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Retired Uganda Cranes legend Hassan Wasswa Mawanda, who has been a part of several failed qualification campaigns until they broke the jinx in 2017, is part of the team in Morocco as he offers morale boosting.
The moment of truth for the Uganda Cranes is here once again, and it is not the first time the Cranes are involved in permutations to qualify for the AFCON.
Retired Uganda Cranes legend Hassan Wasswa Mawanda, who has been a part of several failed qualification campaigns until they broke the jinx in 2017, is part of the team in Morocco as he offers morale boosting.
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Wasswa, capped 75 times, has rallied the Cranes squad to give everything and play for their families because it's motivation enough to help the nation qualify.
"The game can either change you or show you where your career stands,“ Wasswa told the team after Wednesday's last training session.
”So give 100%, work for your families and don't play for yourself. Focus because it's possible we can qualify.“
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Multin Micho Sredejovic’s charges must win at the Grand Marrakech stadium and hope that Tanzania falls short against Algeria in Algiers.
"Everything will change if we qualify; it's in your hands. I won't tell any of you how to play; go out there and give everything,“ he added.
Hassan Wasswa featured at two AFCON tournaments, the first in 38 years in Gabon in 2017 and 2019 in Egypt when the Cranes, under French coach Sebastian Desabre, reached the round of 16.
Multin Micho Sredejovic's charges take on Niger on Thursday night in Morocco with the hope of earning maximum points and hope that Tanzania loses to Algeria in Algiers.
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Despite the general pessimism, it's clear that every Ugandan wishes for the country to return to the continent, having missed out in the past two editions.
Uganda is third in Group F on four points, three behind the Taifa Stars, who face the already qualified Desert Foxes leading the pack on 12 points.
The qualification will earn the Cranes an 8th AFCON ticket in the nation's history and their first since 2019 in Cairo, Egypt.
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