirye (Goldstar Women FC)

Defenders:

• Sumaya Komuntale (Tooro Queens FC)

• Shadia Nankya (Uganda Martyrs FC)

• Amina Nababi (Kawempe Muslim Women FC)

• Yudaya Nakayenze (She Maroons FC)

• Asia Nakibuuka (Woman Doves FC)

Midfielders:

• Phionah Nabbumba (She Company FC)

• Tracy Jones Akiror (Kampala Queens FC)

• Ritah Nabbosa (Woman Doves FC)

• Shamirah Nalugya (Uganda Martyrs FC)

• Joan Namusisi (She Maroons FC)

Forwards:

• Margret Kunihira (Caessia Queens, Tanzania)

• Fauzia Najjemba (Kampala Queens FC)

• Zaina Nandede (Uganda Martyrs FC)

• Sandra Nabweteme (She Company FC)

• Catherine Nagadya (Kawempe Muslim FC)

• Hasifah Nassuna (UCU Woman Cardinals FC)

• Ikwaput Fazila (Woman Doves FC)

With a powerful mix of youth and expertise, Botes is assured her workforce can efficiently defend the regional title and construct momentum for upcoming continental qualifiers.

“We’re targeted on consistency and progress. This group has proven dedication and maturity, and we imagine they’re able to symbolize Uganda with pleasure,” Botes acknowledged.

The Crested Cranes’ first fixture is predicted on June 12 because the championship kicks off in Tanzania.