Express coach Wasswa Bbosa is confident the club can seal progress to the next round of the Caf Champions League despite holding a slender lead going into the second leg.

 

The Cranes missed a chance to go top of Group E, their world cup qualifying group following another draw this time against Mali at the St Mary’s Stadium in Kitende yesterday.

Express’ intentions of having an experienced side on their return to continental football after a 13-year absence has been boosted after two significant signings ahead of their preliminary round game this weekend.

Express FC have over the past year shown they are not only the best team domestically but also regionally after winning both the Uganda Premier League and Cecafa title.

The Cranes missed a chance to go top of Group E, their world cup qualifying group following another draw this time against Mali at the St Mary’s Stadium in Kitende yesterday.

Given the dominance of Tanzanian and Kenyan national teams in the region, Uganda league champions Lady Doves travelled to Kenya as underdogs as the Caf Women’s Champions League zonal qualifiers start in Nairobi on Saturday.

Micho Sredojevic left the Cranes as a darling after his first spell in 2017. He had earlier ended the country’s 39-year quest for continental football.

The accolades just keep coming for Express two months after being declared Uganda Premier League champions.

The exploits of Uganda Premier League champions Express at the Cecafa-Kagame Cup have not gone unnoticed.

The feat of winning the club’s first ever Cecafa Kagame Cup is one that you would have expected Express to celebrate long and hard.