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Crested Cranes team on arrival in Tanzania for the CECAFA women championship
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The senior national women's football team, the Crested Cranes, has safely arrived in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, ahead of the CECAFA Women’s Challenge Cup.
The delegation of 20 players and 10 officials departed Entebbe International Airport on Tuesday afternoon and landed safely in Tanzania later that evening.
Uganda will open its title defense tomorrow against Burundi in the first match of the tournament, which will run until June 21.
Crested Cranes team on arrival in Tanzania for the CECAFA women championship
The team is scheduled to hold a recovery training session today at the Kinondoni Municipal Council Complex (KMC) in preparation for their opening match. Head coach Sheryl Botes Ulanda made two changes to the initial squad, calling up experienced goalkeeper Ruth Aturo in place of Nulu Nakyaze Babirye, and defender Asiimwe Zida in place of Resty Kobusobozi.
Crested Cranes team on arrival in Tanzania for the CECAFA women championship
Ruth Aturo, a long-serving Crested Cranes goalkeeper and team captain, currently plays for Tanzanian second-tier side Tausi Women FC. Zida, captain of Boni Consilii Girls FC from Isingiro, has been instrumental in her team’s recent success, leading them to a bronze medal at the USSSA National Girls Football Championship last month in Bukedea.
Asiimwe zzida (in blue) playing for Boni Consilii during the USSSA national girls football in Bukedea last month. Zzida is on the Crested Cranes team in Tanzania
Following the opener against Burundi, Uganda will face South Sudan on June 14, Kenya on June 17, and hosts Tanzania on June 19. The tournament features five teams and will be played in a round-robin format, with the team that finishes top declared the champion.
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