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Azira and Uganda to end 39-year wait as they face Ghana in Cup of Nations

Colorado Rapids fans will take a keen interest in match seven of the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon, as it is likely to involve midfielder Micheal Azira in the colors of Uganda.

On Tuesday, the Cranes - as they are known - will face Ghana (9:00 a.m. MT) in their opening Group D game of the 2017 edition, which is taking place in the small, French-speaking country Gabon, situated on Central Africa’s Atlantic coast. Not since March 16, 1978 have Uganda played a match at the finals of the Cup of Nations, the continent’s premier national competition.