Obua In Line For Debut

Uganda’s David Obua has stepped up his training with his new Scottish club, Heart of Midlothian, at their Riccarton facility in Edinburgh.

The 24-year-old Cranes international, who can play anywhere on the left hand side, finally put pen-to-paper on a four year contract on Monday with his manager Lazslo Csaba by his side.

He is now in line to make his long-awaited debut on Saturday away to St Mirren.

“I am happy to be back after a long wait,” said Obua on the club’s website on Monday. “The club did a lot to get me here and they fought so hard to get my work permit. I thank them so much. I cannot wait to meet the fans and to go on the pitch with the team.

“In each game I am going to play there will be a lot of pressure but I am ready if selected to play on Saturday.” he concluded.

Csaba, on his part, said that he is delighted to sign the player whom he has groomed for the past two years.

“He is now injury free and a good additional to the team,” Csaba said.

Hearts opened their SPL campaign with a 3-2 win over Motherwell but lost 2-0 to Glasgow Rangers over the weekend.

Meanwhile, another Uganda international player, Dan Wagaluka, has begun his trials at SPL side Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

"It can be difficult for foreign players coming into this league and we have to see if they can handle that,” Inverness manager Craig Brewster said.

The 22-year-old midfielder, who turns out for Uganda Super League table-toppers URA FC, travelled to Scotland last week.