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"They (new players) played on Saturday and Sunday, and they traveled, so it has to be a little bit slowed down," Put added.
Uganda Cranes head coach Paul Joseph Put has underlined that the newly inducted players will need a bit of time to gel with the rest of the team.
For their friendly matches against Comoros and Ghana, Uganda summoned three fresh faces including Hearts's Toby Sibbick, Charlton's Nathan Asiimwe and Athlone's Carl James Mujaguzi.
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Goalkeeper Giosue Bellagambi, a Huddersfield player, was also called up and is in line for only his second game in Uganda Cranes colours.
His debut came way back in 2022 as Uganda and Libya played out a barren stalemate.
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AFRICAN GAMES 2023 Uganda U20 eyeing final with contest against Congo
Hippos head coach Morley Byekwaso anticipates a tight showdown against what he termed "strong players."
"We have a lot of new players, and you can see they are not used to playing to each other," Put said after the first training session at the Grand Stade de Marrakech Training Ground.
"This is just the first training. I think they were a bit tired in the end, so its obviously difficult because its the first day."
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Africa Games 2023 Uganda Queen Cranes Fall to Nigeria
Meanwhile, the Queen Cranes will have a chance for a bronze medal in the third-place playoff against the loser between Ghana and Senegal.
"I was used to players I've known in the games against Guinea, Somalia and Kuwait," he conceded.
"They (new players) played on Saturday and Sunday, and they traveled, so it has to be a little bit slowed down," Put added.
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Hearts star Toby Sibbick anticipates to play for Uganda for "many years"
He is expected to debut as the Cranes take on Comoros and Ghana in the forthcoming international friendlies on March 22 and 26, respectively.
"But we also don't have time, we have games coming up, so we pushed a little more, but I'm sure these players can bring something."
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Charlton star Nathan Asiimwe on his "unexpected call" to the Uganda Cranes team
"It was unexpected as well. I just found out this (last) week. I'm looking forward to the change in environment because I've been at Charlton all my life."
After Friday's showdown with Comoros, Uganda will play a star-studden Ghana next Tuesday in Morocco.
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