Uganda Cranes suffered a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Mozambique in a 2026 World Cup Qualifier on Thursday in Cairo International Stadium, Egypt.
It was the first official meeting between the two teams with both countries coming into the game after winning their previous clashes in Group G. Mozambique, tied at the top with Algeria on nine points, sought to capitalize on their home advantage. On the other hand, Uganda stood three points behind, aware that a win would bring them level on points with Mozambique.
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As expected, the match started in an explosive fashion with Mozambique opening the scoring through Pepo in the third minute who broke the deadlock straight from a corner kick. Uganda however restored parity four minutes later via a Muhammad Shaban free kick.
Pepo struck again in the 16th minute and when Uganda were doing everything to restore parity, they shot themselves in the foot when Denis Omedi received a red card following a second yellow for fouling an opponent; his first yellow card having had come five minutes earlier
Mozambique seized the one-man advantage with Ratifo scoring their third in additional minutes of the first half. The second of the game bore no goals with the win stretching Mozambique’s lead at the top to 12 points before Algeria plays later on.
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