The Sand Cranes head coach, Salim Muwonge thanked his players for the good performance despite their failure to win the game. He said both the team and team bench have gathered good experience that they will build on in the next championship
This is the first time Uganda is playing in the finals of the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations. The team automatically qualified for the finals automatically after Uganda's qualifying opponents, Ghana withdrew from the tournament.
The team of 15 players will depart the country on Wednesday morning for West Africa aboard Ethiopian Airlines. The tournament is slated for 23- 29 May.
