Africa Nations Cup qualifier Uganda 1 (S. Kabugo 8) Ghana 0 Uganda stunned Ghana at Namboole Stadium with a crucial win that revived an Africa Nations Cup campaign that had started to crumble. The Black Stars came into Saturday’s clash without their talismanic captain Asamoah Gyan featuring on the squad, but they still exhibited a dominant foreign-based starting lineup which pushed their East African hosts on the very edge of a pulsating encounter. But their dominance suffered a dent early into the game when the Cranes took the lead through youngster Savio Kabugo’s header from a corner kick. Gyan, who was ruled out of this game because of an injury, watched his side boss possession for long periods, and win most of the aerial challenges through the two halves on a slippery turf, but his colleagues failed to make it count in front of goal. A late penalty appeal by the hosts was waved away by the Sudanese referee El Fadil Mohammed Hussein after Cranes striker Geoffrey Massa appeared to have been brought down in the box, but that did not change the final score as Uganda climbed to second place of Group E, pending the final score of the ongoing match between Togo and Guinea. Ugandas fate is still in her hands, and victory over Guinea on Wednesday will guarantee Coach Micho Sredojevic’s side a place in the 2015 Cup finals. Victory over Uganda would have sailed the West Africans into the knock-out stages in Equatorial Guinea – the new venue after Morocco was disqualified – but such ambitions were put on hold when they suffered defeat in Kampala. The Black Stars, who last won the continental tournament in 1982, play Togo in their last group game while Uganda finalise with a visit to Guinea on Wednesday.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 16:27:10 +0000
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