Uganda Cranes set to begin their campaign against neighbours Burundi

Uganda Cranes football team celebrate a goal in a past match

Champions Uganda will battle it out with Burundi at the Bukhungu Stadium in Kakamega this afternoon, as Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup enters match day two.  Cranes will play Burundi in a solitary match today after Zimbabwe pulled out of the competition a few days to the opener, citing insecurity fears.

Cranes have enjoyed successful matches where they finished second in their world cup qualifier matches with 9 points only bettered by Egypt in the group. They are going into the fixture as the favourites having had a splendid campaign in the past games, hence bagging 14 trophies in the process.