Uganda national football team

Uganda

Nickname(s)

The Cranes

Association

Federation of Uganda Football Associations

Confederation

CAF (Africa)

Sub-confederation

CECAFA (East & Central Africa)

Head coach

Milutin Sredojević

Captain

Geofrey Massa

Home stadium

Mandela National Stadium

FIFA code

UGA

First colours

Second colours

FIFA ranking

Current

7 (20 October 2016)

Highest

62 (January 2016)

Lowest

121 (July 2002)

Elo ranking

Current

79 (31 March 2015)

Highest

40 (March 1978)

Lowest

129 (June 2005)

First international

Kenya 1–1 Uganda

(Nairobi, Kenya; 1 May 1926)

Biggest win

Uganda 13–1 Kenya

(Uganda; unknown date 1932)

Biggest defeat

Egypt 6–0 Uganda

(Alexandria, Egypt; 30 July 1995)

Tunisia 6–0 Uganda

(Tunis, Tunisia; 28 February 1999)

Africa Cup of Nations

Appearances

5 (first in 1962)

Best result

Runners-up, 1978

The Uganda national football team, nicknamed The Cranes, is the national team of Uganda and is controlled by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations. Their best finish in the Africa Cup of Nations was second in 1978. Serbian Milutin Sredojević is their manager.

Achievements

CECAFA Cup :

14 Times Champion (1973, 1976, 1977, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015)
4 Times Runners-up

Competition records

World Cup record

1930 to 1974 – Did not enter
1978 – Did not qualify
1982 – Withdrew
1986 to 2014 – Did not qualify

Africa Cup of Nations record

Host nation(s) / Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1957 to 1959	Did Not Enter
1962	Fourth Place	4th	2	0	0	2	1	5
1963	Withdrew
1965	Did Not Qualify
1968	Group Stage	8th	3	0	0	3	2	8
1970 to 1972	Did Not Qualify
1974	Group Stage	6th	3	0	1	2	3	5
1976	Group Stage	8th	3	0	0	3	2	6
1978	Second Place	2nd	5	3	0	2	9	7
1980 to 1982	Withdrew
1984 to 1988	Did Not Qualify
1990	Withdrew
1992 to 2015	Did Not Qualify
2017	Qualified
2019 to 2023	TBD
Total	2 Titles	21/29	86	39	25	22	128	91

Other tournaments

Year	Round
1989 Peace and Friendship Cup	Runner Up

Results and fixtures

2016

26 March 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Burkina Faso	1–0	Uganda	Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
	Pitroipa 60' (pen.)	Report		Referee: Gehad Grisha

29 March 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Uganda	0–0	Burkina Faso	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
		Report		Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza

31 May Friendly	Zimbabwe	2–0	Uganda	Rufaro Stadium, Harare
	Hadebe 4', 30'	Report		Referee: Norman Matemera

4 June 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Botswana	1–2	Uganda	Francistown Stadium, Francistown
	Makgantai 49'	Report	Kizito 9' Aucho 52'	Referee: Victor Gomes

30 August Friendly	Uganda	0–0	Kenya	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
		Report		Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza

3 September 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Uganda	1–0	Comoros	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
	Miya 36'	Report		Referee: Malang Diedhiou

4 October Friendly	Togo	1–0	Uganda	Stade de Kegue, Lomé
	Atakora 30'	Report		Referee: Gustave Eugene Tohouegnon

7 October 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Ghana	0–0	Uganda	Accra Sports Stadium, Ghana
		Report		Referee: El Fadil Mohammed

8 November Friendly	Uganda	0–1	Zambia	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
		Report	Lungu 30'

12 November 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Uganda	1–0	Congo	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
	Miya 18'	Report		Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef

2017

17 January 2017 Africa Cup of Nations	Ghana	v	Uganda	Port-Gentil, Gabon
17:00 (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade de Port-Gentil

21 January 2017 Africa Cup of Nations	Egypt	v	Uganda	Port-Gentil, Gabon
20:00 (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade de Port-Gentil

25 January 2017 Africa Cup of Nations	Uganda	v	Mali	Oyem, Gabon
20:00 (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade d'Oyem

