Uganda is preparing to make its return to the Africa Cup of Nations after almost 40 years.
The country finds itself in a tough group alongside Ghana, Egypt and Mali.
Uganda is also the only East African side to have qualified, further evidence of a worrying trend for the region.
Al Jazeera’s Andy Richardson reports from Port Gentil in Gabon.
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