Uganda Cranes will play Senegal on June 6 in an international build up match ahead of their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) approved the friendly match to be played in Dakar  in a statement on Thursday.

The news comes as a major boost to Uganda’s preparation for the 2019 Africa Nations Cup qualifier against Cape Verde to be played between 5th-13th June 2017 at Estádio da Várzea Stadium in Praia,Cape Verde.

“It will be a good test for our players before taking on Cape Verde. We know the value of such matches before playing competitive game where points are at stake. We are very grateful of the Senegal Football Federation” reads the statement from FUFA Communications Manager Ahmed Hussein.

Uganda will be hoping to qualify for the top event in African football for the second time in a row and Hussein has made it clear ahead of the friendly.

“Uganda Cranes head coach Milutin Sredojevic will be hoping to build on a great story in the 2017 Nations Cup qualification campaign into the 2019 Cameroon Project”, added Hussein.

The last time Uganda and Senegal met was in 2014 World Cup play-off qualifier in Morocco when Senegal won 1-0 in 2013.

Cranes were drawn in Group L with Cape Verde, Tanzania and Lesotho of 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.