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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Crested Cranes coach George Lutalo believes he has the team to put up a commendable show at the Africa Women\u2019s Cup of Nations (Awcon) due July 2-23 in Morocco.<\/p>\n

Uganda, which returns to the showpiece for the first time since 2000, were on Friday drawn alongside hosts Morocco and the highly-rated Burkina Faso and Senegal in Group A of the competition that doubles as a World Cup qualifier.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are happy to have players doing well in the league like (Hasifah) Nassuna, Shadia (Nankya) and others,\u201d Lutalo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have some turning professional and many others who have already been on professional stints like (US-based Yudaya) Nakayenze, (and counterpart Tracy Jones) Akiror and Viola (Nambi) plus the goalkeeper (Ruth Aturo).<\/p>\n

\u201cSo we have good players but we need to organise them to get results. It\u2019s good we\u2019ll have the Cecafa tournament to help us build that momentum,\u201d Lutalo added.<\/p>\n

The Crested Cranes are ranked 157th in the world, the lowest in the tournament that will have 12 teams, while Morocco are ranked 77th by Fifa.<\/p>\n

Burkina Faso and Senegal who complete the group are ranked 137th and 89th, respectively.<\/p>\n

The draw pitted Uganda against fellow unknown quantities but they at least avoided Group C that has last edition\u2019s finalists Nigeria and Cameroon.<\/p>\n

The unenviable \u2018honour\u2019 of meeting them fell to Botswana and Crested Cranes\u2019 fellow East Africans Burundi.<\/p>\n

Group B would also have been tough on paper for the Cranes as it has Cameroon, Olympians Zambia, Tunisia and Togo.<\/p>\n

Lutalo, who initially said in a video released by Fufa that it is a tough draw, insisted on the sidelines with Daily Monitor that \u201cyou can only know about the level of competition after meeting the teams. I cannot say for sure that it is a fair draw but we will have a good tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n

His optimism is shared by Akiror, who was hosted on a Caf Twitter space \u2013 comprising media personalities, administrators and players \u2013 on Saturday night to discuss the draw.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter 22 years, this kind of exposure means a lot to us. Everyone will come ready to compete so we are backing ourselves to do the same,\u201d said Akiror.<\/p>\n

Our game has been growing if you look at our league. But most importantly, because Fufa have been trying to give us the opportunities to take part in many youth and senior competitions,\u201d Akiror said.<\/p>\n

The midfielder singled out Juliet Nalukenge and Fauzia Najjemba as the some of the youngsters she expects to see shine at the tournament.<\/p>\n

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