I didn’t know Cranes is Uganda’s national team – Museveni

Uganda’s President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni surprised residents of Wakiso District this weekend when he said that he thought the national football team (the Uganda Cranes) was a mere club, reports Daily Monitor.

“I did not know that Uganda Cranes was the national team. I thought it was a just a club. They explained to me that other football clubs feed the Uganda Cranes with players and it is the national team,” President Museveni said, sending the crowd into stitches.

Museveni however said he has a lot of passion for the game, and that he was a footballer during his youth.

He added his active participation had been hindered by instability in Uganda.

“I was a sportsman years ago. I used to love to play football, but since 1966 I have been concentrating on war. I have now started going back to sports because of the (prevailing) peace,” the Ugandan President said.

Museveni made the remarks after he commissioned Family Health Care, a private hospital in Wakiso District.

Museveni contributed Sh80 million toward construction of a surgical facility at the hospital.