Separately, Haruna Kitagawa, 23, froze to death after leaving her car, stuck in the snow.

NPR: Snow Kills 8 In Japan, Including Family In Car

Rwanda restored parity on the stroke of half-time when Dady Birori soared to head in a Haruna Niyonzima corner.

BBC: Rwanda, Zanzibar in shock Cecafa victories

The secretary general of the Uganda football association, Haruna Mawanda, has said that they will be investigating the matter after the team comes back from Burkina Faso.

BBC: Uganda currently only have one goalkeeper in Burkina Faso

"We cannot afford to have the game played under floodlights, so Fifa have allowed us to play it earlier, " said Haruna Mawanda, the general secretary of the Federation of Ugandan Football Associations (Fufa).

BBC: SPORT | Football | African | Ethiopia angry with match timing