28 August 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Uganda	v	Egypt	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala

2 September 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Egypt	v	Uganda	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

2 October 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Uganda	v	Ghana	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala

6 November 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Congo	v	Uganda	Stade Municipal de Kintélé

Uganda all-time record against all nations

^[1]

Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD
Algeria	13	5	4	4	14	16	−2
Angola	8	3	2	3	10	10	0
Benin	2	1	0	1	3	5	−2
Bahrain	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Botswana	5	3	2	0	7	2	+5
Burkina Faso	6	1	3	2	4	6	−2
Burundi	9	8	2	2	20	7	+9
Cameroon	4	1	1	2	5	9	−4
Cape Verde	2	1	0	1	1	1	0
Chad	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Comoros	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2
Congo	6	3	0	3	13	9	+3
DR Congo	7	3	0	4	4	18	−14
Djibouti	4	4	0	0	30	2	+28
Ecuador	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
Egypt	15	1	3	13	12	33	−21
Eritrea	3	2	1	1	10	4	+6
Ethiopia	29	13	8	8	51	44	+7
Gabon	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1
Gambia	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Germany	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1
Ghana	12	3	3	6	9	18	−9
Guinea	7	2	2	3	10	12	−2
Guinea-Bissau	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3
Iran	1	0	1	0	2	2	0
Iraq	4	0	4	0	4	4	0
Ivory Coast	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1
Kenya	73	28	28	18	98	84	+14
Kuwait	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Lebanon	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Lesotho	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3
Liberia	4	2	0	2	2	4	−2
Libya	5	3	1	1	12	7	+5
Madagascar	4	1	0	3	4	5	−1
Malawi	27	12	7	8	34	30	+3
Mali	1	0	0	1	1	5	−4
Mauritania	3	3	0	0	6	0	+6
Mauritius	5	4	1	1	15	6	+8
Morocco	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2
Niger	5	2	1	2	5	6	−1
Nigeria	7	4	1	2	6	5	+1
Rwanda	30	12	9	9	40	25	+14
Saudi Arabia	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2
Senegal	4	0	2	2	2	6	−4
Seychelles	3	3	0	0	8	2	+6
Somalia	19	14	3	2	61	8	+53
South Africa	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2
South Sudan	2	1	1	0	6	2	+4
Sudan	31	14	11	6	43	27	+16
Tanzania	55	28	20	7	91	52	+39
Togo	8	2	2	4	6	10	−4
Tunisia	4	0	0	4	1	14	−13
Yemen	1	0	1	0	2	2	0
Zambia	33	11	8	15	42	41	+1
Zimbabwe	13	2	8	5	11	14	−3
Total	434	180	121	133	611	491	+120

Coaches

^[2]^[3]

Alan Rogers (1965–1966)
Robert Kiberu (19??–1969)
Burkhard Pape (1969–1972)
David Otti (1973–1974)
Otto Westerhoff (1974–1975)
Peter Okee (1976–1981)
Bidandi Ssali (1982)
Peter Okee (1983)
George Mukasa (1984–1985)
Barnabas Mwesiga (1986–1988)
Robert Kiberu (1988–1989)
Polly Ouma (1989–1995)
Timothy Ayieko (1995–1996)
Asuman Lubowa (1996–1999)
Paul Hasule (1999)
Harrison Okagbue (1999–2001)
Paul Hasule (2001–2003)
Pedro Pasculli (2003)
Leo Adraa (2003–2004)
Mike Mutebi (2004)
Muhammed Abbas (2004–2006)
Csaba László (2006–2008)
Bobby Williamson (2008–2013)
Milutin Sredojević (2013–)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against the Republic of the Congo on 12 November 2016.^[4]
Caps and goals updated as of 12 November 2016 after the game against Congo.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Robert Odongkara	(1989-09-02) 2 September 1989	25	0	Saint George
18	1GK	Benjamin Ochan	(1989-09-18) 18 September 1989	9	0	KCCA
19	1GK	Jamal Salim	(1995-05-27) 27 May 1995	4	0	Al-Merrikh

