{"id":4322,"date":"2011-12-02T04:07:08","date_gmt":"2011-12-02T04:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/east-africa-cranes-fight-to-qualify-as-group-b-leaders\/"},"modified":"2011-12-02T04:07:08","modified_gmt":"2011-12-02T04:07:08","slug":"east-africa-cranes-fight-to-qualify-as-group-b-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/02\/east-africa-cranes-fight-to-qualify-as-group-b-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"East Africa: Cranes Fight to Qualify As Group B Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newvision.co.ug\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/newvision180.jpg\" alt=\"New Vision (Kampala)\" title=\"Visit New Vision (Kampala)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Abdallah Mubiru<\/p>\n<p>1 December 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Dar Es Salaam \u2014 UGANDA Cranes will battle Burundi in an explosive fixture that will determine who finishes top of Group B in the CECAFA Challenge Cup in Dar es Salam on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The Cranes will however have to achieve that without the services of team captain Andy Mwesigwa and goalkeeper Abbey Dhaira.<\/p>\n<p>Mwesigwa is suspended for his dismissal in the game against Somalia while Dhaira is down with a bout of malaria.<\/p>\n<p>But on the positive side, Tony Mawejje returns to the first team after recovering from malaria that forced him out of the match with Somalia last week.<\/p>\n<p>Henry Kalungi, who made his Cranes debut during the LG four Nations Cup match against Morocco, has been drafted into the team as Mwesigwa&#8217;s replacement while St George custodian Robert Odongkara replaces Dhaira.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Kalungi&#8217;s partnership with Isaac Isinde in central defence in Morocco, was impressive and Odongkara had a good tournament during last years&#8217; CECAFA tournament so there is nothing to worry us. Both players are equally as good,&#8221; Williamson stated.<\/p>\n<p>If Cranes win the group, there could be a possibility of avoiding hosts Tanzania in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the Cranes were eliminated by Tanzania after a 5-4 shoot-out defeat in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Probable line-up:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Odongkara, Masaba, Kavuma,Isinde, Kalungi, Mawejje, Wagaluka, Ochan, Okwi, Serumaga and Mutyaba.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, All on SS9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Zanzibar v Somalia 2pm<\/p>\n<p>Burundi v Cranes 4pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday results<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kenya 2 Ethiopia 0<\/p>\n<p>Sudan 0 Malawi 0<\/p>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Abdallah Mubiru 1 December 2011 Dar Es Salaam \u2014 UGANDA Cranes will battle Burundi in an explosive fixture that will determine who finishes top of Group B in the CECAFA Challenge Cup in Dar es Salam on Thursday. 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