The game was very tough because Mauritania showed that they are a good team in this tournament and they play fast and entertaining football. We analysed them from how we saw them play their first two matches and we knew they press high and the only way to beat them was to play the balls directly to our strikers. It worked well because we put them under pressure.
Uganda s Aziz Kayondo, who won the man of the match award, explained how they planned to tackle Mauritania despite the fact they knew it was not going to be an easy adventure.
Eto o scored with an accurate free-kick in the eighth minute before he converted a penalty just before the half-time break to hand his side a 2-0 lead at the interval.
It was Eto o s time to turn a provider when he squared the ball for Kevin-Prince Mila who scored the third for the Young Lions shortly after the break.
Mozambique’s Gianluca Lorenzoni struck with five minutes left with a free-kick to deny Cameroon a clean sheet.
After conceding, they re-organised quickly and scored the fourth through Abdoulaye Yahya to end the group games with a huge win.
Meanwhile, Uganda qualified for the knockout stage after a hard-fought 2-1 win over Mauritania in Nouakchott.
Regardless of what happens at the 2021 U20 Africa Cup of Nations, Mauril Njoya's ambition is to build a solid future for the Mauritania senior national team.