Goal.com · Jun 23, 2020
Uganda legend Ssali explains how Cranes survived plane crash
The former international goalkeeper speaks on what they went through as they tried to land in Kampala after their 1978 Afcon final defeat
Ugandan legend Paul Ssali has revealed how the national team almost perished in a plane crash in 1978.
In an interview with New Vision, the former Cranes goalkeeper has explained how terrified the players in the squad were after they tried to land twice at Entebbe Airport on their return from Accra, Ghana where they had taken part in the 1978 Africa Cup of Nations finals.
The team was heading to Kampala after losing 2-0 in the final to the Black Stars when the Ethiopian Airways plane on which they travelled almost crashed at Entebbe due to bad weather.