Uganda U-19 Cricket Players Missing in Canada

Seven members of the Uganda Under-19 cricket team have failed to return home after they went missing in Canada where they were taking part in a 2010 World Cup qualifier, an official said here on Wednesday.

The Uganda Cricket Association spokesman Latimer Mukasa said the players left the camp in Toronto on Saturday, two days before their return to Kampala at the completion of the tournament, where Uganda failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in New Zealand.

He said the Canadian police have been alerted to search for the players who left without their travel documents.

The missing players include team captain Ahmed Yakub and top scorer Andrew Ochan. Others are Emmanuel Nakaana, Ahmed Sangau, Moses Okwera, Geoffrey Nyero and Michael Abala.

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Uganda Names Their 11 Players For Beijing Olympics

The official number of athletes that will represent Uganda in Beijing Olympics is eleven. The biggest number is from athletics while the rest are from badminton, swimming and boxing.

World Athletics Championships 5,000m bronze medallist Moses Kipsiro leads the team of 7 athletes that includes Alex Malinga (marathon), Boniface Kiprop (10,000m), Geoffrey Kusuro (5,000m), Benjamin Kiplagat (3,000mSC), Abraham Chepkirwok (800m) and female runner Justine Bayiga (400m).


Ronald Serugo will represent Uganda in boxing. Gilbert Kaburu and Aya Nakitanda are in swimming. Africa's number one badminton player Edwin Ekiring will also be there in Beijing Olympics.

The late John Akii-Bua is the only Ugandan to win an Olympic Games gold medal. He won the 400m hurdles gold at the 1972 Games in Munich, Germany.