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Uganda outclassed Angola 3-0 in a wet Kampala on Saturday as the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group J qualifying campaign kicked off.David Obua of Scottish club Hearts opened the scoring for the Ugandans at Mandela Stadium.Andrew Mwesigwa and Geoffrey Sserunkuma struck after half-time to seal the win for the home side.The Cranes deservedly led 1-0 at the interval after dominating the Palancas Negras in the opening half.Angola had several narrow escapes before towering striker Obua struck on 35 minutes with a perfectly timed dash into the penalty area to poke a Vincent Kayizzi cross wide of goalkeeper Lama.Huge defender Mwesigwa added a second 13 minutes into the second half as he ran past several slow-reacting defenders, controlled the ball superbly on the slippery, muddy surface and fired it into the net.Pre-match boasts from coach Herve Renard that Angola had "brilliant" footballers were ringing hollow and when they got a chance to pull one goal back soon after, but goalkeeper Denis Onyanga came to the Cranes' rescue with quick reflexes.Livewire wide midfielder Kayizzi was tormenting the Angolans and created the third with a cross into the heart of the six-yard box where a powerful Sserunkuma header flew into the roof of the net.The Cranes are seeking a first appearance at the biennial football showpiece since finishing 1978 runners-up behind Ghana.Kenya, who impressed in warm-up matches by forcing a draw in Tanzania and winning convincingly in Ethiopia, are away to lowly Guinea Bissau later in the other Group J fixture.Source: BBC
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