2025 AFCON Qualifier Results:
Uganda 2-0 Congo Brazaville
Namboole stadium
Uganda Cranes registered their first win in their AFCON 2025 qualifying campaign beating Congo Brazaville 2-0 at Namboole stadium on Monday night.
The Paul Put coached side came into this game needing to win at home after drawing 2-2 with South Africa last Friday.
Paul Put made two changes in the starting lineup against Congo Brazaville replacing Elvis Bwomono and Steven Mukwala with Kenneth Ssemakula and Shaban Muhammad respectively.
Left back Aziz Kayondo opened Uganda’s score in the 20th minute when his effort from outside the box eluded goalkeeper Pavelh Ndzila to find the back of the net.
Rogers Mato would have doubled Uganda’s lead before half time but fired the ball wide.
Making his debut, Jude Ssemugabi came on for injured Shaban Mohammed with two minutes left to the half time break.
The Kitara forward’s first attempt went off target when he tried to shoot at goal from the edge of the box. However in the 85th minute, Ssemugabi slotted in a low shot from an Allan Okello trivela pass to double Uganda Cranes’ lead.
Meanwhile, his teammate Denis Omedi also netted his first goal for the national team when he equalized against the Bafana Bafana. The duo has been instrumental for the Cranes in the two matches played.
Uganda temporarily lead group K with 4 points while Congo Brazaville have 3, South Africa and South Sudan are third and fourth with 1 and 0 points respectively.