Uganda coach Jackson Mayanja says the Hippos will not take South Sudan lightly ahead of their final Group B game of the TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday in Ismailia.
The Hippos are co-leaders of Group B with Congo, with 4 points each. Mayanja’s proteges beat the Central African Republic 2-1 before drawing 2-2 once morest the Congo Red Devils.
“People shouldn’t think that South Sudan is a small nation in football but the team is a good team so we take it very seriously. We should take South Sudan as a nation that qualifies in its true light. In the process that we are in, every game is very, very vital for the team and all the teams in the tournament. As far as we are concerned, we are managing the match as it comes, because we have 4 points and we need the qualification once morest South Sudan”said the former El Masry ace.
The former Uganda midfielder Crane was quick to put an end to questions regarding the pressure on him and the team.
“I am not the type of coach who is under pressure in football, like I said, if you are under pressure in this beautiful game as a manager, you better get out of this game immediately That’s the situation you always get in this tournament, but if you’re under pressure, I’m sorry. For me, it’s a game that doesn’t put me under pressure, but that’s the kind of thing that happens, that’s why I always tell my players not to put pressure on themselves. »he pointed out.
Goalkeeper Oyo Delton was part of the Hippos squad that reached the final of the TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Mauritania two years ago.