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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Coach of Senegal’s team Aliou Cisse has said facing Uganda Cranes in the round of 16 will be a difficult task at the ongoing Total Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt.
The Lions of Teranga qualified for the next round on Monday night after a 3-0 win over Kenya at the 30 June Stadium. The victory sent them second in Group C where they will now face Uganda Cranes on July 5th in the second game of next stage at the Cairo International Stadium.
Cisse made it clear that although his team has the experience having played at the World Cup, Uganda must be respected because they are a team that has showed lots of improvement.
“No one should take the Ugandan team for granted and I will tell my players that because facing them is not an easy task. We need to make sure we prepare well to face Uganda because they have showed since the tournament started that they are here for a serious mission,” added Cisse.
Star player Sadio Mane who netted a brace against Kenya also made it clear that they have been following Uganda keenly and it will not be an easy side. “We saw the kind of football they played against Egypt and they are a very good side. We must be at our best against Uganda,” added Mane who won the UEFA Champions League with England’s Liverpool FC.
To reach the round of 16 Uganda Cranes beat DR Congo 2-0 before they drew 1-all against Zimbabwe and lost 2-0 to hosts Egypt. The Lions of Teranga started with a 2-0 win over Tanzania before falling 1-0 to Algeria and picking a 3-0 victory over Kenya in the last Group C match.
The other teams that have so far qualified for the round of 16 include; Morocco, Madagascar, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Egypt. The final games of the group stage will take place this evening with Mauritania facing Tunisia and Angola battling against Mali in Group E.
In Group F Benin will take on the defending champions Cameroon, while Ghana face Guinea Bissau.
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Am sure Senegal will face a tough game come Friday this week much as they have enough experience from both the World Cup.My prayer
is to watch Uganda Cranes triumph over the Lions of Terenga.God bless Uganda Cranes!
Wait for the challenge. We go the east Africa giants
Sorry but your prayers won’t come true. Senegal will win.
We bet 100$. If uganda wins u give me. If it doesn’t I give you.
Correct, Uganda not easy for Senegal to under mind.
No one should have doubt over improvement in the Ugandan football and Uganda will Senegal hard time since for them no one will expect them to win the trophy
itz atough game for uganda dou people underate our country we shal strike until we win da race #teamugcranez
We will win 2-1 #256
we will win 3-1
Its a sure win for Uganda
uganda team is already gambling for money those are indicators that they cannot go beyond that level
Reality should be showed sure win for Senegal
Yes true Senegalese are experienced with outstanding premier league and world cup. However, much as they will do their best ,we Uganda has worked on her weak points and so bigger chance of winning. Uganda go go,go…