Uganda Cranes Enter AFCON Round of 16 and face off with Senegal

Uganda Cranes Vs Senegal – Cairo International Stadium (10 PM, East African Time) 5th July, 2019

Uganda Cranes finished second in AFCON group A with four points after a 2-0 win over Democratic Republic of Congo and the one all draw with Zimbabwe before falling 2-0 to hosts Egypt. This guaranteed their progress to round of 16.

Uganda Cranes will play West Africans Senegal during the round of 16 stage at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

This match has been confirmed for this coming Friday, 5th July 2019 at the Cairo International Stadium, Cairo.

Senegal humbled Kenya 3-0, the same score line that Algeria recorded over Tanzania. Senegal had defeated Tanzania 2-0 in their opener at the 30th June Stadium before falling to Algeria 1-0 at the same facility and winning over Kenya 3-0 during their last group game.

Burundi bowed out of the competition as well as Kenya were on Tuesday night knocked out of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations tournament ongoing in Egypt.Sebastien Migne’s side failed to proceed to the round of 16 of the tournament as best losers after Cameroon were held to a barren draw by Benin in a clash played at the Ismailia Stadium.

Uganda Cranes has played all their three group A matches at the Cairo International Stadium, a positive that will be taken into consideration coming to the game against Senegal.

CREDIT KAWOWO SPORTS