Micho ropes in Fred Amaku as the Uganda Cranes goal scoring crisis deepens

Fred Amaku (right) in action against S.C Villa on Wednesday. (Mugabi Arts Image).

AFCON23Q Micho ropes in Fred Amaku as the Uganda Cranes goal scoring crisis deepens

Peter Tabu • 07:23 - 31.08.2023

Micho was referring to the lack of a lethal and reliable goal scorer after his side’s 1-1 draw against SC Villa in a friendly on Wednesday at the Muteesa II stadium in Wankulukuku.

You must have seen a video circulating on social media of Uganda Cranes head coach Multin Micho Sredejovic confessing that Uganda will have to resurrect Cranes and Villa legend Majidu Musisi to score goals.

Micho was referring to the lack of a lethal and reliable goal scorer after his side’s 1-1 draw against SC Villa in a friendly on Wednesday at the Muteesa II stadium in Wankulukuku.

“Solution be to resurrect Majidu Musisi maybe, but the solution doesn’t exist,” Micho lamented in a post-game interview.

To bolster the forward line, the Cranes head coach summoned Maroons FC forward Fred Amaku, who featured in the friendly, but it’s unclear if he will make the final 25-man squad to face Niger having scored 10 league goals last season.

The Uganda Cranes have struggled with finding a consistent goal scorer on the net in the past decade; in the 2023 AFCON campaign, Micho’s charges have scored only thrice in five match days.

Milton Karisa, Mato Rogers and Fahad Bayo are the scorers for Uganda’s three goals in the qualifiers.

Uganda joins sides like Libya (1), Madagascar (1), Lesotho (1) and Malawi (2) as the lowest-scoring side in the qualification campaign.

The news of captain Emmanuel Okwii being doubtful for the crucial AFCON qualifier makes it even harder for the technical team, who have to look further for another forward.

Micho’s charges sit third on four points, three behind second-placed Tanzania, who are on 7 points and face Algeria in their final matchday.

Uganda must beat Niger and hope Algeria defeats Tanzania by at least 2-0 to stand a chance of qualifying. The game will take place on September 7th at the Grand Stadium of Marrakesh in Morocco.

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