KAMPALA, Uganda
The East African representatives have learnt their group opponents in the junior competition to be held in North Africa
Uganda
and Tanzania have learnt their Africa Cup of Nations U20
opponents after the draw that was conducted by Caf on Wednesday
in Nouakchott, Mauritania.
Uganda
are in Group A that consists of Morocco, Ivory Coast and Zambia. The Afcon
tournament, which consists of 12 teams, has been scheduled to start on March
13 and will last until March 31.
Tanzania
are in Group B where Nigeria, Algeria and Congo are the other members. In Group
C, Cameroon, Senegal, Mali and South Africa have been pooled together.
Uganda's
coach Hamza Lutalo has confirmed they are ready for the tournament.
“We
are ready to face the teams that are in our group," Lutalo
told Fufa's website. "As the technical team, we are preparing
the boys to face any kind of opposition because our target is to advance past
the group stage."
The
Uganda Cubs will be taking part in the tournament for the second time having
played in the 2018 edition. Lutalo guided the team to Afcon U17 after they
emerged as Cecafa champions in the zonal qualifiers that were held in Rwanda.
On
his part, Zambia's George Chilufya has claimed the group is a balanced one
and hopes better preparation will help them perform admirably in Morocco.
“It’s
a balanced group having teams from almost all major regions in Africa. We just
have to do our best in the preparations and during the tournament,” Chilufya,
who guided Zambia to their second continental appearance at Under-17 level,
said.
“Football
is a competition and if you have to become champions, you have to compete
against other teams in the tournament so whichever team comes your way, you
should be ready for battle.”
The tactician is not concerned by how big their rivals could be as he stated their belief in their own capabilities will be key.
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