No more excuses, says Cranes coach Desabre

Oct 16, 2018

Cranes who beat Lesotho 3-0 in the first leg last weekend arrived in Maseru on Sunday aboard a chartered flight.

2019 AFCON Qualifiers

Results

Tuesday

 Lesotho v Uganda

Tanzania v Cape Verde

Uganda Cranes head coach Sebastien Desabre believes there will be no excuses for his side as they confront Lesotho today in the 2019 AFCON qualifier return leg at Setsoto Stadium, Maseru

"We have the quality to match Lesotho. It is very important to see that we win the game because the objective is to qualify for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. About the Setsoto stadium artificial surface, our players have played on such surfaces especially the KCCA FC and Vipers SC players. Concerning the weather, many have faced this cold weather like those who play in South Africa, we shall match them," stated Desabre .

Cranes who beat Lesotho 3-0 in the first leg last weekend arrived in Maseru on Sunday aboard a chartered flight.

The victory saw Cranes move top of Group L (seven  points) which consists of Tanzania, Lesotho and Cape Verde. Cape Verde who defeated Tanzania 3-0 on Friday in Praia is second with four points, while Lesotho and Tanzania each have two points.

Cranes just need three points against Lesotho to qualify for the 2019 AFCON finals in Cameroon.

The weekend victory was coach Desabre's second win in the eleven games he has been charge of the team. His first win was against São Tomé and Príncipe (3-1) in a friendly.

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