S. Sudan is Cranes most important tie

A lot has changed since Halid Lwaliwa scored in Uganda’s 1-0 win over South Sudan at St Mary’s Stadium, Kitende, and Tito Okello won it for the Bright Stars in the reverse fixture in Nairobi two years ago.

Majority of the team involved in 2020 have since either retired or fallen out of favour, with a good number of fresher players like Rogers Mato, Travis Mutyaba and Jude Ssemugabi among others coming into the fray.

The games against the Bright Stars were also played behind closed doors, with participants present – bar players on the pitch – wearing masks due to the Covid…