Uganda – Mali PREDICTION & PREVIEW (25.01.2017)

Win Mali

Match of the last day of group D of the Cup of Africa that faces the selections of Uganda and Mali. At this moment the classification of the group is as follows:

1. Ghana 6 pts.
2. Egypt 4 pts. (+1)
3. Mali 1 pto. (-1)
4. Uganda 0 pts.

On the part of the Ugandan selection, we have already published several picks. If you want to read a more detailed analysis of Uganda I invite you to read them. Briefly, we can say that Uganda is an intermediate team qualified by an easy group and a meritorious performance. However, with a selection made up of low level leagues players, he has competed with dignity in this African Cup, but he has been very far from achieving a goal in the tournament. At this moment it is eliminated and no option to be classified. Probably, the Serbian coach will reward the less usual with minutes in this match; Which will make the level of Uganda much lower.

On the part of Mali, is the first time we publish something. Mali’s squad has a fairly high level, for me, above the average of the tournament, with top-level players such as Adama Traoré (Monaco), Portuguese pichichi Moussa Marega, Doumbia (Rostov), Sako (Crystal Palace), Yatabaré (Werder Bremen) … and other more European leagues, with a minority of players of African teams but located in the best leagues of the continent (which contrasts with the selection of Uganda that is divided By Ethiopia, Sudan, Lebanon …). In the tournament, so far have failed to add just 1 pto. And without scoring a goal; But they were by no means inferior to the selections of Egypt and Ghana.

In principle, Mali (for me, it is practically eliminated) must force Egypt to the biscotto or to obtain the necessary points and therefore, it would have to leave for everything to defeat to Uganda and to burn its last ships of face to the match. Uganda, on the other hand, should live the party as a feast and a prize for what was achieved by this humble selection, but far from choosing to give the chime.