Algeria's Soufine Beyazid (left) battles for the ball with Rogers Torach of Uganda during their 2024 African Nations Championship Group 'C' match Nelson Mandela Stadium in Kampala on August 4, 2025.
While fellow co-hosts Kenya and Tanzania started their campaigns with victories, Ugandans were left contemplating their dire situation.
They became the first Chan hosts to lose their opening match since the inaugural edition in 2009 when Cote d’Ivoire lost 3-0 to Zambia.
The result could not have been more ironic. The Uganda Cranes lost 3-0 to Algeria’s Desert Foxes in their opening match of the 2024 African Nations Championship (Chan) to become the first country to concede 30 goals in the history of the competition.
The defeat was Uganda’s 11th in Chan competitions – another tournament record.
