The Uganda Cubs introduced their arrival on the TotalEnergies CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026 in type after cruising to a commanding 3-0 victory over DR Congo of their Group B opener on Wednesday.
Uganda delivered a mature and medical show to kick-start their marketing campaign on a excessive, shifting degree on factors with Côte d’Ivoire, who defeated Cameroon earlier within the day.
The Cubs appeared assured from the opening whistle and regularly took management of proceedings with their aggressive urgent and sharp attacking motion inflicting issues for the Congolese defence.
Their dominance lastly paid off within the thirty seventh minute when influential midfielder Owen Mukisa broke the impasse after a spell of sustained strain, calmly ending to offer Uganda a deserved lead.
DR Congo have been left shocked and Uganda struck once more moments earlier than halftime to tighten their grip on the competition. In stoppage time, Nicholas Kawooya discovered the again of the web within the 45+2 minute to ship the Cubs into the break with a commanding 2-0 benefit.
The Congolese facet tried to mount a response after the restart, however Uganda remained organised on the again whereas persevering with to threaten on fast counterattacks.
Any hopes of a DR Congo comeback have been lastly crushed within the 82nd minute when Abdulshakur Babi sealed the victory with Uganda’s third objective of the night.
The emphatic end result provides Uganda an early benefit within the race for a spot within the knockout phases and qualification for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar later this yr.
Victory towards Cameroon on Saturday would formally safe the Cubs’ place on the World Cup and make sure qualification for the knockout rounds of the continental match.