KAMPALA, August 23, 2025 — Co-hosts Uganda will face defending champions Senegal in a heavyweight quarterfinal at the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship [CHAN] 2024 on Saturday. This is the second CHAN meeting between Uganda and Senegal. Uganda won 1-0 in 2022.
Uganda are facing a defending champion for the second time after losing 5-2 to Morocco in 2020.
Senegal are playing a CHAN host for the third time, having drawn 0-0 with Côte d’Ivoire in 2009 and Algeria in the 2022 final, which they won on penalties.
Senegal have yet to score or concede against a host nation.
This is Uganda’s ninth match against West African opponents, with a record of P8 W4 D2 L2.
They have won three of their last four against West African teams, including two at this edition.
Senegal are facing East African opponents for the fifth time (P4 W2 D1 L1).
They have not scored in their last two such meetings.
Uganda have scored 8 and conceded 6 goals in four games, while Senegal have scored 2 and conceded 1.
Uganda’s shot conversion rate is 22.86%, while Senegal’s is 11.76%, the lowest of the quarterfinalists.
Uganda – Key Facts
- Reached the knockout stages for the first time at their 7th attempt.
- Eliminated in the group stage at all 6 previous tournaments.
- Scored 8 goals, their highest tally at a single edition.
- Came from 3-1 down to draw 3-3 with South Africa in the group stage.
- Last 5 matches have produced goals; last 0-0 draw was against DR Congo in 2022.
- Scored in 3 consecutive games for the first time at CHAN.
- Failed to score in only 1 of their last 5 games [vs Algeria].
- Conceded 6 goals, their second-highest total at a CHAN.
- Kept 2 clean sheets, equalling their best tally from 2022.
- Allan Okello has scored 3 goals in 3 straight matches, the first Ugandan to do so.
- Okello has 4 goal contributions (3 goals, 1 assist).
- Scored 3 goals against South Africa from 4 shots on target.
- Scored 5 first-half goals and 3 in the second half, but conceded 5 of 6 in the second half.
Senegal – Key Facts
- Undefeated in the group stage [W1 D2].
- Scored only 2 goals in 3 group games, their second-lowest tally at a finals.
- Conceded just 1 goal, as in 2022, and kept 3 clean sheets.
- Have 6 clean sheets in their last 7 games.
- Only 1 defeat in their last 9 games, against Uganda in 2022.
- Currently on a 7-game unbeaten run [W4 D3].
- In their second successive quarterfinal; beat Mauritania 1-0 in 2022.
- Have played 7 knockout matches: W3 L2 [including penalties].
- Won 2 knockout games in open play, 1 on penalties, and lost 2 in 2009.
- Featured in 2 shoot-outs: lost 7-6 to Ghana in 2009, won 5-4 vs Algeria in 2022.
- Mbaye Yaya’s red card vs Sudan was their first since 2022.
- Managed just 1 shot on target in the draw with Sudan.
- A win would make them only the second defending champions to reach the semifinals, after Morocco.
- https://thecooperator.news/chan-2024-uganda-cranes-eye-another-strong-performance-against-niger/
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