Uganda vs Kenya: The Battle of East Africa

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This is one of the most eagerly awaited clashes of the 2nd round of qualifiers for the African Cup of Nations – CAN 2012 – this weekend. Neighboring countries in the east of the continent, Kenya and Uganda meet in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, by the Group J.Trying to recover from the loss to weak Guinea-Bissau in debut, Kenya seeks rehabilitation, while the Ugandans, who were the sensation of the opening by beating Angola 3-0 are squandering trust.With football on the rise, the Uganda team has 15 professional football players. The Cranes, as they are called in the region, not an editing CAN compete for more than 30 years. Kenya has only four professional players, including captain Denis Oliech, forward from Auxerre, in France, and midfielder McDonald Mariga, who plays by Internazionale, from Italy. The rest of the team is still amateur players.

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Not everything is rivalry

As one of the nations with a higher rates of development in East Africa and with low numbers of cases of the AIDS virus – about 95% of the population is monogamous – Uganda is heavily dependent on neighboring Kenya to enter the international market. For this to happen Ugandans need to connect the international airport in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, or the seacoast of the neighbors.The ugandan forward David Obua reported that the climate of both countries are similar and that makes balancing the big match from east african.

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