Second-half substitute Halid Lwaliwa struck late to ensure Uganda picked up a 1-0 win over South Sudan in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Thursday at St Mary’s Stadium, Kitende.
South Sudan were destined for what could have been their first point in Group B, but Lwaliwa’s 86th-minute goal denied them the point despite a strong performance against the hosts.
The Bright Stars surprisingly kept Uganda at bay for the entire first-half despite the fact Johnathan McKinstry deployed a possible strong side to face the northern neighbours.
Peter Maker, Mutwaki Abdelkarim, Rehan Angier, and Omot Sebit looked more composed at the back and managed to deal with the persistent attacks engineered by Uganda’s quartet of Farouk Miya, Kizito Luwaga, Emmanual Okwi and Derrick Nsibambi.