SC Villa goalkeeper David Lukwago amongst seven native based mostly gamers on the airplane to Tunis (Picture by SC Villa Media)

David GOMBE

Seven home gamers and Uganda Cranes officers have departed for Tunisia forward of the AFCON 2027 qualifiers.

The Uganda Premier League gamers off to Tunisia are goalkeepers David Lukwago (SC Villa) and Hannington Ssebwalunyo (NEC), Reward Jonathan Odongo (Entebbe UPPC), Geofrey Lubanga Kene (SC Villa), Hillary Mukundane (Vipers), Richard Basangwa (NEC) and Frank Ssebufu (SC Villa).

They are going to be joined by foreign-based gamers in a coaching camp in Tunis.

Uganda will open its qualification marketing campaign towards Tunisia away on the Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi (Rades) on twenty fourth September 2026 earlier than going through Libya on the Hoima Metropolis Stadium 5 days later.

Paul Put’s males will then face Sebastien Desabre’s DR Congo in two worldwide pleasant matches, with the primary sport slated for 2nd October 2026 and the second on fifth October 2026.

Full Squad:

Goalkeepers:

Denis Onyango (Mamelodi Sundowns, South Africa), David Lukwago (SC Villa, Uganda), Hannington Ssebwalunyo (NEC FC, Uganda)

Defenders:

Toby Sibbick (Burton Albion FC, England), Jonathan Odongo (UPPC FC, Uganda), Rogers Torach (CS Constantine, Algeria), Aziizi Kayondo (FC Slovan Liberec, Czech Republic), Herbert Bockhorn (FC Magdeburg, Germany), Nathan Asiimwe (Salford Metropolis FC, England), Geofrey Lubanga Kene (SC Villa, Uganda), Hillary Mukundane (Vipers SC, Uganda), Gavin Kizito (Nairobi United FC, Kenya)

Midfielders:

Baba Alhassan (Mardin 1996 Spor, Turkey), Noble Okello (Lexington SC, USA), Kenneth Semakula (Al Ittihad Alexandria Membership, Egypt), Allan Oyirwoth (Dunfermline FC, Scotland), Joseph Seremba (Nairobi United FC, Kenya)

Forwards:

Allan Okello (AS ASFAR, Morocco), James Bogere (AGF, Denmark), Travis Mutyaba (CS Sfaxien, Tunisia), Denis Omedi (Gor Mahia FC, Kenya), Rogers Mato (Hearts FC, Scotland), Hassan Mubiru (Azam FC, Tanzania), Sadam Masereka (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, USA), Steven Mukwala (Al Nasr SC, Libya), Richard Basangwa (NEC FC, Uganda), Frank Ssebufu (SC Villa, Uganda)