Uganda’s Cranes have been held to a 1-1 draw by DR Congo on Monday after teenage ahead James Bogere struck within the ninetieth minute to finish an unbeaten FIFA worldwide window.
The AGF Aarhus ahead got here off the bench to rescue Uganda after the Leopards had taken the lead by Nathanaël Mbuku early within the second half.
DR Congo approached the second assembly with a stronger lineup than the facet Uganda defeated three days earlier, with skilled gamers together with captain Chancel Mbemba, Mbuku and Joris Kayembe all beginning.
Neither facet may discover a breakthrough earlier than the interval, however DR Congo returned from the break with larger attacking intent.
Their strain finally paid off when Mbuku reduce inside from the appropriate earlier than sending a low effort past Uganda debutant goalkeeper Kingdom Osayi.
Uganda continued to offer worthwhile minutes to lately built-in dual-nationality gamers, with Osayi, Arnold Vula and Kelvin Boateng that includes as soon as once more.
Nevertheless, it was 18-year-old Bogere who supplied the decisive second.
The previous Uganda U-17 standout was launched after substitute Denis Omedi received possession from Kayembe in midfield and instantly performed the ball into his path.
Bogere raced into area on the appropriate earlier than unleashing a robust early effort that caught goalkeeper Dimitry Bertaud abruptly, with the ball squeezing contained in the close to put up.
The purpose marked Bogere’s first at senior worldwide degree and got here in his fourth look for the Cranes.
It additionally means {the teenager} has now scored in consecutive matches after making his senior debut.
The end result completes a constructive worldwide window for Uganda, who additionally collected 4 factors from their two 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in opposition to Tunisia and Libya.
Uganda drew 1-1 with Tunisia earlier than securing a 1-0 victory over Libya.
DR Congo, in the meantime, entered the pleasant on the again of victories over Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe of their opening AFCON qualifying matches.
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