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David GOMBE
Uganda Cubs sealed a slot at this yr’s FIFA U17 Males’s World Cup after their conquer Ghana inside the qualification playoff carried out on Saturday in Rabat, Morocco.
The Cubs needed a shootout win after a two-all entice common time sooner than Uganda prevailed 8-7 on penalties.
Eric Gyamfi opened the scoring for Ghana inside the ninth minute sooner than Uganda levelled points by the use of captain, Owen Mukisa on the stroke of halftime.
Six minutes into the second half, Abdul Latif gave Ghana the lead as quickly as as soon as extra capitalizing on goalkeeper Lukyamuzi’s mistake.
Arafat Ibanda restored parity for Uganda in stoppage-time to ship the competitors into penalties.
It must be well-known that Ibanda moreover struck a late equalizer for Uganda in the direction of Ivory Coast.
Uganda overcame Ghana 8-7 on penalties with goalkeeper Ashraf Lukyamuzi saving Ghana’s eighth penalty sooner than Trevor Mubiru reworked the decisive kick to ship Uganda to once more to once more World Cups.
Ultimate yr, Uganda made its debut on the match that was held in Qatar.
Within the meantime, Mozambique edged Ethiopia 5-4 on penalties after common time ended 1-1 inside the completely different playoff qualifier.
Morocco, Cameroon, Senegal, Mali, Tanzania, Algeria, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Uganda and Mozambique are the ten nations which will symbolize Africa on the world showpiece.
