As we all know it is AFCON season and all Africans are glued to their TV screens and sending their best wishes to their national teams.
However, Bebe Cool has taken it a notch higher by recording a song for the national football team, The Uganda Cranes.
It might be a bit late but not too late for the Gagmel boss and Uganda Cranes ambassador, Bebe Cool. The song titled ‘Uganda Cranes’, the song comes at a time when Cranes are left with two matches to play and a possibility of even progressing to the second round.
“As a Ugandan, I want to thank the president and management of FUFA, Uganda Cranes coach Micho, the Uganda Cranes technical team and the Uganda Cranes team for making Uganda proud. Personally am proud to be Ugandan, proud that my country is a point of discussion worldwide because of this qualification into AFCON. Today’s team, coach and management have done what many failed to do for 39 years,” he said.
Bebe Cool also used the chance to reveal the year in which he was born; a year that has always been subject of debate with some claiming the reggae artiste had clocked even 45.However, going by the birth year he revealed, he just made 40 years.
“That is to say I was born in 1977 hence this is the first AFCON I witness for my country. I also want to thank the people of Uganda for engaging into soccer and supporting our local football teams which is an important step towards what we all want, that is the world to recognize our football capabilities as Ugandans.”
Adding “Competing at this level is not easy, most especially considering the facts and working conditions our Ugandan footballers and management face in comparison with the likes of Ghana, Morocco, South Africa, Nigeria, Cameron yet some of these did not even qualify.”
