Uganda beat Cameroon in 2019 U20 Afcon qualifier

Kampala May 13 (IANS) Uganda beat Cameroon 1-0 in the first leg of the second round in the 2019 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier here.

The hosts scored the lone goal through Steven Mukwala who capitalised on a well taken Geoffrey Wasswa throw after 44 minutes on Saturday. Mukwala made no mistake in beating Cameroon s goalkeeper Christopher Assimba Atangana from close range reports Xinhua news agency.

Early in the game Cameroon s skipper Ignatius Kpene Ganago who plies his trade with the French team of League 1 OGC Nice had two shots miss the target.

In the second half Uganda s Abubaker Kasule was booked for a foul on Ibrahim Abba.

Cameroon continued to play a highly passing and defensive game but still failed to break the Ugandan defenders.

--IANS
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