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Total Africa Cup of Nations: Hard fighting Uganda Cranes in slim loss to Egypt

Saturday January 21, 2017

Egypt 1-0 Uganda

Uganda Cranes lost narrowly to Egypt 1-0 in the second group D match at the 2017 AFCON tournament.

The Egyptians required a late winner, two minutes from full time much to the disappointment of the Cranes who had staged a gallant fight throughout.

The match was played at Stade De Port Gentil on Saturday night as cheered by a great passionate crowd who traveled all the way to Gabon.

Tonny Mawejje was mercurial against Egypt

Head coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic called for three changes from the side that played Ghana in the opener.

Aucho Khalid, Godfrey Walusimbi and Murushid Jjuuko started in a game Uganda needed to win to keep hopes of a quarter final slot alive.

Khalid Aucho was at his best against Arsenal’s Elneny in the match against Egypt
Uganda Cranes captain, Geofrey Massa in action

Senegalese referee, Malang Diédhiou was in charge of the match where the Cranes also proved they are force on the African continent.

Dennis Onyango, Hassan Wasswa Mawanda, the returning Murushid Jjuuko, Joseph Ochaya, Faruku Miya and Godfrey Walusimbi were particularly impressive.

There were changes when teenager Muhammed Shaban replaced historic captain Geofrey Massa, Nico Wadada came in for Miya and a  late replacement when Moses Oloya came in for Dennis Iguma.

Uganda Cranes fans passionately cheered the team from start to finish. They were later joined by Mali and Tunisia fans
The FUFA President, Eng. Moses Magogo was joined by FUFA Executive committee members Hamid Juma and Rogers Byamukama, the FUFA publicist Ahmed Hussein in the stands at Port Gentil. There are quite a number of other FUFA others
Uganda Cranes technical bench and substitute players passionately singing the national anthem
Uganda Cranes substitute players

Micho believes it is not the end of the road for Uganda.

“We have learnt a lot from this experience. All the games played at 2017 AFCON continue to make us a better brand” Micho told the post match press conference.

The team flew to Oyem on Sunday morning where they are now camped until Wednesday set for the last match against Mali.

Uganda Cranes XI:

Dennis Onyango (GK), Dennis Iguma, Godfrey Walusimbi, Hassan Wasswa Mawanda, Murushid Juuko, Khalid Aucho, Geofrey ‘Baba’ Kizito, Tonny Mawejje, Faruku Miya, Geofrey Massa (Capt), Joseph Ochaya

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