Former Sofapaka goalkeeper Isma Watenga, who now turns out for the Marumo Gallants, is among the players named in the Uganda Cranes’ provisional squad that will play Algeria in a 2023 AFCON qualifier on June 18 in Cameroon.Serbian coach Milutin Sredojevic named a 42-man squad consisting of 18 foreign based players and the rest that play locally. The squad will be trimmed in due course before he settles on one that will feature in the group showdown.##NAJAVA_MECA_7277163##Uganda are third in group F with four points, the same as second-placed Tanzania, who play Niger. Any further slip ups could see them drop out of contention for a place at the AFCON. The tournament starts in January 2024 in the Ivory Coast.With Uganda currently without a facility that can host CAF or FIFA-sanctioned matches, the Cranes moved their crunch qualifier against the North Africans to the central African nation, where they will be hoping to revive their chances of making it to the Ivory Coast.Also in the squad is former Tusker FC and Gor Mahia midfielder Khalid Aucho, who now plays for Yanga in Tanzania.
