Desire Ayera Returns From Injury To Join Uganda Men’s Squad For Rugby 7s Challenger In Dubai

Posted by: Eninu William in Rugby January 5, 2024

Desire Ayera has made a spirited recovery from a shoulder injury to earn a spot on Uganda Men’s squad for the HSBC World Rugby 7s Challenger 2024 opener in Dubai. He sustained the injury during the Stone City 7s in July 2023.

He was out of contention for the Africa 7s and Safari 7s at the tail end of 2023.

Ayera is one of head coach Tolbert Onyango’s blue-eyed boys whom the tactician missed for those tournaments. The others are Timothy Kisiga and captain Ian Munyani whose work commitments kept them out of the travelling squads last year.

Uganda Men’s Squad for 7s Challenger Dubai:

Pius Ogena
Desire Ayera
Isaac Massanganzira
Davis Shimwa
Alex Aturinda
Adrian Kasito
Aaron Ofoywroth
William Nkore
Timothy Kisiga
Denis Etwau
Roy Kizito
Ian Munyani (captain)

Technical Bench:

Head Coach: Tolbert Onyango
Physiotherapist: Samuel Rwakijuma
Team Manager: Michael Wandera

Rising sensation Roy Kizito has maintained his place on the squad as the go-to finisher. He is joined by speedster Denis Etwau. The two will fill in for utility back Nobert Okeny who got injured during training last year.

Head coach Tolbert Onyango said to the press during the squad announcement at Kings Park on Friday morning that there was a risk of worsening Okeny’s “little injury”.

This was at the start of a busy campaign and thus had to miss out. Uganda has participated in all editions of the 7s Challenger since the tournament’s inception in 2020.

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