The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
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Group L
Standings
Uganda 3 2 1 0 4 0 7
C. Verde 3 1 1 1 4 2 4
Lesotho 3 0 2 1 2 5 2
Tanzania 3 0 2 1 1 4 2
Fixtures
Tuesday: Tanzania v Cape Verde, Lesotho v Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A double from Tanzanian-based striker Emma Okwi gave Uganda Cranes an emphatic victory over visiting Lesotho ‘The Crocodiles’ in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Saturday’s victory at Mandela Stadium, Namboole sees Uganda go three points clear in their group. This is the first home victory in the the qualifiers for new coach Sebastien Desabre.
Okwi struck in the 10th and 63rd minute, with Faruku Miya securing the second. The two sides meet on Tuesday, and another win will virtually secure a place in next year’s Nations Cup final.
Nearest challengers Tanzania were humiliated yesterday by Cape Verde.
Uganda Cranes proudly donned the newly designed jersey, manufactured by kits company Mafro for the first time.
Museveni boost
Early in the week, the team got a big boost when they were hosted by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at State House Entebbe at a function he organized to celebrate the 56th Independence Day.
In a jovial mood, the President discussed football matters with the contingent before he announced his offer of a chartered flight to fly the Cranes to Maseru for the reverse fixture against Lesotho to be played on Tuesday 16th October, 2018.
President Museveni also offered the Uganda Cranes contingent to State House a financial boost of UGX 200M (Two Hundred Million Shillings).
‘The support from the President is a sign that he follows and loves sports. Football has been picking good results partly because of such support from the fountain of honour and office of Education and Sports. This offer will help the team fly in time to Maseru for the game’ said Mugisha.
Uganda players in camp:
Goalkeepers: Denis Onyango (Mamelodi Sundown, South Africa), Jamal Salim (El Meriekh, Sudan), Charles Lukwago (KCCA FC, Uganda)
Defenders: Isaac Isinde (Kirinya Jinja SS, Uganda), Timothy Denis Awanyi (KCCA FC, Uganda), Denis Iguma (Kazma FC, Kuwait), Nico Wakiro Wadada (Azam FC, Tanzania), Godfrey Walusimbi (Kaizer Chiefs, South Africa) FC, Isaac Muleme (Haras El Hodood, Egypt), Joseph Ochaya (TP Mazembe, DR Congo), Hassan Wasswa (El Geish, Egypt)
Midfielders: Khalid Aucho (Church Hill Brothers, India), Ibrahim Sadam Juma (KCCA FC, Uganda), Tadeo Lwanga (Vipers SC, Uganda), Allan Kateregga (Cape Town City, South Africa), Faruku Miya (Gorica, Croatia ), Moses Waisswa (Vipers Sc, Uganda), Milton Karisa (MC Oujda, Morocco), Allan Kyambadde (KCCA, Uganda)
Forwards: Emmanuel Arnold Okwi (Simba, Tanzania), Edrisa Lubega (SV Ried, Austria), Derrick Nsibambi (Smouha, Egypt), Patrick Kaddu (KCCA FC, Uganda)
Suspended: Murushid Juuko (Simba SC, Tanzania)
Match Officials:
Center Referee: Amin Mohamed Omar (Egypt)
1st Assistant Referee: Samir Gamal Saad (Egypt
2nd Assistant Referee: Mahmoud El Regal (Egypt
Collated Africa Cup of Nations qualifying results Friday:
Group B
At Yaounde
Cameroon 1 (Choupo-Moting 63) Malawi 0
Standings (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points)
Cameroon 3 2 1 0 3 1 7
Morocco 2 1 0 1 3 1 3
Malawi 3 1 0 2 1 4 3
Comoros 2 0 1 1 1 2 1
Fixtures
Saturday: Morocco v Comoros
Tuesday: Comoros v Morocco, Malawi v Cameroon
Group C
At Libreville
Gabon 3 (Bouanga 28, Appidangoye 59, Martin 88-og) South Sudan 0
At Bamako
Mali 0 Burundi 0
Standings
Mali 3 2 1 0 5 1 7
Burundi 3 1 2 0 4 1 5
Gabon 3 1 1 1 5 3 4
S. Sudan 3 0 0 3 0 9 0
Fixtures
Tuesday: Burundi v Mali, South Sudan v Gabon
Group D
At Lome
Togo 1 (Denkey 84) Gambia 1 (Ceesay 7)
At Blida, Algeria
Algeria 2 (Bensebaini 21, Bounedjah 75) Benin 0
Standings
Algeria 3 2 1 0 4 1 7
Benin 3 1 1 1 1 2 4
Gambia 3 0 2 1 2 3 2
Togo 3 0 2 1 1 2 2
Fixtures
Tuesday: Benin v Algeria, Gambia v Togo
Group H
At Conakry
Guinea 2 (Kamano 36-pen, Cisse 73) Rwanda 0
At Bouake, Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast 4 (Kodjia 25, Bailly 52, Doukoure 57, Cornet 74) Central African Republic 0
Standings
Guinea 3 3 0 0 6 2 9
I. Coast 3 2 0 1 8 4 6
C.A.R. 3 1 0 2 2 6 3
Rwanda 3 0 0 3 2 6 0
Fixtures
Tuesday: Rwanda v Guinea, C.A.R. v Ivory Coast
Group I
At Luanda
Angola 4 (Da Costa 12-pen, 16, Campos 52, Gelson 80) Mauritania 1 (Hacen 3)
Standings
Angola 3 2 0 1 6 4 6
Mauritania 3 2 0 1 4 4 6
B. Faso 2 1 0 1 3 3 3
Botswana 2 0 0 2 0 2 0
Fixtures
Saturday: Burkina Faso v Botswana
Tuesday: Mauritania v Angola, Botswana v Burkina Faso
Group J
At Cairo
Egypt 4 (Elmohamady 4, Warda 10, Hassan 29, Salah 45) eSwatini (formerly Swaziland) 1 (Gamedze 85)
Standings
Tunisia 2 2 0 0 3 0 6
Egypt 3 2 0 1 10 2 6
eSwatini 3 0 1 2 1 6 1
Niger 2 0 1 1 0 6 1
Fixtures
Saturday: Tunisia v Niger
Tuesday: eSwatini v Egypt, Niger v Tunisia
Note: group winners and runners-up secure places at finals except for Group B, where 2019 Cup of Nations hosts Cameroon and the highest placed of the other three teams qualify
