Kampala. Uganda Cranes coach Sredojevic Micho
has urged Ugandan soccer players to consider offering their services in
better leagues than those in the East African region.
Micho made the appeal in his speech before
receiving the Nile Special Uganda Sports Press Association Sportsman of
the Month of January award on behalf of Cranes striker Yunus Sentamu at a
dinner held at Lugogo Tennis Club on Thursday night.
“Ugandan players are the best in the Kenyan,
Ethiopian, Tanzanian, Rwandan and Burundian leagues, it’s high time they
start thinking of playing in top European leagues,” Micho stated.
He lauded Sentamu for being a principled player
who loves football said the youngster has a future if he is not
distracted by the enemies of Uganda football.
The 19 year old Ssentamu scored three goals in the CHAN tournament in South Africa last month.
“The enemies of Uganda football are Ugandans
themselves and if they don’t stop that and start working as a team, then
Ugandan football is going down,” Micho stated.
The Uganda Cranes coach who excited the guests by
showing his rare dancing strokes was convinced that the award went to
the right person.
“He has a bright future in football. Discipline is
paramount if all players want to reach greater heights’ they should be
disciplined,” Micho added. FUFA vice president Darius Mugoye explained
that the federation is in the final stages of setting up schools of
excellence in the eight football regions which will help spot young
talent. (AFP)
“The federation will continue to support youth
football. The senior team needs a pool of talent and that is why FUFA is
starting up such projects” Mugoye stated. (NMG)
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