Neighbors Uganda claimed a memorable 1-0 win over Senegal courtesy of an opening half strike from Milton Karisa in an Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) clash staged at the May 19 Stadium in Algeria.Victory saw Uganda scale to the summit of Group B with four points after their opening barren draw against joint record champions DR Congo but Senegal are chasing hot on their heels with three points. CHAN 2022: Ivory Coast hold DR Congo to complicate Group B qualificationThe memorable victory also saw the Cranes register their maiden win over Senegal in four attempts with their best results being draws back in 2012 and 2017.Senegal were handed an indirect free kick in the 21st minute just outside the six-yard area after the goalkeeper, Nafian Alionzi palmed a back pass from Geoffrey Wasswa which resulted in the custodian getting to the book.Alionzi however atoned for his error as he was quickly off his line to deny Lamine Camara a goal by putting his body on the line for the shot to hit him and deflect for a corner.Things went from bad to worse for Uganda four minutes later when Frank Ssebuufu elbowed Moussa Ndiaye when challenging for an aerial ball as the referee Mehrez Malki from Tunisia pointed to the spot.##NAJAVA_MECA_6954613##Check Sidibe stepped up to take the penalty but again Alionzi kept his sheets clean with a spectacular save with Senegal now missing back-to-back penalties following Lamine Camara’s miss against Ivory Coast.The tide however shifted in favor of the Cranes as Moses Karisa’s close-range effort found its way into the back of the net after a brilliantly floated cross from Kenneth Ssemakula.CHAN 2022: Neighbours Uganda face Senegal as record champions DRC tackle Ivory CoastThe second half was full of substitutions as both sets of coaches exhausted all their five substitutions but the Senegal gamble failed to pay off as Libasse was sent off in the 83rd minute after coming on four minutes earlier.Uganda comfortably held on for the 1-0 win to move to the top of Group B and will need at least a draw against Ivory Coast in the final clash to assure themselves of progression.
