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FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Qualifiers: ‘The team is committed to perform well’ Khalifa

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FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Qualifiers: ‘The team is committed to perform well’ Khalifa
The Uganda U20 Women’s national team head coach Ayub Khalifa Kiyingi claims that his charges are very ready for their fixture against Kenya. Uganda will face with neighbors Kenya in the first leg of the first round of the 2022 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Qualifiers at Nyayo National Stadium on Saturday. According to Khalifa, […]

The Uganda U20 Women’s national team head coach Ayub Khalifa Kiyingi claims that his charges are very ready for their fixture against Kenya.

Uganda will face with neighbors Kenya in the first leg of the first round of the 2022 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Qualifiers at Nyayo National Stadium on Saturday.

According to Khalifa, the team enters Saturday’s game  with confidence and optimistic of a good result.

“We have had our final touches and surely very ready for the game and I want to assure every supporter that the team is committed to perform well,” Khalifa said.

The coach added that picking a positive result away will bring a lot of confidence ahead of the return leg.

“The away game is always important in such contests and if you get a good result that can be a good stepping stone into the return leg,” he added.

TThe two sides will face again on 8th October in Kampala for the second leg encounter with the winner of aggregate advancing to the next stage where they will face either South Africa or Mozambique.

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