Uganda cranes skipper Dennis Onyango has castigated Mandela National stadium for the poor state of the playing surface as Uganda played out a goalless draw against Ghana on Saturday in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Onyango did not have kind words after the game indicating the stadium was not fit enough to host a game of such stature.
“It is a shame that we play a game of such magnitude at such a poor surface. I think we do not value sports as an industry in Uganda,” he said.
Onyango was not happy with the stadium surface
“The pitch did not favor either Uganda or our opponents Ghana because it was almost unplayable,” a furious Onyango added.
He further compared the state of the pitch to a village playing ground and thus indicated was one of the reasons why Uganda failed to collect maximum points.
Uganda’s hopes of qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup suffered a huge blow after a barren stalemate with Ghana putting Egypt who play Congo Brazaville in pole position.
A win for Egypt on Sunday will see them qualify for the World cup for the first time since 1990.