Senegal vs Uganda Prediction: Expect another close win for Senegal

When Senegal faces Uganda on Wednesday at the African Nations Championship, they'll be aiming for their second victory. Uganda, meanwhile, aimed to get back on track after finishing last time out with a split of the spoils in their opening CHAN match against D.R. Congo.

The Elephants of Ivory Coast gave Senegal a tough fight on Saturday evening, but in the end, Senegal emerged victorious, giving the African nation a winning start to their tournament. Moussa Ndiaye scored the game's lone goal for the team coached by Pape Thiaw in the 77th minute, despite the fact that Thiaw's squad had the initiative for a significant portion of the match. As a result, the Lions of Teranga are currently in first place in Group A after the first round of matches, with a two-point lead over their closest competitors, the Congo Democratic Republic and Uganda. Their next mission will require them to compete against an adversary team that has failed to triumph in any of the four prior matches between the two teams, regardless of the nature of the tournament. Senegal hasn't been in the knockout round of the African Nations Championship in fourteen years. They are now trying to make sure they will be in the final stages of this year's competition.

Saturday's match between Uganda and the Leopards of Congo DR at Stade 19 Mai 1956 ended in a scoreless draw. In a match in which there were very few obvious scoring opportunities, Milutin Sredojevic's team was unable to make the breakthrough that their play on this particular day may have been deserving of. The Cranes have not been successful in any of their most recent five involvements either side of the year 2023, scoring only one goal throughout that span of time. Uganda will go into their next game knowing that anything less than a victory would almost certainly be the end of their run at the CHAN, and they will be trying to avoid having to leave the competition early for the sixth year in a row.

Senegal comes into this match feeling confident after claiming their first victory in their most recent outing, and they are betting on themselves to come out on top once more. Senegal is our pick to win this match and go to the next round of the African Nations Championship. Despite the fact that we anticipate Uganda to put up a strong challenge, we believe that Senegal will emerge victorious.