Cricket Cranes Head To Namibia In Quest of World Cup Slot

Press Release

The Cricket Cranes head to Namibia for the T20 World Cup Qualifiers Africa finals where they will compete against six other teams for the two slots to the 2024 T20 World Cup in USA and West Indies. Uganda will compete against hosts Namibia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Rwanda, Nigeria and Kenya. The tournament will run from Nov 20^th - Nov 30^th. 

A change in the qualification pathway last year by the ICC meant that teams now qualify directly to the World Cup from their regions. The top two sides at the end of the round robin format will qualify to the main event of the 20 team tournament in 2024. Namibia and Zimbabwe were both at the 2022 World Cup in Australia and are overwhelming favorites to clinch the two slots.

Uganda is ranked 23^rd in the global T20 rankings and will be hoping for some favour in a place they are familiar with. Uganda will also be playing against a test playing nation for the 1^st time when they meet Zimbabwe on Match Day 3.

Juma Miyagi and Cosmas Kyewuta miss out due to recurring injuries meaning David Wabwire and Jonathan Ssebanja keep their places. Riazat Ali Shah and Dinesh Nakrani make a return to the team after missing the last international outing in Rwanda with Ronald Lutaaya and Pascal Murungi missing out. Brian Masaba will lead the team under the guidance of Interim Head Coach Jackson Ogwang.

“The team is ready to make Uganda proud, for the last three years we have been preparing for this event and we are certain something has to finally give. The focus might be on getting one over either Zimbabwe and Namibia but as a team every game is important and therefore the intensity we play with against Zimbabwe is the same energy we bring for Rwanda. We aim to take care of our business and fate will decide the rest but if we play to our potential we shall be at the World Cup” Interim Head Coach Jackson Ogwang. 

The Cricket Cranes will spend 10 days in Zimbabwe on a training tour, they will play six T20 games against Takashinga Cricket Club who are the champions of the national league in Zimbabwe.

The Cricket Cranes contingent will arrive in Namibia on Nov 20^th ahead of their opening fixture against Tanzania on Nov 22^nd.

Innocent Ndawula of the Daily Monitor will be the Media Liasion of the team, he will join the squad in Namibia.

Full Squad: 1. Brian Masaba ©, 2. Riazat Ali Shah, 3. Kenneth Waiswa, 4. Ronak Patel, 5. Dinesh Nakrani, 6. Simon Ssesazi, 7. Henry Ssenyondo, 8. Frank Nsubuga, 9. Robinson Obuya, 10, David Wabwire,11. Jonathan Ssebanja, 12. Roger Mukasa, 13. Bilal Hassun, 14. Cyrus Kakuru, 15. Alpesh Ramjani

Team Officials: Jackson Ogwang (Head Coach), Emmanuel Oroma (S&C Coach), Shamim Nassali (Physiotherapist), Tusiime Steven (Team Analyst), Innocent Ndawula (Media Liasion), Charles Waiswa (Team Manager)

The Schedule:

All the games will have a live stream on ICC TV for the qualifiers and the warm up games in Zimbabwe.

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