The captain of Uganda’s national football team, veteran goalkeeper Dennis Onyango has announced his retirement from international football.
Tweeting on social media, Onyango said after much consideration, his family, managers and himself have decided it was in best interest to hang his gloves on his beloved Cranes.
His retirement comes just days after another long-serving player – defender Hassan Wasswa also announced he was hanging his boots.
Onyango, who features for South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns has earned 83 international caps for the Cranes and in 2016, he was named Africa-based Player of the Year by CAF.
The 35-year-old made his international debut for Uganda on June 18, 2005, during the 2006 World Cup qualifying match against Cape Verde. Uganda won the game 1-0.
He was named Cranes captain in April 2017 following the retirement of veteran striker Geoffrey Massa.
Onyango captained the Cranes to their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon after 39 years, finishing the qualification campaign by conceding only two goals.
Uganda did not qualify for next year’s AFCON finals in Cameroon after losing their last qualifying fixture against Malawi. The team scored just three goals in the entire campaign, drawing criticism from fans.
Also, shortly before the AFCON qualifiers wrapped, Uganda had had a disappointing show at the CHAN finals.
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