The tournament is far from over. Uganda Cranes midfielder Hassan Waswa insists that The Cranes will still make it to the quarter finals of the tournament despite losing the opening game against Ghana.
The Cranes are at the bottom of the table after Andre Ayew’s converted a spot kick that saw his side hold on to secure three precious points.
But Waswa believes Uganda’s performance can see the Cranes through to the quarter finals of the competition.
“The championship is still an open tournament,” he continued. “Everyone who wins their own games has the chance to qualify,” he told Goal in an interview.
“This was the first game of our group and it’s not that Ghana have a better chance to qualify [than us], but they have to work hard to qualify.
“They play against Egypt, they play against Mali, and if they lose against those other teams and we qualify, we go through,” Wasswa concluded. “Each team must win their own games and then we’ll see what will happen.”
The strong midfielder added that The Cranes played a better game than Ghana but Ghana were lucky to have stolen the win.
“We played better football than Ghana, and no one expected us to play [as well],” Wasswa began. “It was our first time [at the Nations Cup] in a long time and we gave our all.
“We gave our best, but eventually the better team won.”