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'Dream come true' as Uganda prepare for first cricket World Cup

By AFP News May 28, 2024 • 14:06 PM View: 1496

On a sunny morning at the main cricket oval in Kampala, members of the Ugandan national men's team are being put through their paces by their new head coach.

The Cricket Cranes -- clad in their vivid red kit -- are training hard for their first ever Twenty20 World Cup, a "dream come true" in a nation where cricket is overshadowed by football as the most popular sport.

TAGS Uganda Cricket Team T20 Cricket World Cup 2024

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