The Queen Cranes dispatched Mozambique 8-0 on aggregate in the first round to set up a second-round battle against the better side between Senegal and Benin.
Ayub Khalifa has some work to do with the Uganda Queens Cranes ahead of the second-round qualifier of the Under-20 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
The Queen Cranes dispatched Mozambique 8-0 on aggregate in the first round to set up a second-round battle against the better side between Senegal and Benin.
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The Queens Cranes carried the huge advantage from Maputo on Saturday last week before the return leg scheduled for Friday 13th, at the FUFA Technical Centre in Njeru.
The team won the first leg 6-0 and then wrapped it up 2-0 courtesy of goals from Phiona Nabulime and Agnes Nabukenya.
“We still have a very big problem with the backline that I need to work on,” Khalifa told the media after the game on Friday at the FUFA Technical Centre in Njeru.
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“All the four positions are really lacking, and that’s where I want to concentrate on before our next games,” he dug further.
Sharifah Nakimera, Faridah Namirimu, Desire Natooro and Patience Nabuloobi played at the back as Sharon Kaidu was in goal.
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