Uganda Cranes will meet northern neighbours South Sudan after the latter progressed from the preliminary stage of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) Qualification phase.
South Sudan eliminated Seychelles 3-1 on aggregate following 2-1 and 1-0 wins in a space of four days.
Joseph Kuch struck in either legs of the encounter to ensure that the Bright Stars will be in the Afcon qualification groups for the second time in a row.
Now South Sudan completes position four in Group B that has Uganda, Burkina Faso and Malawi.
The encounters here begin next month when the Cranes visit Burkina Faso in Ouagadougou on November 11 before hosting Malawi a week later.
South Sudan will visit the Cranes at Namboole on August 31, 2020, a week before hosting the return leg.
South Sudan eliminated Uganda 2-1 on aggregate in the Afcon U23 Qualifiers last year but Uganda thrived over the same opponents 5-1 on aggregate in the 2018 Chan Qualifiers.
AFCON 2021 Qualifiers
CRANES’ FIXTURES
Nov 11, 2019: Burkina Faso vs. Uganda
Nov 18, 2019: Uganda vs. Malawi
Aug 31, 2020: Uganda vs. South Sudan
Sep 8, 2020: South Sudan vs. Uganda
Oct 5, 2020: Uganda vs. Burkina Faso
Nov 9, 2020: Malawi vs. Uganda
This writer is a global broadcaster and as well scribe with Daily Monitor Newspaper and sports presenter with Radio One FM 90 in Kampala. Follow him on Twitter: @AllanDarren and his Facebook Page: Darren Allan Kyeyune
