St. Mary’s Stadium Kitende to host Uganda Cranes FIFA 2022 World Cup qualifiers.

St. Mary’s stadium, Kitende has been approved by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to host Uganda’s Fifa 2022 World Cup qualifiers.

There was fear that the stadium that hosted the last two home games of the failed Afcon 2021 qualifiers couldn’t pass the standards set for World Cup games.

Sports Minister Hamson Obua had also hinted at St. Mary’s stadium, KitendeUganda seeking to host games either in Tanzania or Kenya.

Uganda is in Group E with neighbours Rwanda and Kenya as well as West Africans Mali.

Meanwhile, Mali will host their games away from home after failing to present any qualified stadiums to host games of World Cup qualifiers calibre.

Uganda will host their first game (Mali) between 11^th and 14^th, June after opening their campaign away to Kenya on 5^th -8^th June, 2021.

The Cranes will then have back to back games against The Amavubi of Rwanda with the first leg in Kigali (1^st -4^th September) and the return match in three days at Kitende.

The final two games will be Kenya (home) and Mali (away) in October.

Source: Kawowo Sports