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Thrown in at the deep end, the Uganda national beach soccer team - Sand Cranes - must fight to stay afloat against Senegal’s Lions of Teranga. Today’s opponents Senegal are not only hosts but also the record Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) Beach Soccer winners with five titles, three more than the next-best team, Nigeria. With would-be Group A opponents DR Congo putting up a no-show, debutants Uganda start with the toughest game of all after the. ....
“As days go by, Yanga are getting better in the defensive area as is the case with Simba. Abdallah Shiabu [of Yanga] is improving and he can stop Simba during the game regardless of their attacking power.” On his part, former Yanga striker Morris said that although Simba boast good midfielders, their slowness at the back could be exploited by Yanga on Saturday. Clatous Chama, Larry Bwalya, Bernard Morrison and Luis Miquissone have been the preferred men for Simba in the midfield while Serge Wawa and Joash Onyango have been regularly paired at the back. “Simba have got good midfielders who constantly create chances and the strikers make use of those opportunities in most cases,” Morris said. ....
“I can predict a very good strike force between the two players and teams in the league should now start to get worried. “We have already seen what Saidi [Ntibazonkiza] can do, the ability he has since he has played a few matches for Yanga since signing and even managed to score goals and create some and when he links up with Razak, I think they will form a deadly partnership. “Yanga also have a good coach in Cedric [Kaze], he is yet to lose a match since he signed for them, 13 matches now for the coach he has gone unbeaten, they are building a good team and I foresee a great future for them.” ....