Afcon qualifiers: Mubiru assures nation ahead Burkina Faso tie at Kitende

Group B
Team P W D L G A GD Pts
Burkina Faso 4 2 2 0 5 2 3 8
Uganda 4 2 1 1 3 1 2 7
Malawi 4 1 1 2 2 5 -3 4
South Sudan 4 1 0 3 2 4 -2 3
March 24:
Uganda v Burkina Faso
South Sudan v Malawi
Ethiopia v Madagascar
Rwanda v Mozambique
Guinea v Mali
Sao Tome v Sudan
March 25:
Comoros v Togo
South Africa v Ghana
Gambia v Angola
Gabon v DR Congo
Kenya v Egypt
Botswana v Zimbabwe
Equatorial Guinea v Tanzania
Libya v Tunisia
Zambia v Algeria
Burundi v Central African Republic
Eswatini v Guinea-Bissau
Niger v Cote d’Ivoire
Cape Verde v Cameroon
Congo v Senegal
Mauritania v Morocco
March 26:
Lesotho v Sierra Leone
Benin v Nigeria
March 28:
Tunisia v Equatorial Guinea
Namibia v Guinea
Tanzania v Libya
Sudan v South Africa
Ghana v Sao Tome
March 29:
Malawi v Uganda
Burkina Faso v South Sudan
Angola v Gabon
DR Congo v Gambia
Togo v Kenya
Egypt v Comoros
Algeria v Botswana
Zimbabwe v Zambia
March 30:
Cote d’Ivoire v Ethiopia
Madagascar v Niger
Guinea-Bissau v Congo
Senegal v Eswatini
Sierra Leone v Benin
Nigeria v Lesotho
Central African Republic v Mauritania
Morocco v Burundi
Cameroon v Rwanda
Mozambique v Cape Verde
KAMPALA –The final bends for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations –Afcon qualifiers that is likely to determine the chance for some and boost chances for others – start this Wednesday and end on March 30, across the continent.
Uganda host Burkina Faso on Wednesday a St. Mary’s Stadium – Kitende before travelling to Lilongwe to face Malawi on March 29.
The top two in Group B go head-to-head in a potentially essential clash with a win for The Stallions enough to secure their qualification for the Afcon – Cameroon. They top the group after an unbeaten start to the campaign but their cushion over Uganda is just a solitary point. The Cranes go into this encounter on the back of a run of four matches without a win in all competitions and with the away side losing just one of their last ten including friendlies, Burkina Faso should be able to claim at least a point from this clash. But Uganda’s chances are not totally lost with a draw taking both sides into the finals.
The poor results forced federation official suspend head coach Johnathan McKinstry tasking his assistant Abdallah Mubiru to handle the remaining fixture of the qualifiers.
Mubiru told a pre-match press on Wednesday that each member on the knew the importance of the upcoming fixtures
“This is an important game for every Ugandan; we are here to represent our country; and it is crucial we take the country back to the Afcon finals because it is a dream for every Ugandan,” he said.
“We saw how they play, we have their analysis and we have prepared our self on how we are going to beat them,” he promised.
Mubiru had earlier the press conference said there would be any excuses because the late arrival of some of his key players.
Skipper Dennis Onyango, Fahad Bayo, Timothy Awany and Luwagga Kizito reported to camp, joining the team in its last training.
“Everything we have tried to work on has been successful. The team is in good spirit, the players have been complying and responding well. Everyone is ready to face the task ahead of us. We are hoping for the best result in tomorrow’s game,” Fufa official websites quotes Mubiru as saying.
The Team in Camp:
Goalkeepers: Denis Onyango (Mamelodi Sundowns, South Africa), Salim Jamal Magoola (Al Hilal Omdurman, Sudan), Mathias Kigonya (Azam FC, Tanzania), Charles Lukwago (KCCA FC, Uganda).
Defenders: Nico Wakiro Wadada(Azam FC, Tanzania), Elvis Bwomono (South End, England), Murushid Juuko (Express FC, Uganda), Mustafa Kiiza (DC Montreal, USA), Joseph Ochaya (TP Mazembe, DR Congo), Timothy Dennis Awany (FC Ashdod, Israel), Ronald Mukiibi (Ostersunds, Sweden), Halid Lwaliwa (Vipers SC, Uganda), Garvin Kizito Mugweri (SC Villa, Uganda).
Midfielders: Mike Azira (New Mexico United, USA), William Kizito Luwagga (Hapoel Kfar Saba- Israel), Allan Okello (AC Paradou, Algeria), Allan Kyambadde (El Gouna, Egypt), Moses Waiswa (SuperSport United, South Africa), Taddeo Lwanga (Simba SC, Tanzania), Abdu Lumala (Pyramids FC, Egypt), Bobosi Byaruhanga (Vipers SC, Uganda).
Forwards: Fahad Bayo (FC Ashdod, Israel), Daniel Isiagi (Jomo Cosmos, South Africa), Faruku Miya (Konyaspor, Turkey) Yunus Ssentamu (Vipers SC), Emmanuel Okwi (Al Ittihad Alexandria, Egypt), Patrick Kaddu (Youssoufia Berrechid-Tunisia).