Cranes Hit for Dead By Benin

Posted to the web 9 June 2008 Allan Ssekamatte & Yasser Kalyango Kampala Comical goalkeeping, shambolic team selection and lack of a fighting spirit combined to condemn the Uganda Cranes to their worst African Nations Cup qualifying defeat in half a decade. Everything seemed to conspire against Laszlo Csaba's side as they fell 1-4 to Benin's Squirrels in Cotonou. It was as listless a performance as most Cranes followers can recall. Yet, it could have been different. The Cranes were quickly out of the blocks and surprised even themselves by taking a ninth minute lead courtesy of FC Vovjodina striker Eugene Sseppuuya. That lead evaporated as quickly as it came, with goal keeper Denis Onyango, who had his worst game in national colours, conceding goals from schoolboy errors.First, Razak Omoyotosi powered a shot right over... [read full story]