This will mark Uganda’s eighth AFCON appearance, with previous participations in 1962, 1968, 1974, 1976, 1978, 2017, and 2019. Uganda’s best AFCON performance came in 1978 when they finished as runners-up in Ghana.
UBSA officials say that with the ongoing beach soccer league of the 2020/2021 season at the Njeru based FUFA technical centre, there is an opportunity for benchmarking and identifying better players.
Uganda, who won 2-0 against the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), drew 1-1 draw with Zimbabwe and lost 2-0 to hosts Egypt, today Senegal on Friday at 10:00 pm at the Cairo International Stadium.