UGANDA Cranes, who eliminated Tanzania
from the 2014 African Nations Championship (CHAN) finals, play Egypt in
an international friendly in El Gouna on Wednesday.
The Cranes are preparing to face Senegal
next month in a crucial 2014 World Cup qualifier. The Pharaohs are also
through to the next round of World Cup qualifiers after picking up 15
points in Group G, while second placed Guinea have 10 points.
Egypt host Uganda in a friendly in the
coastal town of El Gouna, 430km from Cairo, due to the political unrest
and security issues in the capital. First-choice goalkeeper Dennis
Onyango, who recently joined Bidvest Wits University on loan from
Mamelodi Sundowns in South Africa, is among the foreign-based players
who have made the trip.
“This is a very important friendly
because it’s against a giant side,” said Cranes coach Milutin ‘Micho’
Sredojevic whose team last week improved to 77th place in the latest
Fifa rankings. Elsewhere, African champions Nigeria meet South Africa in
Durban in arguably the pick of the friendly games.
Ivory Coast welcome Didier Drogba back
to their squad for the first time since the Africa Cup of Nations. The
35-year-old striker is in Sabri Lamouchi’s 23-man squad for their
meeting with Mexico on 14 August.
The Elephants, who beat Taifa Stars 4-2
in a World Cup qualifier, are one of three teams already through to the
play-offs, with one game left to play in the second round, which
concludes between September 6 and 10. The Guineans travel to Blida next
week to meet Algeria -- the third team assured of a qualifying play-off
place.
The 2012 Nations Cup champions Zambia --
who lie second in their qualifying group behind Ghana -- play Senegal
in Paris tomorrow. Malawi, meanwhile, play Rwanda in Kigali, with the
Flames preparing for a decisive qualifier against the Super Eagles in
Calabar on September 7.
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