00:0017s, and Diakon goes under 17s in Rabat.
00:06Uganda playing from left to right on your screen,
00:08so send it long into the corner.
00:11They've earned themselves a throw-in
00:13right from the very first play of the game.
00:17Throw-in down by the corner flag.
00:19It's a good ball down towards the byline as well.
00:21The delivery into the centre didn't quite match the same quality.
00:25It's cleared behind and goes back for a Diakon.
00:30No goal kick.
00:30Issa Kidiaka doing the defensive duties in the middle.
00:37Issa Kidiaka and Ngamba,
00:40the central defensive partnership for Diakon go today,
00:43who you'd imagine will be kept reasonably busy
00:47by the attacking trio of Uganda.
00:504-3-3.
00:51A really attacking formation from Larry at Kingston.
00:54It's a side that shows brilliant balance throughout qualification.
01:00Strong defenders, potent attack.
01:02It's a really good recipe for success now at this level.
01:06All as they can for the keeper.
01:10On that occasion, the delivery not good enough
01:12to test anybody, though.
01:15Kongo Diar floating the ball into the middle
01:17and it might fall for a shot.
01:19It was a snap-steffered in the end.
01:21Sliced well away off target.
01:26Things did open up there for Kongo Diar, though.
01:32Attacking chance, Mbombo, in Rabat.
01:40Group leaders, Cote d'Ivoire, already have three points in the bank.
01:43Now a big, big chance.
01:45It's too central, the low shot.
01:48And Luke Yamuzi gets down to his left
01:50to make the biggest save of the afternoon so far.
01:54It's twice now that Diar Kongo have had the chance.
01:57Once from an angle on the left, early on.
02:00Then again from an angle
02:03over on the right-hand side of the Uganda penalty area.
02:06Both times, the goalkeeper's been able to repel the shot.
02:10This time, it had rather more sting on it, though,
02:12than the first one.
02:14Good cross into the middle.
02:15Great cross into the middle.
02:16And there's the opening goal.
02:20The Ugandan pressure tells
02:22and they have their first Group B goal.
02:26This time, the cross was on points.
02:29Owen Mukisa there in the middle
02:31and Sumbu's beaten in the Diar Kongo goal.
02:43Just under 10 minutes to play until halftime.
02:46This time, the cross was right there
02:49to be attacked by the captain, Owen Mukisa.
02:54Might have come off his shoulder.
02:56He won't care at all.
02:58Makila couldn't get to it first.
03:00He was always scrambling to get across and cover it.
03:03Makila didn't quite have the height
03:04and Mukisa took advantage.
03:08He just turned the ball towards goal
03:10and Sumbu had no chance from that kind of range.
03:17He fire a rocket towards goal.
03:19He's going to try.
03:20It's not a bad delivery.
03:22Bouncing awkwardly in front of Lucia Muzi.
03:26Wasn't too much wrong with that.
03:29Just dripping, dipping and swerving.
03:33Dropping wide of Lucia Muzi's goal.
03:37Keeper just about knew where it was,
03:39but high forward pressure from Diar Kongo
03:43has at least pegged Uganda back into their own corner here.
03:53Uganda corner.
03:54Good delivery.
03:55And it's over the line.
03:58Referee says there's nothing wrong with it.
04:00And they scored one from across from the left-hand side.
04:03Now Uganda have another from across from the right-hand side.
04:11They've struck not once, but twice in the latter stages of this first half.
04:15And suddenly, Uganda have control over the contest.
04:20Diar Kongo.
04:22Nicholas Kauya with the final touch, I think, in there.
04:26It was Mukisa, the goal scorer a moment ago, who now gets the assist.
04:32And the new goalkeeper Mandia was put under pressure by the Uganda corner,
04:36and he couldn't quite deal with it.
04:42His defenders weren't there to help him out.
04:44And Kauya trail Uganda here by two goals to nil.
04:49Can they change that with a stunning free kick at the end of the first half?
04:52It's deflected, and the bounce could have taken it anywhere,
04:55but it took all the sting out of the ball.
04:58And into the goalkeeper's hands it went.
05:00Luke Muzi with a simple grab,
05:02and that marks the end of the first 45 minutes.
05:04Uganda in control.
05:06A late double as we approached half-time.
05:10Mukisa, the captain, heading in the first after a cross from the left flank.
05:14And then Mukisa's corner was knocked over the line by Kauya,
05:18and that's why it's Uganda two.
