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Changes for Togo tie Andrew Mwanguhya Tomorrow will significantly dictate Uganda’s direction at the sixth edition of the African Nations Championship (Chan) finals in Cameroon. Coach Johnny McKinstry and his home-based players should perhaps plug into Eminem’s Lose Yourself to psych themselves up for the job at hand. One opportunity “Look,” goes the American rapper, “If you had one shot, or one opportunity. To seize everything you ever wanted. “In one moment. Would you capture it or just let it slip?” Tomorrow’s crunch Group C game against Chan debutants, Togo - who will also be looking for a lease of life after going down to Morocco in their opener - is that one opportunity. The Cranes, who drew goalless with Rwanda on Monday night, must win if they are to go into the final group game against defending champions Morocco next week with a big chance of progressing. And for that to happen McKinstry will need his best players to come to the part
Chan 2021: Uganda skipper Lwaliwa set to return against Togo – McKinstry Dennis Mabuka
Uganda coach Johnathan McKinstry has stated captain Halid Lwaliwa will be available to face Togo in their second match of the African Nations Championship in Cameroon.
The Cranes started the competition with a 0-0 draw against East African neighbours Rwanda in a Group C match played on Monday.
The 24-year-old defender, who turns out for Ugandan Premier League giants Vipers SC, missed the clash against Rwanda owing to injury, with coach McKinstry opting to start Paul Patrick Mbowa and Musitafa Mujjuzi, who captained the team.
The Northern Irish tactician is now hopeful Lwaliwa will be ready to face Togo on Friday, in a match Uganda must win to keep up their hopes of doing well in the competition.
“We know both teams provide different challenges and we must get solutions,” Mckinstry told Fufa website. “We know Togo will come into the game looking to improve as well but we feel that we have solutions for the game against Togo.
“Togo play differently from Rwanda. The boys look confident ahead of the match with Togo but we shall make small adjustments going into this game.
“Togo will present a different challenge from Rwanda but we don’t want to give them their rhythm in the game. If we do that, we shall be punished.
“The session on Thursday night will give us a true picture of what we want to do on Friday.
He must have fully headed himself into Cranes coach Johnny McKinstry’s books that evening when he came off the bench to score Ugandan’s winner in November. The Uganda Cranes has struggled to breach a stubborn South Sudan at St Mary’s Kitende in this Afcon qualifier last last year until Halid Lwaliwa headed home Faruku Miya’s free kick five minutes from time. That, plus his leadership qualities exhibited in leading Vipers to last season’s league.