Uganda Cranes head coach Sebastien Desabre believes they have to win their opening match in the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals if they are to go far in the competition.
The East African nation will open their campaign on Saturday against DR Congo, before facing Zimbabwe and later take on hosts Egypt.
As reported by Kawowo, the Frenchman is targeting maximum points against DR Congo to ease the pressure on his team.
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“Of course people think I have an advantage, having trained some of the players on the Egypt team, but I will not have much hope on that, it all has to be on the pitch.