Uganda Cranes team started with full strength at the 2014 CHAN tournament, beating the Stallions of Burkina Faso 2-1.
A goalless draw for the Group B counterparts Zimbabwe and Morrocco who had faced off earlier, saw Uganda go atop the group, ahead of their next ‘win or win’ game against Zimbabwe. No tournament truimph is simple, guaranteed and surely, the deserved victory had to spark applause all over the nation and social media.
The quality of goals Yunus Ssentamu delivered in the 15th and 73rd minute revealed a youngster, extremely brilliant, devious and lethal in-front of goal. A well-weighted cross from substitute, Francis Olaki that wrecked havoc on Burkina Faso’s defence, perfect dribble with fluid and continuous attack is what manifested in a harder second half.
No doubt, Uganda has the talent ! Despite never being billed as one of the favourites to win this edition of CHAN 2014, Cranes now have the perfect boost and drive to go through the group stage.
Cranes Coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic and the technical team however, now face another daunting task of maintaining the goal scoring mood,disciplined and injury free players, fluidity in attack, solid and a focused defense to take on Zimbabwe on Thursday 16th, and Morocco on Monday 20th.
Should Cranes stick to consolidating their impressive start with tactical mastery and right line-ups, our very own rising stars stand a chance of scaling heights unimaginable, probably in Europe’s top league sides a significant milestone Ugandan football deserves to reach.
