TOTAL CHAN 2018:
Monday, 22nd January
Group B:
10pm
Uganda Cranes Vs Cote D’Ivoire’
Namibia v Zambia
Uganda Cranes will play in their final group B match at the TOTAL CHAN 2018 championship in Morocco against Cote D’Ivoire tonight in Marrakech.
This will be the final group game for the two countries at the biannual championship that only accommodates locally based players.
The Uganda Cranes team had previously lost by 3-1 and 1-0 to Zambia and Namibia respectively in the earlier matches.
Zambia and Namibia progressed to quarter-finals.
Uganda Cranes head coach Sebastien Desabre remained optimistic the team will perform to the expectations and targets a win in their last match.
Striker Muhammed Shaban trained with the rest of the teammates on Saturday morning.
The KCCA forward had missed the previous match against Namibia due to an ankle sprain. His timely recovery will boost the attacking options with Derrick Nsibambi and Nelson Senkatuka all available for the match.
On a worrying note however, goalkeeper Keni Saidi missed the Saturday training due to a bout of malaria. The rest of the players are ready for the match ronight. Only defender Timothy Awanyi is expected to miss the game due to suspension.
This is the fourth CHAN tournament for Uganda Cranes but have never progressed from group stages.
