The African fooball teams beating the odds

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6 September 2016 From the section Africa Share

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-37274888 Read more about sharing. Close share panel × Media captionThere were ecstatic scenes following Uganda’s historic win

After a 38-year drought for fans and players alike, the rains finally came for the Ugandan national football team on Sunday, as the team booked their place at the 2017 African Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Gabon.

Fans who had filled the 45,000-capacity Namboole Stadium could not contain their joy at the final whistle, launching a full-blown pitch invasion to begin the celebrations, which erupted simultaneously across the country after the 1-0 victory against Comoros.

With one of the youngest populations in the world, with an average age of 15, most Ugandans had not even been born the last time their country appeared in the tournament finals.

The long road to Afcon 2017 …

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