Uganda 0-1 Senegal: 3 reasons why Senegal won | Africa Cup of Nations 2019

#1 A wasteful Ugandan attack

Uganda's gaffer, Sebastien Desabre (c), takes his charges through a training session

The lead up to the game for Uganda was tumultuous, as they refused to train on July 2, due to unpaid wages. However, they still managed to put up an exciting performance against their more fancied West African opponents.

The Ugandans had a total of 7 shots, with 3 on target, more than the Senegalese team. That was quite impressive, but it wasn't enough.

The Cranes of Uganda huffed and puffed, but they weren't coordinated enough to breach Alfred Gomis' goal-line.

This was Uganda's first AFCON knockout appearance since 1978, and their ouster was certainly due to a combination of inexperience and a technical deficit in the final third.

According to Uganda's Michael Azira, the difference was the fact that his team couldn't finish off opportunities, he said:

“It was not that tough, the thing is we just couldn't finish, and they got two good chances and they put away one and it makes the difference. This game is about scoring,”