AFCON Releases Fixture For Uganda Hippos U-20 Zonal Qualifiers

The Uganda U-20 national team "The Hippos" who left for Tanzania on Friday, have on Saturday 21st learned of their group opponents ahead of their AFCON U-20 Zonal (CECAFA) campaign.

Uganda is drawn in group B along with S.Sudan and Burundi. Uganda opens on Monday with a fixture against S.Sudan just a week after their senior team beat Uganda Cranes 1:0 in Kenya.

Uganda will conclude it's group B fixture against Burundi on Wednesday 25th November,2020. The tournament will take place in Arusha City of Tanzania from 23rd November – 6th December, 2020.

The U-20 qualifiers will see 11 countries competing. Hosts Tanzania has been placed in group A with Somalia, Rwanda and Djibouti, while Burundi, Eritrea, South Sudan and Uganda are in group B. Ethiopia plays in group C with Kenya and Sudan.

The Uganda U20 team (Hippos) conducts last training at the Phillip Omondi stadium before they travel to Tanzania on Friday for the AFCON U20 zonal qualifiers. #FUFAUpdates @CAF_Online @NCSUganda1 pic.twitter.com/EKlzNnnLVL

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