A tentative excitement spread among the Cranes’ supporters when they learned that they would face Tanzania, Algeria, and Niger in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers.
Although the Algerian Desert Foxes were anticipated to win Group F, as they did, Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevi’s men were not anticipated to settle in the shadowy rear of the table.
Up until Rogers Mato showed up in Dar es Salaam at the tail end of March armed with a smash-and-grab attack, power looked to be leaving the squad with each day Micho stood.
The fact that the typical Cranes supporter is still in awe of how difficult the job their team faces on June 18 is remarkable.
What’s even more concerning is the Cranes supporters’ need for Algeria to deploy a porous team in the last Afcon qualifier scheduled to take place on neutral territory.
With two games left, the North Africans finished the job. The goal is that Djamel Belmadi would wrap some of his precious possessions in cotton wool since they have done their job, and by all indications, they have done it well.
Far from the lunging assaults of Khalid Aucho. There is no evidence that Belmadi intends to carry out the aforementioned Even if he were, there is no guarantee that the Cranes, who have scored a startling two goals in four games, would capitalise on playing against a bench-warmer team.
If the efforts put out during the current season serve as a gauge, stress is bound to slow down Cranes supporters. Let’s be honest: the performances have been as disappointing as a failed marriage if that has to be said.
Will the Cranes not regret sitting at the same table as the African football nobility in the improbable event that Micho pulls a rabbit out of a hat? The simple reply is yes.
The sharp, though unmoved, eye has been forced to pay intense attention to the Cranes’ flaws as a result of their laboured performances in regional tour games. which there are plenty. In his prime, Micho was a fierce, win-obsessed coach who chased functional football with startling frequency.
But there have been many instances when the aim has not always warranted the means. It would be in our collective best interests if the Cranes did not qualify for the 2023 Afcon finals given their dismal record.
The squad will be so ugly to see in the major leagues, which is why. However, not booking a flight to Ivory Coast won’t elicit the proper blend of fear and scorn.
Although it will anger Cranes supporters, whose unspeakable agony and horror will be on display for everyone to see, Fufa won’t be branded with the failure brush.
As Uganda enters the last stretch of the 2023 Afcon qualifying matches, this lose-lose scenario presents a tumultuous combination of hazards and possibilities. History offers complexity.
The Cranes were unable to advance to the 2021 Afcon finals because they sandwiched a scoreless draw with Burkina Faso between two away defeats by the same score of 1-0.
And guess who caused the losses? South Sudan and Malawi When the Cranes’ qualifying campaign failed, Fufa vowed to do all in his power to turn things around.
Here we are, two years later, asking Algeria for a little favour. If that’s how doing school projects looks, Cranes fans may find the joke uncomfortable given their suffering.
This article gives them some consideration, particularly because Fufa officials appear tone-deaf to the reality that they have no idea what development looks like.
The cranes are in true straits right now. Making the error of believing there can be light at the end of the darkness. The sound of the train’s horn will not arrive without delay.