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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>This is it! There are no second chances. The Cranes either leave everything on the pitch or pack everything thing back to Kampala.<\/p>\n

In two of their past four African Nations Championship (Chan) finals, Uganda have come into the last group game with nothing to play for beyond pride.<\/p>\n

And on the other two \u2013 at South Africa 2014 and Rwanda 2016 \u2013 the Cranes have come into the final group match with a chance to progress but crashed out.That is crisis coach Johnny McKinstry and his boys will set out to avoid in Douala, Cameroon, tonight, with yet another early flight back home beckoning.<\/p>\n

Cup final mentality<\/b><\/p>\n

Saidi Kyeyune\u2019s goal-of-the-tournament contender in the 2-1 defeat to Togo last Friday remains Uganda\u2019s only moment of celebration.<\/p>\n

That, and the goalless draw with Rwanda, left the Cranes needing to beat Group C leaders Morocco, who eliminated Uganda at the 2014 edition, if they are to progress.<\/p>\n

More than anyone else, the man in the hot seat, McKinstry, knows what this match means.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are in that cup final mentality,\u201d he said ahead of the game, \u201cThere is no next game at the moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere will be a couple of new things because Morocco present a different challenge.<\/p>\n

Worry only about today<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cBut what we are saying to the players is \u2018don\u2019t worry about any tomorrow.\u201d The Northern Irishman added: \u201cJust worry about this game. Put all your energy into it, all that work rate, all that intelligence and vitality.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd if you do that, there is really a big prize for you. And then we can put you back together. We will do everything that\u2019s required to put you back together for the quarterfinal.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut there\u2019s no quarterfinal without the result (today). The 35-year-old coach did lose to Morocco 4-1 with Rwanda in the final group in 2016, but had already qualified for the quarterfinals by then.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo we believe we can do it. We know if we do it, it will be a story written in Ugandan football in terms of the odds,\u201d narrated McKinstry.\u201cI don\u2019t think people expect it to happen but we know it can.\u201cWe want to write that story for ourselves, for the country and everybody back home.\u201d<\/p>\n

Morocco expect victory<\/b><\/p>\n

McKinstry\u2019s Moroccan counterpart, Houcine Ammouta, also said the game is \u201ca must win to avoid any unpleasant surprises.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is worth noting, however, that Cranes concerns are more borne of Morocco\u2019s pedigree than the defending champions form in Cameroon.The Atlas Lions have hardly excited despite topping the group.<\/p>\n

They laboured to a 1-0 win over Togo with Yahya Jabrane\u2019s retaken penalty deciding the day, and drew goalless with Rwanda.<\/p>\n

Uganda must win to progress, while Morocco will qualify with a draw.However, with Uganda, Morocco and Togo all ending on four points a likely reality, we could see a messy situation requiring three to four stages of tiebreaker rules to be applied.<\/p>\n

McKinstry is expected to make a change or two from the team that lost to Togo, with Kyeyune likely to have earned himself a starting role.<\/p>\n

Squeaky bum time…<\/b><\/p>\n

Tiebreaker rules<\/p>\n

If tied on points after three games, the following criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings 1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;<\/p>\n

1. Goal difference in all group matches2. Goals scored in all group matches3. Drawing of lots.<\/p>\n

amwanguhya@ug.nationmedia.com<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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