Group E match two results
Monday (Sep 6): Uganda ???????? 0-0 Mali ????????
Sunday (Sep 5): Rwanda ???????? 1-1 Kenya ????????
Uganda Cranes overcame a numerical disadvantage and dominant Mali to register their second draw of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.
The Cranes played the best part of the second half with only ten men after defender Murushid Juuko was shown a straight red card.
Juuko, in an off the ball incident, elbowed Mali lanky striker Ibrahima Kone in the corner flag to receive marching orders from Mauritius referee Heeralall Ahmad.
Uganda’s only best chances came in set pieces – Isaac Muleme and Mustafa Kizza both saw their free-kicks punched out for corners.
Mali were dominant and will feel unlucky not to walk away with maximum points. However, they also failed to create open chances against a Uganda Cranes side that barely threatened up front.
Moussa Doumbia, after cutting from inside, sent his drive over the bar.
Adama Traore also came close from the freekick in a game of few chances.
How to get to Qatar
The second round of the African (CAF) qualifiers features action in 10 groups (A to J), with Uganda in E. After all games have been played, the winners of each of these 10 groups will move on to the third round.
In the third round, the 10 teams will be drawn into five home-and-away ties. It is the winners of each of these ties that will qualify to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Having played two games now, The Cranes have four more group games between now and mid-November.
Here are Uganda’s remaining ties:
Rwanda v Uganda – (October 6)
Uganda v Rwanda – (October 10)
Uganda v Kenya – (November 11)
Mali v Uganda – (November 14)
