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Today
Uganda v Slovakia, 6.30pm (Live twitter feed bottom)
Team A: Robert Odongkara (Goal keeper), Nico Wakiro Wadada, Joseph Ochaya, Timothy Dennis Awanyi, Hassan Wasswa Mawanda, Geofrey Kizito, Tonny Mawejje, Moses Oloya, William Luwagga Kizito, Faruku Miya, Muhammed Shaban
Team B: Dennis Onyango (Goal keeper), Dennis Iguma, Shafiq Batambuze, Murushid Jjuuko, Isaac Isinde, Michael Azira, Yunus Junior Sentamu, Khalid Aucho, Geofrey Massa, Geofrey Sserunkuma, Godfrey Walusimbi
Newly crowned African Team Of The Year Uganda take on European side Slovakia, ranked 25th in the World, in their third African Cup of Nations build-up friendly in five days.
Uganda Cranes were beaten 2-0 by Tunisia in their first build-up, beat Slovenia 1-0 in a closed door game on Friday, and now for the first time in decades, face a European nation ranked in the top 30 in the world. Uganda is ranked 72nd in the world.
The Slovakia team are taking the Ugandan game seriously, and have studied several videos of The Cranes style of play from the past one year. (see video below, and live link)
The Ugandan side are making a return to the Nations Cup Finals after 38 frustrating years. They last appeared in Ghana 1978.
Uganda is grouped with Ghana, Mali and Egypt at the Nations Cup.
UGANDA WINS TOP AFRICA AWARD (click to read)
Playing Sunday
At Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Uganda v Slovakia
Ivory Coast v Sweden
At Brazzaville, Congo
Senegal v Libya
At Cairo
Egypt v Tunisia
Warm-up results Saturday ahead of 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon from January 14:
At Blida, Algeria
Algeria 3 (Henni 53, Bounedjah 73, Bentaleb 90+2) Mauritania 1 (Al Hassan 18-pen)
At Marrakech, Morocco
Burkina Faso 2 (Zongo 41, B. Traore 57) Mali 1 (M. Yatabare 68)
At Limbe, Cameroon
Cameroon v Zimbabwe – cancelled
| 4 January 2017Friendly | Tunisia  |
2–0 |  Uganda |
Tunis, Tunisia |
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| 6 January 2017Friendly | Slovenia  |
0–1 | Uganda |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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| 8 January 2017Friendly | Uganda |
– |  Slovakia |
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
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| 11 January 2017Friendly | Ivory Coast  |
– | Uganda |
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
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| 17 January 20172017 AFCON | Ghana  |
– | Uganda |
Port-Gentil, Gabon |
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| 21 January 20172017 AFCON | Egypt  |
– | Uganda |
Port-Gentil, Gabon |
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| 25 January 20172017 AFCON | Uganda |
– |  Mali |
#Amistoso ?? v ?? [ST 0-2] Moses Oloya adelantó rápido a @OfficialFUFA frente a @sfzofficial pic.twitter.com/Gd649qBl7C
— Camino a Rusia (@caminoarusia) January 8, 2017
#Amistoso ?? v ?? [ST 0-2] @FaroukMiya aprovechó un balón suelto para el 2-0 parcial de @OfficialFUFA ante @sfzofficial pic.twitter.com/IuPlGEWpaS
— Camino a Rusia (@caminoarusia) January 8, 2017
