Put must unveil Cranes ‘Plan B’ on one-year anniversary eve

By Denis Bbosa

They say, every rose has its thorn, and for Uganda Cranes coach Paul Put, the sting couldn’t have been sharper than Friday’s 2-0 home humiliation by South Africa at Namboole. It was a result that felt like a gut punch, unraveling the threads of the Afcon qualification celebration just as they were being woven.

For a man hailed as a miracle worker – securing Uganda’s return to the Afcon finals after a five-year hiatus in just four games – the timing of this dismal showing could not have been worse.
The defeat painted a grim picture of a Cranes side that appeared disjointed, inferior, and bereft of answers against their more cohesive opponents. Read more

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