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PICTURES BY MPALANYI SSENTONGO

Weah confident Laffor (top) and a colleague relax at Mout Zion Hotel yesterday

BY JAMES BAKAMA and Geoffrey Massa, but we are better,” said Laffor Desperate for a good result who is still recovering from against this week- an ankle injury sustained end, have not only in their home game against called back injured skipper Uganda. Anthony Laffor, but have Citing their recent win over also brought on board soc- Iraq in Baghdad, Nagbe, cer legend George Weah. who kept downplaying the Tickets on sale Laffor and Weah were part Cranes chances said “we of an upbeat 33-man Lone are a much better side while BY SWALLEY KENYI Star contigent that jetted in away from home.” yesterday for this weekend’s But much as they talked World Cup qualifier. big,they also seemed very Saturday Weah, the only African keen to get every detail Uganda v Liberia to have won the world about the Cranes. caught up in a traffic jam on footballer of the year award, They dashed for copies of Entebbe Road, which he still travelled not only as head The New Vision and eagerly Pavilion: Sh33000 believes was intentionally Stands: Sh12000 of delegation, but also as a read stories about the en- ‘organised’ to delay him. He figure of motivation. counter. arrived at Nakivubo shortly Forty two thousand “He is here to lift the play- Weah was more reserved. before the final whistle and ers’ spirits,” explained team “Expect a tough game I (42000) tickets for the helplessly looked on as Phillip Uganda Cranes versus spokesman Henry Flomo can’t underestimate Uganda Ssozi struck the winner for shortly after the team’s ar- but we are here for a good Liberia match on Saturday Uganda. will go on sale around the rival at Mount Zion Hotel on result.” Weah, who contested for Nakivubo Road. Arriving three days to the country today. Liberia’s Presidency in 2005 FUFA publicist Rog- His effect on the team match might appear too but lost to Johnson Sirleaf, Former World Footballer of the Year George Weah in town was evident as all players, early, but to Weah there ers Mulindwa disclosed is currently the West African yesterday that 2000 other including Laffor and coach couldn’t have been a better nation’s Peace Ambassador. “He was a good friend of Grahams and Dennis Teah Frank Nagbe talked big of precautionary measure on a tickets are being given He revealed that he still has mine and a great footballer. and striker . With out in promotions for the Saturday’s match. trip that started on Monday political ambitions. “I want to He did a lot for Uganda. May Laffor not at his best, coach “We are here for a win. morning. match courtesy of Uganda serve my people.” his sould rest in peace.” Nagbe will be relying on Cranes Initiative (UCI) True, you have some good The last time he was in He spoke highly of the late Notably missing on the Patrick “” Wleh players like Dennis Onyango Uganda in 1999, he was and some media houses. Cranes striker Majid Musisi. team are defenders Solomon for goals. He said that an ordinary ticket will go for sh12,000 while a VIP category is billed at sh33,000. The sh2000 and sh3000 added to the tickets is meant to cater for taxes. In , the tickets will be sold at Shell Capi- tal, petrol stations TOUGH CHOICES and Hardware World, . The other venues in Kampala include City Oil stations in Kam- Micho drops four after awful display in Libya, opts for the tried and tested wokya, , Bombo, Namirembe and Martin roads. Total Bwaise, Kireka, BY FRED KAWEESI Yesterday, the Cranes We decided to retain players tried and tested since there is Kajansi and Nakivubo, tactician decided to drop one that look ready for the game not enough time left,” Cranes Kobil Kasubi, , of the previous first team on the weekend,” Micho told media officer Katende Malibu Jinja, , Kibuye Today, 4pm midfielders Mudde Musa the media yesterday. VS explained. and will also have Kenya v Nigeria and youthful defenders Ivan In Tripoli, Sredojevic’s pri- What this means, is there tickets on sale. Gapco Saturday Bukenya and Israel Emuge mary concern was scrutinising will literally be no changes to Ben Kiwanuka is another Uganda v Liberia following their erratic display player fitness and identifying the Cranes side that collapsed designated selling point. in the 3-0 friendly defeat to playing combinations ahead 3 to a 2-0 defeat to Liberia in In Mukono, the tickets Uganda v Angola Libya last Sunday. of the weekend qualifier March with the exception of will be sold at City Shop- Granted, but with two against the Lone Stars. DAYS TO GO Abel Dhaira, who will start in pers while in Masaka they Micho Sredojevic is renowned crucial back-to-back games A win was ‘necessary’ but place of suspended goalkeep- can be found at Basebu- for his hard-line approach to to play (Liberia and Angola), not a ‘must’ considering that understanding that normally er Denis Onyango. guzi and Sons plaza and situations. the Serb’s decision will come some of the players were comes with time of playing Sweden-based midfielder Kobil Jinja for the Eastern The Serbian is also a tacti- under scrutiny consider- either earning their first together. Martin Mutumba, who Uganda. cian that has never been shy ing that this came in favour international caps or playing “The technical commit- returns to the team with hope “We have gone to Ma- of making drastic decisions if of five goalkeepers Dennis alongside each other for the tee were aware of that and of restoring pride that faded saka and Jinja because of he feels they are well-calcu- Onyango, Abel Dhaira, Hamza first time. that’s why they decided in the after his awful outing against the interest the fans have lated and that the end results Muwonge, Ali Kimera, Robert Bukenya and Emuge’s meeting to rest the two and last year, will prob- shown,” Mulindwa said. will reflect positively for the Odongokara. dismal display was conse- go for those that have been ably also be considered off team. “They were not fit (ready). quently a product of a lack of the bench.

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