By Ronnie Lusurile

With less than seven hours to their AFCON opening match, Uganda Cranes lanky left back Joseph Ochaya is optimistic the tournament will be a turning point in his career.

“Playing at the AFCON in Gabon is a dream come true and it will surely change my life since I will face great players whom I will learn a lot from. I will remain in history as one of the players who helped Uganda qualify after a long period of time” he told soka25east.

The KCCA FC  defender  is expected to start at left back on this evening when Uganda battles with the Black Stars of Ghana in their group D opening match in Port Gentil.

AFCON record champions Egypt will play Mali later on in the other match of the group.

Collins Okinyo

Ex- CAF Media Expert. An expert on African football with over 15 years experience ,always with an ear to the ground with indepth knowledge of the game. I have worked for top publications including 7 years at www.supersport.com until i founded www.soka25east.com to quench the thirst of football lovers across the continent. I have trained young upcoming journalists who are now a voice in African football.I have covered World Cup,AFCON,CHAN,Champions League,Confederations Cup,Cecafa,Cosafa,Wafu and many other football tournaments across the World. Founder Football Africa Arena(FAA),Founder www.afrisportdigital.com