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Head-to-head Cranes look to 1978 feat Allan Darren Kyeyune The Uganda Cranes will need nothing short of a victory when they face Morocco in a winner-takes-it-all Group C affair at the Chan finals in Douala, Cameroon tonight. The Cranes will meet the Atlas Lions in a final group match at a senior continental championship for a third time in a space of 43 years. It is a key fixture where a victory against the title holders guarantees the Cranes a place in the last eight for the first time in Chan history. The two sides will meet for the fourth time at Stade de la Réunification with their record standing at 2-1 in favour of Uganda. We take a look at the past meetings. March 11, 1978: Uganda 3-0 Morocco During its fifth appearance at the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), Uganda did the unthinkable and made it out of the group stages for the first time by defeating Morocco 3-0 in the last Group B match. Godfrey Kisitu, Moses Nsereko and Phillip Omondi struck inside