Uganda Cranes’ journey at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) ended early after staging arguably the worst show at the grand stage.
At the end of the group stages, Uganda lied bottom of Group C with only one point from the possible nine. Uganda conceded seven goals and scored two thus going back home early.
As the football fraternity finds itself in a terrifying mood, a lot of questions have been asked but a few have been answered as we seek for solace as a nation.
Speaking to FUFA TV, National Teams Officer Paul Mukatabala describes the 2025 AFCON campaign as a disaster.
“In just one word, I think our campaign was a disaster,” Mukatabala emotionally revealed.
“Going into the tournament itself; personally having worked with this group of boys for almost three years, seeing them improve and get better, I expected more,” he added.
Before Uganda squared off against Tunisia in the tournament’s opening match, the team skipped a scheduled training session. Reports indicate that several players were dissatisfied after certain promises made to the squad remained unfulfilled.
“Once the tournament kicked off and we played the first game you could see that something is not right. We were already at a disadvantage and a click below other teams,” he underlined.
From now on, the Uganda Cranes’ technical team should determine how best to improve and sharpen the team ahead of the 2027 AFCON edition, which will be hosted on home soil.