Uganda, March 25 -- The 2023 African Games which ended on Saturday with a splendid show at the University of Ghana Stadium provided Uganda its best performance since the 1970s.

However, as Team Uganda departed Accra, they must feel that their performances in football (boys) and cricket (men) could have been better.

The Cricket Cranes settled for bronze, routing Kenya by 106 runs in a tournament they looked destined for Gold before choking against Namibia in the semifinal.

For the national U-20 football team, the eternal curse of losing to Ghana struck again.

Uganda's quest to win a major football title came to another agonizing end when the national under-20 side lost 1-0 to Ghana in the final of the 13th African Games on Friday.

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