Beach Soccer: Four Remain In Senegal As FUFA Welcomes Back Sand Cranes Contingent
By: Hassan Sendija
Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) president, Eng. Moses Magogo welcomes back the Sand Cranes Contingent that landed down on the morning of Monday from Senegal.
The Sand Cranes has returned home on 31st May 2021 with 4 less members from Senegal where the 2021 Africa Beach Soccer Championship was held.
A number of 24 men departed on 19th of this very month to Saly. Senegal where they finished 4th at Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations but four of them where held in Senegal after testing positive for Corona Virus.
The players are; Suleiman Ochero, Isma Kawawulo, Paul Lule and Davis Kasujja and were left under the severance of Senegalese FA on CAF orders.
According to Information this website has received, players will be testing every after two days untill they are safe to return to Uganda.
FUFA President Eng. Moses Magogo welcomed that team at a breakfast meeting held at Jevine hotel in Ndeeba- Kampala.
The Engineer used the platform to clear the air on the allegations of FUFA not fulfilling it’s promises to different national teams especially concerning money.
Magogo ranked the allegations on the Irrelevant side
“There is a lot of negative publications that FUFA doesn’t pay, that is a stupid publication, we have paid each and every team except the U20, and that is just because CAF is yet to clear their money, I am assuring each of you will receive his 7.7 millions on his bank account“.
“I know many hate to hear the word historical but lets make it a FUFA definition to every one who achieves what others has never achieved.
You’re historical players, becoming fourth in Africa is not small, over thirty countries play Beach Soccer” Magogo added.
At the same event the Beach Soccer Chairman Deo Mutabazi has mentioned on lessons learnt at the tournament
“We have gained much experience, during our time at the tournament we found out that our preparations was not good enough, secondly we have to improve our technicalities, a beach soccer player must be a beach soccer player and different from grass football player.
That we are going to work on. By the time of Copa Dar Salaam in December and AFCON in Mozambique next year we will be a better team”