{"id":7031,"date":"2021-03-25T19:07:14","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T19:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/?p=7031"},"modified":"2021-03-25T16:57:26","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T16:57:26","slug":"uganda-in-need-of-another-miya-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/uganda-in-need-of-another-miya-moment","title":{"rendered":"Uganda in need of another Miya moment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\">Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>For the umpteenth time, the Uganda Cranes will need a result from the final qualifying match, this time away to Malawi on Monday, to book a ticket to the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday\u2019s goalless draw against Burkina Faso sent the West African nation through while top of Group A with nine points.<\/p>\n<p>And whereas Cranes picked a seventh straight clean sheet in a home Afcon qualifier since 2014, they kept second place with eight points.<\/p>\n<p>But Abdallah Mubiru\u2019s charges are now under pressure to wade off the challenge from Malawi who moved to seven points after beating South Sudan away in Omdurman, Sudan to 1-0 thanks to Richard Mbulu\u2019s strike.<\/p>\n<p>Now the Cranes need a point from Blantyre in four days\u2019 time to seal a third straight ticket to Afcon. The Cranes have been in a similar pressure cooker before.<\/p>\n<p>The most recent was the home decider in the 2017 route when Faruku Miya ended the country\u2019s 37 years of hurt with a winner at home against Comoros on September 4, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><b>Final day pressure<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Mubiru will need another Miya moment from any of his men, beginning with Denis Onyango to as far as Fahad Bayo upfront. Crucial away ties present a whole different context for Cranes. The time Uganda needed a result away to qualify for Afcon failed in a miserable 2-0 loss to Guinea in Casablanca, Morocco which unforgettably sent skipper Andy Mwesigwa into retirement.<\/p>\n<p><b>2021 AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS FINALS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>QUALIFIED TEAMS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Cameroon (as hosts), Mali (as Group A winners or runners-up), Algeria (as Group H winners or runners-up), Senegal (as Group I winners or runners-up), Tunisia (as Group J winners or runners-up), Burkina Faso (as Group B winners or runners-up)<\/p>\n<p><b>dkyeyune@ug.nationmedia.com<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. For the umpteenth time, the Uganda Cranes will need a result from the final qualifying match, this time away to Malawi on Monday, to book a ticket to the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals. 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