{{The road to Morocco looked bright for Uganda Cranes as theytook the lead moments into the second half through a substitute Brian Majwega’s finish.Massa then extended the hosts’ lead with 20 minutes still to play.}}<\/p>\n
The visitors were resilient throughout and their pressing came close to paying off on a number of occassions. But with the home crowd full in voice, it was never going to be easy for Mauritania to break through.<\/p>\n
Cranes have remained unbeaten at home since 2004 and Saturday’s game was only a reminder of just that.<\/p>\n
The mood in the stadium was high after the home U-17 boys thrashed Rwanda 4-0 in an earlier CAF U-17 qualifier game, and the spirits only turned electric coming into the AFCON qualifier.<\/p>\n
With the game goalless at half-time, a reflection of its lacklustre start, things changed for better in the second half as Majwega came off the bench to thrust the Cranes into an early lead.<\/p>\n
There was a sense of wastefulness from either side there after, but 10 minutes after the hour mark, Massa pounced to clear any fears from the home fans of a possible comeback from the visitors.<\/p>\n
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