05:20Diar Kongo nil.
05:22At the break.
05:34It's Total Energies, CAF, under-17, AFCON action.
05:38The second half is underway between Uganda and Diar Kongo.
05:43The young Cubs of Uganda enjoying the advantage.
05:54The foot race on for it, down the right-hand side.
05:57Mukisa, the captain, is quickest to it.
06:02He must be in position at the moment with the goal and assist.
06:07To be looking at the player of the match awards.
06:10There's 45 minutes left for somebody else to stake their claim for that particular accolade.
06:22Ball went back over on the left-hand side by Diar Kongo.
06:25That's something they did well in the first half.
06:27Kabundi turns well.
06:29It's John Elika, who's taken over the captain's armband in the absence of goalkeeper Sumbu, who's gone off.
06:39Spotting the top three might still be enough to qualify for the U-17 World Cup.
06:44Surely the offside flag is going to be raised here against Loco.
06:46He's got to get the job done first.
06:48He plants it into the back of the net.
06:49The flag will go up.
06:53They might be able to challenge this, but Loco's initial reaction really says it all.
06:59He can protest now.
07:00But he almost didn't run onto the through ball.
07:04Let's have another look at it.
07:05It's close, but he does appear to be beyond the last line.
07:09Nearly pulled up and hesitated.
07:11Dispatched the finish beautifully in the end.
07:15That's certainly cut apart the Diar Kongo defence, which they might be able to do at the second time of
07:20asking.
07:20Not quite.
07:23Maybe the counter chance.
07:24It's blocked.
07:25It's an important block, but was it a block with the hand?
07:28Referee says, yes, it was.
07:31And Uganda are going to find themselves down to ten players.
07:37The second yellow card is brandished for a deliberate handball.
07:43Travo Mubiru picks up the second caution and he is off.
07:52So the second yellow, former Mubiru, the man who got the assist.
07:57There were two Diar Kongo players over on the right-hand side, but the ten men are breaking away here.
08:04They've got a chance to make it three.
08:08Appeals from Mandia, the goalkeeper.
08:11But it's hammered home for 3-0.
08:14Down to ten men.
08:16It doesn't matter for Uganda.
08:21The finish emphatic in the end.
08:26And that should be good night for Uganda.
08:28Points heading their way.
08:30Diar Kongo leaving more players forwards.
08:33Feeling that it was time.
08:34They needed to get a goal, but instead, two players racing cleanly in behind.
08:40Abdul-Shakur Babi could have passed it.
08:43Didn't need to.
08:45Fired in himself.
08:47Uganda lead by three goals to nil.
08:52Goal for Uganda team.
08:55Scored by number seven, Abdul-Shakur Babi.
09:01Adeple Motehab, Ombanda.
09:03Adeple Motehab, Ombanda.
09:05Adeple Motehab, Ombanda.
09:07It's a dream introduction for Abdul-Shakur Babi, who's come on just a few minutes ago.
09:13Didn't really have enough touches of the ball so far, but he'll be really happy with the way that one
09:18worked out.
09:20That's exactly the kind of chance that Diar Kongo have been begging for in this second half.
09:25But we're just going to check this.
09:29It's not the full VAR system.
09:31It's the challenge system here that records specific moments to be looked at.
09:40The video support system being checked by Mahmoud Wafa Mohamed.
09:45Do they get a better look at the offside?
09:47I think it's onside.
09:49I think it's clear enough to see from that view.
09:57It's Mahmoud Wafa Mohamed with a quick handshake.
10:02Accepts that the referee came to the right decision, just wanted to make sure.
10:07It would really be the difference between his team remaining in this contest.
10:13Looking out of it, dead and buried at 3-0.
10:15To be sent into the mixer.
10:21It's looped forward.
10:22Can they bring it down?
10:23The control just escapes them.
10:24It's sent back across the box.
10:27And fittingly for this game, Luke Yamuzi makes the grab to cut it out at the near post.
10:33And Uganda have it in the books.
10:36They've come through by three goals to nil.
10:39DR Congo put a lot of fighting spirit into the game.
10:43They can be proud of their performance.
10:452-0 at half-time felt a little harsh.
10:473-0 at full-time feels a little harsh.
10:49But Uganda had the quality throughout.
10:52And they never looked back.
10:53Once Owen Mukisa was able to shoulder the ball home from close range late on in the first half.
10:58Kawuya added the second, which made it look like a really tough task for DR Congo.
