Uganda head coach Johnathan McKinstry has revealed why Mali may pose a bigger challenge to his team during the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
Uganda, Mali, Rwanda and Kenya have been pooled in Group E of the preliminary round of qualifiers and the Irish coach says Mali are set to pose more danger to the Cranes compared to the other two nations.
According to the December 19 Fifa Rankings Les Aigles are ranked 56th worldwide and Uganda are 77th while Kenya are 106th and Rwanda are in position 131.
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“Mali are a very interesting opponent, I think people might look and say out of the top 10 teams in Africa, they’re ranked ninth and so they would think they are one of the lower-ranked top seeds we got,” McKinstry told Fufa TV.