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Ugandans warm up before their match against Zimbabwe on June 26, 2019. REUTERS / Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Two days away from their eighth final against Senegal, Uganda's team is not preparing in the best conditions. The Cranes are coming out of a two-day strike to demand a revaluation of their bonuses for CAN 2019. Result: one training zapped and another started more than three hours after the scheduled time. Not a good omen before facing the Lions.

From our special envoy in Cairo,

Another case of bonuses ... After Cameroon , Nigeria, before the start of the CAN , it is the turn of Uganda to afford its crisis, after a successful first round (2nd in Group A behind the Egypt) . The Cranes boycotted their training session on Tuesday, and delayed Wednesday's until 22:30 to urge their federation to accede to their request. The players of Desabre demanded a revaluation of their premiums, undoubtedly galvanized by their performances. The federation, she, did not want to wait for anything saying in a statement that everything " had been discussed since May 13, including bonuses in case of victory and qualification ."

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Three days (almost) without training ...

This was followed by a showdown between the Ugandan federation which recalled that the 23 players had signed a code of good conduct and the Cranes who did not want to let go. It was they who had the last word since the Fufa decided Wednesday evening to pay an additional 6,000 US dollars to each player by way of revaluation while reminding them of their duty " in the preparation of the round of 16 against Senegal " , Friday, July 5 at 19h UT.

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Left to rest Monday after qualifying in the knockout stages, on strike Tuesday and much of Wednesday, the Cranes have not been really trained for three days. It only remains for them on Thursday, the day before the match to think about the Senegal equation. This is little and with the pressure they put on, they will be more than ever expected.

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