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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Uganda Cranes will painfully sit out the next year\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals but the failure returns the East African nation onto a rather dusty drawing board.By missing out on a third straight Afcon, the Cranes will not equal the history of the side of the \u201870s which played three finals in a row until the final in Ghana 1978.Missing Cameroon 2021 weighs out unequal proportions to different stakeholders of the game. PlayersA glance at the current national team set-up shows that the unit is in a transition.Watching teenage defender Gavin Kizito covering up custodian Denis Onyango during the second half in Blantyre on Monday explains it all.<\/p>\n

And if the results from this failed qualification campaign and recent blow at Chan finals were any better, the covert change of guard could have been smoother.Blending experience and youth exuberance comes at an expense of some results and even careers. There are some aging players who may bid farewell to pave way for the new blood, either with ease or friction. ClubsCranes\u2019 fall at Chan finals hurt local clubs relatively more than the botched Afcon campaign.However, the Hippos\u2019 decent show at the U20 Afcon finals in Mauritania gives them a glimmer of hope.Coaches may need to open doors for fresh blood into their match day squads to elongate the conveyor belt but clubs could also look at nurturing their development sides even more.<\/p>\n

Fans<\/b><\/p>\n

The ardent fan has not physically watched the Cranes play in a stadium since beating Malawi 2-0 on November 17, 2019.And whereas the coronavirus web is still abound, the fans are often not forgiving, as shown by several posts across social media when the Cranes fell to Malawi\u2019s Flames. already feel the Cranes have fallen in ranks, far from the stage where they made the last 16 at 2019 Afcon finals in Egypt. The recent failure comes weeks after the Hippos\u2019 moment. \u2019 demands won\u2019t lower especially with the Fifa World Cup Qualifiers against two neighbours Kenya and Rwanda coming up. Moses MagogoWhen the Cranes fail, the first stones are pelted towards a sitting Fufa president.Magogo has been critiqued as much whenever the Cranes have not met expectations of the 12th man.Cranes\u2019 failure leaves a dent to Magogo\u2019s wrap of his second term at the helm of Fufa.Having recently secured the Budiope East constituency seat for the forthcoming 11th Parliament, it remains to be seen whether the electrical engineer will deep in fully ahead of the Fufa elections due August 31.<\/p>\n

Fufa<\/b><\/p>\n

The Cranes are mistakenly taken as the benchmark for the game in the country and their failure implies a generally gloomy scorecard for football.The Cranes may miss Cameroon 2021 but has some momentum to carry on thanks to the Hippos\u2019 show.<\/p>\n

That feat equated to Cranes\u2019 run at Afcon 1978 is partly a result of Fufa\u2019s deliberate work with underage football at the Fufa Juniors League among others.Fufa could focus more on youth football programs to produce more youngsters like Ivan Asaba, Kizito, Derrick Kakooza and co. to be able to secure the future Afcons.CRANES AFCON 2021 Q- CRANES\u2019 RESULTSNov 13, 2019: Burkina Faso 0-0 UgandaNov 17, 2019: Uganda 2-0 MalawiNov 12, 2020: Uganda 1-0 South SudanNov 16, 2020: South Sudan 1-0 UgandaMar 24, 2021: Uganda 0-0 Burkina FasoMar 29, 2021: Malawi 1-0 Uganda<\/p>\n

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

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