Do not understimate Comoros, Micho tells players
Sep 02, 2015
Uganda Cranes coach Milutin ''Micho'' Sredojevic fears complacency may cost his team in the AFCON 2017 qualifier against Comoros this Saturday.
By Swalley Kenyi
AFCON 2017 qualifier
Saturday, 5 Sept 2015
Comoros v Uganda 3pm
Uganda Cranes coach Milutin 'Micho' Sredojevic fears complacency may cost his team in the AFCON 2017 qualifier against Comoros this Saturday.
Uganda is in group D with Burkina Faso, Botswana and Comoros which is arguably the weakest team in the pool.
But Uganda has dropped a place to the 74th while Comoros won their latest match and improved their stand to 186th on the FIFA World Rankings.
Uganda Cranes have camped at the FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru and are expected to travel to Comoros on Thursday. Tonny Mawejje, Dennis Onyango, Yasser Mugerwa and Luwagga Kizito joined the Uganda Cranes team on Wednesday.
Sredojevic has urged his players to consider Comoros one of the toughest opponents in their AFCON 2017 qualifier if they should overcome the Islanders with relative ease.
"Comoros is well prepared because it has invited 19 professionals for the upcoming game. We do not have to underrate them. Anything can happen. However, my players are positive and their mentality is well set," Sredojevic said.
In opening matches of the qualifiers, Uganda beat Botswana 2-0 while Comoros lost to Burkina Faso with the same margin in June, 2015.
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