Making sense of Uganda Cranes’ 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification chances
KAMPALA.
A Cranes win over Comoros and victory for Burkina Faso over Botswana on September 3 will leave both victors on 13 points.
Caf rules consider results between the two contesting sides in tie-breaks before going for goal difference. In this case, Burkina Faso would qualify automatically since they took four points off Uganda. Any Cranes victory and failure for Burkina Faso to pick maximum points would see Uganda qualify automatically.
But there is also hope to qualify as one of two best second-based teams. After yesterday’s games, Tunisia top that race with 10 points (+10 goal difference). That was after Liberia, who earlier edged Tunisia 1-0, drew 2-2 with Togo to top Group A. Benin, eight points and a game in hand, are the other threat to Cranes. They face Equatorial Guinea on June 12 before wrapping away to Mali.
Central Africa Republic (CAR) also dispatched Angola 3-1 to move to the same 10 points as Tunisia and Uganda, but they have a +1 goal advantage. Liberia away in Tunisia, CAR to DR Congo and Burkinabe hosting Botswana are some of the matches Uganda will monitor.
Second-placed teams table
G Team P W D L GF GA Pts
A Tunisia 5 3 1 1 12 2 10
D Uganda 5 3 1 1 5 2 10
B CAR 5 3 1 1 8 7 10
C Benin 4 2 2 0 8 4 8
