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The Cranes need maximum points against a Niger side that cannot qualify regardless of what result they post in their final game.
Uganda Cranes defender Kenneth Semakula is confident the team can defeat Niger to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations.
The SC Villa defender was speaking ahead of the team’s final AFCON 2023 Qualifiers clash with Niger in Marrakech, Morocco.
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“We are well prepared for the game,” Semakula said ahead of the game.
“We are hoping for the best, and we ask for the people back home to give us the support because you also know the weight of the game,” he added.
The Cranes need maximum points against a Niger side that cannot qualify regardless of what result they post in their final game.
Uganda are third on the log, with four points, three behind second-placed Tanzania. Only a win will keep the Cranes in contention.
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12:18 - 07.09.2023
AFCON23Q Play for your families - Cranes legend gives team rallying cry ahead of Niger clash
Retired Uganda Cranes legend Hassan Wasswa Mawanda, who has been a part of several failed qualification campaigns until they broke the jinx in 2017, is part of the team in Morocco as he offers morale boosting.
“We hope for the best because our dream is to take our country back to AFCON,” Semakula revealed.
Uganda has managed a single win in the qualifiers, Rogers Mato’s late goal sealing victory against Tanzania in Dar es Salam to keep the Cranes in touching distance.
The Cranes have missed the last two editions of AFCON and will be hoping to take part in early next year’s competition to be staged in Cote d’Ivoire.
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10:52 - 07.09.2023
AFCON 2023 Q How Uganda Cranes performed against Niger in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers
Uganda Cranes must beat Niger at all costs and pray that Algeria do them some favour by doing the same to Tanzania in Algiers.
Tanzania will face Algeria in Algiers, hoping to avoid defeat and qualify at the expense of the Cranes.
Should Tanzania avoid defeat against the Desert Foxes, Uganda’s chances of returning to the continental showpiece will be blown out of the window.
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