AS IT HAPPENED: Mozambique 3-1 Uganda Cranes | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
Mozambique scored through Pepo Santos’ brace and Stanley Ratifo. Shaban Muhammed got Uganda Cranes’ only goal. Uganda played with a man less after Denis Omedi’s red card for a second bookable offense.
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This is the time UGA will be qualifying,for we have a good team so far
This Cranes team either starts or ends poorly. They are capable of performing well, but don’t have the steel, mentality and chemistry.
This is why it is better to promote a spine from a strong youth team that has been exposed and add to it as needed.
I hope FUFA learn that you cannot just bring together a group of players and new coaches, then hope for the best. You need time to gel and without proper exposure via youth systems, CAF club games or competitive leagues, you have what we have here.
Also, inviting all these new foreign based players just before a crucial qualifier can be disruptive. I hope they stick around after the game though and prove their mettle instead of flying back right away.
It all boils down to planning and execution.