{"id":426347,"date":"2017-10-07T13:00:24","date_gmt":"2017-10-07T13:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/10\/07\/live-updates-uganda-vs-ghana-2018-world-cup-qualifier\/"},"modified":"2017-10-07T13:00:24","modified_gmt":"2017-10-07T13:00:24","slug":"live-updates-uganda-vs-ghana-2018-world-cup-qualifier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/10\/07\/live-updates-uganda-vs-ghana-2018-world-cup-qualifier\/","title":{"rendered":"LIVE UPDATES: Uganda vs Ghana (2018 World Cup qualifier)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Saturday,  7 October 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>www.ghanaweb.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-10-07<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/76975310.295.jpg\" alt=\"Black Stars Uganda Aa\" title=\"Black Stars Uganda Aa\" width=\"295\" height=\"175\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Ghana play Uganda in a crucial World Cup qualifier<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385178506\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385178506\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1507381224_5_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Uganda Cranes and the Black Stars of Ghana lock horns at Mandela National stadium, Namboole in a fixture that will determine their 2018 FIFA World Cup fate.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThe two teams need nothing but victory if they are to keep their chances of making it to Russia.<\/p>\n<p>With 7 points and two adrift of leaders Egypt, Uganda must beat the Black Stars to go ahead of the Pharaohs who host Congo Brazzaville 24 hours later.<\/p>\n<p>For Ghana, a win will see them leapfrog Uganda in second with 8 points but their chances will depend on Egypt losing to Congo Brazzaville in Alexandria.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nMoses Basena, the Uganda Cranes coach believes the 2-1 loss to Madagascar in a practice match on Wednesday showed him areas to rectify.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe general performance was good only that those lapses when you don\u2019t concentrate defensively teams at this level punish you,\u201d said Basena in the aftermath of the loss to Madagascar. \u201cWhen we didn\u2019t defend very well on the right flank,\u201d he said.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nOn arrival from Kenya where the team had camped, Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah said they are here to play well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are happy to have traveled well. 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