44 NEW VISION, Thursday, January 5, 2017 VISION SPORT 6 164000 757006 YOUR NATIONS NewVision CUP PAPER SPORT StarTimes signs sh3.2b deal with giants KCCA FC over four years Key lessons By Fred Kaweesi Friendly result Tunisia 2 Uganda 0 Other friendly matches Sunday Uganda v Slovakia January 11 Uganda v Ivory Coast ONYANGO Uganda Cranes are still a work in progress. Their 2-0 defeat to Tunisia under chilly conditions yesterday, proved that, and highlighted two crucial areas that Cranes must fi x if they are to make any progress out of Group D at the Nations Cup fi nals. The result was not as bad as the 6-0 drubbing Uganda suffered during the two sides’ previous meeting in a Nations Cup qualifi er in 1999. But Tunisia’s two goals through UP FOR IT! Hamza Lahmar and Mohamed Yacoubi reminded Cranes of the need to work on their defensive shape during set-pieces and pos- session game before the fi xture By James Bakama in 38 years, is lined up for coach of pion, having won the last edition against Egypt on January 21. the year. while the last African player of the Egyptian teams often rely on Today, 10.30pm The Cranes complete Uganda’s year — based in Africa- is Mbwana technique, ball possession and Live on SS4 and SS9 strong presence at the awards Ally Samatta of Tanzania. nimble short-passing combina- CAF Awards night with a team of the year The annual award sponsored by tions —the same elements nomination. Nigerian telecommunication giant, that Tunisia utilized to Uganda could tonight Onyango arrived in Abuja Globacom is expected to draw dispatch Cranes during pull off one of its big- yesterday. He will thereafter join football celebrities and government the international friendly gest football victories the Cranes for a build-up match in offi cials across Africa. played at the Menzah ever. Dubai before the team connects to Since 2005 when telecommuni- Olympic Stadium. This will be at the Glo Gabon. cation company Globacom took Lahmar curled a CAF Awards in Abuja, For the two main awards, the Af- over the sponsorship, the awards free-kick past a Nigeria where Uganda rica player of the year and the best gala has been held in several cities stranded Salim is nominated in three Africa player based in Africa, the across Africa. Accra, Ghana hosted Jamal on six categories. Electoral College will include mem- the 2006 edition, while the event minutes before Africa Champions bers of the CAF media committee. moved to Lome, Togo, in 2007. Yacoubi headed League winner Denis Others on the electorate will be Nigeria’s commercial nerve past second Onyango leads Uganda’s members of the CAF technical and center, Lagos, hosted the event in half goalkeeper presence in the Nigerian development committee, a panel 2008 before it moved back to Accra Benjamin Ochan two capital with a nomination of 20 journalists and TV consult- in 2009. minutes into the sec- on one of the night’s top ants and all 54 national coaches or The 2010 edition of the award ond half off Ali Maaloul’s awards. technical directors. took place in Cairo, Egypt, while well-struck free-kick. Onyango is one of the FUFA CEO Edgar Watson is on Accra hosted the event back-to- By press time, Cranes three nominees for the the technical and development back in 2011 and 2012. Lagos coach Micho Sredojevic had player of the year award for committee while Rwanda-based again hosted the 2013 and 2014 yet to name his fi nal team but footballers based in Africa. journalist Usher Komugisha editions. the Serb was likely to stick with He is competing with Zim- represents Uganda on the panel of a majority of his regular stars. babwean forward Khama media experts and TV directors. Other awards The Cranes will travel to Billiat and Zambian mid- Also to be unveiled tonight will Coach of the year Dubai for a seven-day training fi elder Rainford Kalaba. be the most promising talent, Florent Ibenge (DR Congo) camp. Billiat, who is Onyango’s women’s national team of the year, Milutin Sredojevic (Uganda) team-mate at Mamelodi Woman Player of The Year, Referee Pitso Mosimane Cranes team v Tunisia Sundowns, is also a Cham- of The Year, African legend, CAF (Mamelodi Sundowns) Salim Jamal (Benjamin pions League winner Fair Play award, Platinum ward Nacer Sandjak (MO Bejaia) \ while TP Mazembe’s — which is usually reserved for Florence Omagbemi (Nigeria Batambuze (Godfrey Walusim- Kalaba is a CAF the President of the host country, women’s national team) bi), Hassan Wasswa, Isaac Confederations Cup Africa Finest XI and Youth Player National Team of the Year Isinde (Timothy Awanyi), Geof- winner. of the year. DR Congo frey Kizito, Mike Azira (Muz- Cranes coach Milu- Gabonese International and Guinea Bissau amir Mutyaba), Tony Mawejje tin Sredojevic, who Borussia Dortmund of Germany Nigeria U-23 (Farouk Miya), Geoffrey Massa, led Uganda to her winger, Pierre-Emerick Aubam- Senegal Yunus Sentamu, Edrisa Lubega fi rst Nations Cup eyang is the current African cham- Uganda Printed and published by The New Vision Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd, P.O. Box 9815, Kampala. Tel: 041 4337000. Fax: 4235843. Registered at GPO as a newspaper. Advertising Department, JR Complex, Plot 101 Jinja Rd, at junction to Vision Group offices, Tel. 4337000 Fax: 4232050.