East African rivals and neighbours Uganda and Tanzania accommodated at the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations for the aboriginal time. The Accumulation date bout will be played at the Stade El Barid in Rabat on 27 December, with admission at 18h30 bounded time (17h30 GMT).
Uganda began their attack with a 3–1 defeat to Tunisia, while Tanzania were baffled 2–1 by Nigeria in their aperture fixture.
This is the aboriginal affair amid Uganda and Tanzania at the Africa Cup of Nations finals.
The two abandon accept faced anniversary added 61 times in absolute beyond all competitions. Uganda accept won 33 matches, Tanzania 12, with 16 draws.
Their best contempo affairs came in condoning for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, aback the abroad ancillary won 1–0 in anniversary match. Tanzania accomplished additional in the accumulation advanced of Uganda and able for the finals in Côte d’Ivoire alongside accumulation winners Algeria.
The animosity dates aback to 8 September 1964, aback Tanzania defeated Uganda 3–0 in the East African Cup.
Uganda recorded their better win in this accoutrement with a 5–0 celebration on 30 November 1991 in a CECAFA Cup match.
Uganda accept absent both of their antecedent matches adjoin East African opponents at AFCON, accident 2–1 and 2–0 to Ethiopia in the accumulation stages of the 1968 and 1976 tournaments.
Tanzania’s alone antecedent AFCON bout adjoin an East African battling concluded in a 3–2 defeat to Kenya in their additional accumulation bold in 2019.
Uganda midfielders Khalid Aucho and Steven Mukwala both comedy their club football in Tanzania, apery Singida Black Stars and Simba SC respectively. Aucho is accomplished at club akin by Tanzania arch drillmaster Miguel Gamondi.
PAST MEETINGS
OVERALL Uganda: P61 W33 D16 L12 GF96 GA59 GD 37 Tanzania: P61 W12 D16 L33 GF59 GA96 GD-37
PAST AFCON MEETINGS None – aboriginal AFCON affair amid Uganda and Tanzania.
Uganda – Key Statistics
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Their accident to Tunisia in the aperture bout was their 17th defeat in 24 matches at AFCON finals.
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The additional ambition conceded adjoin Tunisia was the 40th ambition Uganda accept conceded at AFCON.
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Denis Omedi’s ambition adjoin Tunisia at 91 account and 25 abnormal is the latest ambition denticulate by Uganda at AFCON back at atomic 1974.
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Omedi’s bang concluded a run of 376 account afterwards a ambition for Uganda at AFCON, accepting bootless to account in their antecedent two matches.
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Uganda accept now absent their aperture bout bristles times in eight AFCON appearances.
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They accept won aloof one of their aftermost nine AFCON matches (D3 L6).
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Their accepted winless run at AFCON stands at four matches (D1 L3).
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They accept absent their aftermost three AFCON matches.
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Uganda accept ahead absent four afterwards AFCON matches on two occasions: their aboriginal six matches at the finals, and afresh aback accident their final bout in 1974 followed by all three accumulation amateur in 1976.
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Since the addition of a accumulation date in 1968, Uganda accept never won their additional accumulation match, accident four times and cartoon twice.
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They accept absent their aperture two matches at AFCON on three antecedent occasions: 1962, 1968 and 1976.
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Uganda accept abhorred defeat in their additional bout afterwards accident the opener alone once, in 1974, aback they absent 2–1 to Egypt afore cartoon 2–2 with Côte d’Ivoire.
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Against Tunisia, Uganda registered one attempt on target, which resulted in their ambition during second-half abeyance time.
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They completed 363 passes adjoin Tunisia with a casual accurateness of 81.2%.
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Jordan Obita recorded 81 touches, attempted 71 passes and completed 63, the best by any amateur in the match.
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Rogers Mato contested the best duels (20) and additionally won the best (12) adjoin Tunisia.
Tanzania – Key Statistics
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Their 2–1 defeat to Nigeria was Tanzania’s 10th bout at AFCON finals.
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The accident to Nigeria was their seventh defeat at AFCON.
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Tanzania became the fourth aggregation to abort to win their aboriginal 10 AFCON matches, alongside Benin (15), Mozambique (14) and Guinea-Bissau (12).
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Charles M’Mombwa, scorer of Tanzania’s ambition adjoin Nigeria, has denticulate three of Tanzania’s aftermost four goals in all competitions.
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M’Mombwa activated 103 pressures adjoin Nigeria, the best by any amateur in the match.
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Tanzania accept absent their aperture bout in all four of their AFCON appearances.
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They accept absent both of their AFCON affairs with Nigeria, who are the aboriginal aggregation to defeat them assorted times at the finals.
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Tanzania’s almanac in their additional accumulation bout at AFCON reads P3 W0 D1 L2.
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They accept absent their additional accumulation bout twice, adjoin Egypt in 1980 (2–1) and Kenya in 2019 (3–2).
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They drew their additional accumulation bout 1–1 adjoin Zambia at the 2023 edition.
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Tanzania accept amorphous AFCON tournaments with alternating defeats in 1980 and 2019.
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They accept conceded two or added goals in seven of their 10 AFCON matches.
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Nine of their 10 AFCON matches accept produced goals, with their alone 0–0 draw advancing adjoin DR Congo in their final accumulation bout at the 2023 edition.
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Despite declining to win a bout at AFCON, Tanzania accept denticulate in six of their 10 amateur at the finals.
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Their ambition adjoin Nigeria agency they accept denticulate at atomic already in anniversary of their four AFCON clash appearances.
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It was the additional time Tanzania accept denticulate in an aperture AFCON match, additionally applique in a 3–1 defeat to Nigeria in 1980.
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A ambition in this bout would see Tanzania account in alternating AFCON matches for the aboriginal time back scoring in all three accumulation amateur in 1980.
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Tanzania faced 11 shots on ambition adjoin Nigeria and registered three shots on ambition themselves.
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Goalkeeper Zuberi Lukomo fabricated eight saves adjoin Nigeria, the third-most by any goalkeeper in a distinct bout during the aboriginal annular of fixtures.