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Uganda beat Comoros to qualify for 2017 Africa Cup of Nations

Xinhua, September 6, 2016 Adjust font size:

Uganda Cranes have qualified for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) after beating Comoros 1-0 on Sunday.

The Cranes, Uganda' s national team booked a place to play in the 2017 Afcon in a Group D game played at Mandela National Stadium.

Belgian based professional Farouk Miya netted the goal after 37 minutes following defender Joseph Ochaya' s cross.

"This is good news we have finally made it," said skipper Geoffrey Massa after the tough encounter.

Uganda qualified as second after Burkina Faso, which beat visiting Botswana 2-1 to top the group. Uganda and Burkina Faso finished with 14 points each but the West Africans beat Uganda 1-0.

Head Coach Milutin Sredojevic said this is a great day when Uganda return to the Afcon after 38 years.

"The boys have done the whole nation proud because it was not an easy battle playing against a team that has nothing to lose," Sredojevic said.

Uganda is the only team from the Council for East and Central African Football Associations region that will be at next year' s Afcon finals in Gabon. Endit