The Uganda Cranes welcome Niger at St. Mary\u2019s Kitende this afternoon for the second AFCON23 qualification game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Cranes suffered a 2-0 defeat in Algiers on Saturday against Algeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both teams go into match day two without wins in their opening games. Niger drew 1-1 against Tanzania on home turf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Uganda has now lost four of the last seven outings since the beginning of the year and will need to start up today\u2019s game on a high gear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Milutin Sredojevic’s men need a win to keep their spirits of qualification alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Cranes have an advantage over their opposition basing on recent stats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Niger is still winless this year, the Menas closed 2021 with a triumph against Djibouti 7-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More worry for the visitors is that they have only won two of their last twelve games on road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Uganda will much need services of Farouk Miya who had a poor game in Algiers. Skipper Emmanuel Okwi might get his 90th<\/sup> appearance if selected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Niger’s Daniel Sosah has scored two goals in his last three appearances, a star player to watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Uganda won 1-0 in 2008 when these teams met at Nelson Mandela National Stadium \u2013 FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualification. Niger went ahead to win the away fixture 3-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Uganda Cranes expect an improved performance from their last fixture in Algiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Uganda possible starting lineup:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Lukwago – Muleme, Lwaliwa, Mugabi, Kizito – Youngman, Aucho, Karisa – Okwi, Miya, Okello<\/p>\n\n\n\n Niger possible starting lineup<\/strong>: Van Attenhoven – Alhassane, Diabate, Karim, Garba – Oumarou, Soumana – Wonkoye, Moutari, Adebayor – Sosah<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Uganda Cranes welcome Niger at St. Mary\u2019s Kitende this afternoon for the second AFCON23…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":3011,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"codedeyo_gutenberg_meta":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[405,411,132,188],"class_list":["post-3010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-afcon2023q","tag-niger","tag-st-marys-stadium-kitende-cranes","tag-uganda-cranes"],"yoast_head":"\n