African SportJan 22, 2022

Football: Iraq beat Uganda Cranes 1-0 in a friendly

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Nsereko Musoke Isa

Jan 22, 20222 min readJan 22, 2022

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Iraq beat Uganda Cranes 1-0 in a friendly held on Friday 21st January 2021 in Baghdad, Iraq. Ali Abdulnabi scored the only goal in the game as his side Iraq overcame Uganda Cranes 1-0. Ali Abdulnabi’s came too early in the 17th minute of play. Uganda Cranes has so far played four games on their […]

Iraq beat Uganda Cranes 1-0 in a friendly held on Friday 21st January 2021 in Baghdad, Iraq.

Ali Abdulnabi scored the only goal in the game as his side Iraq overcame Uganda Cranes 1-0.

Ali Abdulnabi’s came too early in the 17th minute of play.

Uganda Cranes has so far played four games on their tour to Europe and Asia.

In the four, Uganda managed a 3-2 win against Maldova two draws against Iceland (1-1) and 2-2 with Botosani FC all in held in Turkey.

Uganda’s last opponents on the tour is Pearl Divers next week. The game will be played in Bahrain.

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