Written By | Alex Mbamanya
. The Sherly Botes-coached side will now face Ghana in the next and final qualification round to determine who advances to the FIFA Women’s U-20 World Cup in Poland in September
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The Uganda U-20 Women’s National Football Team, the Queen Cranes, has qualified for the final round of the FIFA Women’s U-20 World Cup qualifiers after beating Zambia 1-0 away in Ndola this evening. Mary Kantono made the difference with a 64th-minute strike as the determined Queen Cranes secured a 2-1 aggregate victory to keep their World Cup dream alive. The Sherly Botes-coached side will now face Ghana in the next and final qualification round to determine who advances to the FIFA Women’s U-20 World Cup in Poland in September.
Ghana eliminated South Africa with a 1-0 win in Johannesburg for a 3-2 aggregate victory, following a 2-2 draw in Accra two weeks ago.
Uganda approached the Zambia clash in Ndola with zeal and dominated play for large spells of the game. Kantono’s goal proved decisive and was enough to seal the victory for the visitors.
The Queen Cranes are now on course to become the second Ugandan team to qualify for a FIFA World Cup, after the men’s U-17 side, and the first women’s national team to achieve the feat.
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