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The Uganda National Under-20 Hippos to face tough rivals Nigeria in AFCON U-20 Quarter finals

27 February, 2023
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The Uganda National Under-20 football team, the Hippos have an uphill task to defeat their tough opponents Nigeria in the quarter-final of the ongoing 2023 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, if they are to qualify for their maiden FIFA under-20 World cup.  



The 2023 AFCON U-20 serves as a qualifier for the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2023 with the best four teams qualifying for the tournament set to take place in Indonesia. Uganda’s fixture with Nigeria was decided by a toss of a coin after the Hippos finished the group games with five points from three games, the same number of points and goals secured by Congo Brazzaville.   

Uganda was picked first from the pot and won the toss to finish top to set their fixture with Nigeria in the Quarterfinals slated for Thursday, March 2nd, 2023.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

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