Kigali – The Uganda police force (UPF) handball men’s team must overcome competition from Kenya, Rwanda and Burundi to win the East Africa Police Chief Corporation Organization title (EAPCO), according to coach Ssemujju Frank.
The annual regional opening ceremony starts on Tuesday in Rwanda but with handball competition on Saturday at the BK Arena
Uganda police finished third position walking away with a bronze medal in 2019 when the competition was held at the Moi International Stadium, Kasarani in Kenya.
The tournament has not been held for the last three years because of the Covid-19 pandemic and other challenges.
Ssemujju who has guided the police handball team to the last couple of titles of the Uganda Handball Federation League said: “We must be very careful with host Rwanda and Kenya because they are our only opponents in this year’s championships.”
“We will have the chance to watch Rwanda play Kenya on March 25th on Saturday before facing Kenya on Sunday. As of now, we don’t have an idea of how they play but we will craft a plan on how to tackle them once we have watched them against Rwanda,” Ssemujju pointed out.
He added: “Even though the intention is to win the title, we will have to do our best. We don’t have many players; We only came with athletes who are trained officers.”
The police handball team comprises of the following players – Bongomin Daniel, Twinomugisha Kenneth, Kangala Imuran, Kisalita Isma, Ssendagire Hassan, Sebuguzi Wasswa, Sekamanya Geofrey, Salam Abdul, Sentamu Ivan, Kisa Ivan Lamu, Anthony Muzeyi , Nyazi Shakibu, Bazanye Isma (Team Police Manager) and Ssemujju Frank (Coach).
Fixtures
25th March 2023
Rwanda vs. Kenya (5:00pm)
26th March 2023
Kenya vs. Uganda (5:00pm)
27th March 2023
Uganda vs. Rwanda (9:ooam).
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