HABARI DAILY I Kampala, Uganda I Uganda beat Senegal 1-0 to storm the round of 16 of the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup finals in Qatar on Saturday.
Midfielder Abubakali Walusimbi’s powerful 13th-minute strike fired Uganda into the lead in what eventually turned out to be the decisive moment of the game.
This practically means that the East African country can now look at the distant possibility of winning the World Cup for the first time in its history.
Uganda now progress alongside global heavyweights Mexico, Portugal, Brazil, France, Switzerland, Ireland, Morocco, England and Mali.
The victory sets up a heart throbbing round-of-16 clash against European giants Germany, who play Burkina Faso before confirming Uganda’s next opponents.
After a remarkable and historic win over France in their final group game, to seal a spot in the round of 32, the Cubs grew in confidence and started the better side today against Senegal.
For Brian Ssenyondo’s Cubs, this continues a remarkable run in the country’s first-ever appearance at any Fifa World Cup tournament.
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