Gomo Tong Football Club 2008, representing Uganda at the Inaugural Female Homeless World Cup arrived Saturday evening to Melbourne, led by Coach Robert Ssemakula. The women settled in and met with players from many teams participating in the Women’s Cup, but also the Homeless World Cup which this year features 48 nations.

Last night, the Official Team Draws took place and Gomo Tong Football Club’s match early round match play will be versus: Liberia, Zambia, and Colombia. The first match will take place on Tuesday, December 2 at 2pm versus Krygzstan who defeated the Australian Socceroos, 8-2 on Monday, December 1.

This evening, Uganda will square off versus Zambia at 7pm.

Additionally, Team Captain, Angel was selected to appear at a media junket as one of four players to speak to the media about her story and her participation in the Homeless World Cup. The story was broadcast internationally!

More to come, but in the meantime meet your Uganda National Team here: http://picasaweb.google.com.au/jergoldberg/GomoTongFCMelbourneHomelessWorldCup?authkey=Ws4719lsSto#