By Fred Kiva
Toro King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV is urging national team, the Cranes to give it their best as they go into the next game against Zimbabwe on Wednesday evening.
Oyo who watched live the Cranes thrash DR Congo 2-0 in their opening game on Saturday and has since camped in Egypt, encouraged the national team to be confident, noting that they need to win the next game and qualify for the round of 16. The king also assured the national team of his unreserved support.
“I know if we win our next game, we will have qualified, I know all of you have individual capabilities of taking us to the next level, we believe in you, we trust in you and we shall be there to support you,” said the royal who visited the team’s training camp in Egypt on Monday evening.
The video of the king addressing the Uganda Cranes players during training is trending on social media as his excited subjects and other Ugandans share it online.
The youthful king is one of Uganda's prominent personalities in Egypt to cheer up the national team in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations Tournament. Uganda Cranes will be desperate to seal their spot in the round of 16 when they take on wounded Zimbabwe in their second group A game at the Cairo International Stadium on Wednesday.
The Cranes beat DR Congo 2-0 in their first game while Zimbabwe fell 1-0 to hosts Egypt in the tournament’s opener.