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From: Biniam Tekle (biniamt@dehai.org)
Date: Thu Aug 26 2010 - 07:25:49 EDT
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/30/729905
Injuries rock Hippos in CECAFA tourney
Publication date: Wednesday, 25th August, 2010
Sadam Juma is among key Hippos players who need to pass a fitness test
By Swalley Kenyi
CECAFA U-20 Championship
Semifinals
Eritrea 1 Rwanda 0
Today
Uganda v Kenya
JUMA Sadam, Criszestom Ntambi and Brian Majwega will need to pass late
fitness tests ahead of the Uganda Hippos� CECAFA U-20 championship
semi-final match against Kenya in Asmara, Eritrea today.
But Ivan Bukenya and goalkeepers Godwin Buule and Ali Kimera are all
available for selection today after recovering.
Sadam suffered a right ankle injury during their 3-2 win over Zanzibar.
The player scored in this game just like Ntambi while Majwega and
Isaac Muleme are down with diarrhoea.
But the players� fitness does not seem to bother coach Frank �Video�
Anyau more than the cold and rainy weather pattern. Temperatures can
reduce to 15.5 degrees centigrade in Asmara.
�My worry is the rain that lasts up to six hours and the socked turf.
It will affect the boys� speed,� Anyau remarked yesterday.
�Otherwise, we have watched Kenya twice before and I have a solution for them.�
But his fears could be eased as the weather forecast indicates that
temperatures in Asmara are expected to rise up to 21 degrees
centigrade today.
Hippos go into the semi-final with an unbeaten run from the group
stages where they played three games. They have scored nine goals and
conceded seven while the Kenyans have found the net 11 times and let
in four. Kenya lost their last group game 1-0 to Eritrea.
The winner of the event whose final is due on Sunday will earn
sh22.5m, the runners-up sh11.2m and the third-placed sh6.7m.
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