15	2DF	Godfrey Walusimbi	(1989-07-03) 3 July 1989	71	3	Gor Mahia
5	2DF	Isaac Isinde	(1991-04-16) 16 April 1991	50	2	Saint George
12	2DF	Denis Iguma	(1994-02-10) 10 February 1994	45	1	Al-Ahed Beirut
2	2DF	Joseph Ochaya	(1993-12-14) 14 December 1993	33	1	KCCA
14	2DF	Nicholas Wadada	(1992-08-15) 15 August 1992	22	0	Vipers SC
4	2DF	Murushid Juuko	(1994-04-14) 14 April 1994	18	0	Simba

6	3MF	Tony Mawejje	(1986-12-15) 15 December 1986	71	8	Þróttur Reykjavík
16	3MF	Hassan Wasswa	(1988-02-14) 14 February 1988	48	0	Al-Shorta
13	3MF	Moses Oloya	(1992-10-22) 22 October 1992	43	0	Kuban Krasnodar
3	3MF	Geoffrey Kizito	(1993-02-02) 2 February 1993	33	3	Than Quang Ninh]
8	3MF	Khalid Aucho	(1993-08-08) 8 August 1993	28	2	Gor Mahia
21	3MF	Mazamir Mutyaba	(1993-10-10) 10 October 1993	13	0	KCCA
7	3MF	Yassar Mugerwa	(1994-05-01) 1 May 1994	7	0	Saint George
23	3MF	Micheal Azira	(1987-08-22) 22 August 1987	1	0	Colorado Rapids
22	3MF	Shafik Batambuze	(1994-06-14) 14 June 1994	1	0	Tusker F.C.

11	4FW	Geofrey Massa (c)	(1986-02-19) 19 February 1986	60	17	Bloemfontein Celtic
20	4FW	Geoffrey Sserunkuma	(1983-07-06) 6 July 1983	37	9	Lweza FC
17	4FW	Farouk Miya	(1995-11-26) 26 November 1995	35	13	Standard Liège
10	4FW	Luwagga Kizito	(1993-12-20) 20 December 1993	28	1	Rio Ave
9	4FW	Yunus Sentamu	(1994-08-13) 13 August 1994	15	4	FC Ilves

Recent call-ups

The following players were called up in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Denis Onyango	(1985-05-15) 15 May 1985	54	0	Mamelodi Sundowns	v. Ghana, 7 October 2016
GK	Ismail Watenga	(1995-05-15) 15 May 1995	6	0	Vipers SC	v. Zimbabwe, 27 January 2016
GK	James Alitho	(1995-08-25) 25 August 1995	6	0	Vipers SC	v. Zimbabwe, 27 January 2016
GK	Mathias Kigonya	(1996-02-02) 2 February 1996	3	0	Bright Stars	v. Zimbabwe, 27 January 2016

DF	Richard Kasagga	(1993-07-04) 4 July 1993	27	0	URA Kampala	v. Zimbabwe, 27 January 2016
DF	Issac Muleme	(1992-10-10) 10 October 1992	15	0	SC Villa	v. Zimbabwe, 27 January 2016
DF	Timothy Awany	(1996-08-06) 6 August 1996	3	0	KCCA	v. Zimbabwe, 27 January 2016
DF	Joseph Nsubuga	(1996-10-09) 9 October 1996	3	0	Bright Stars	v. Zimbabwe, 27 January 2016
DF	Dennis Okot	(1990-12-01) 1 December 1990	11	0	KCCA	v. Zimbabwe, 27 January 2016

MF	Ivan Ntege	(1994-09-08) 8 September 1994	18	0	KCCA	v. Zimbabwe, 27 January 2016
MF	Keziron Kizito	(1998-12-07) 7 December 1998	13	1	Vipers SC	v. Zimbabwe, 27 January 2016
MF	Bernard Muwanga	(1993-08-25) 25 August 1993	8	0	Bright Stars	v. Zimbabwe, 27 January 2016
MF	Erisa Ssekisambu	(1995-08-28) 28 August 1995	13	2	Vipers SC	v. Zimbabwe, 27 January 2016
MF	Martin Kiiza	(1997-10-10) 10 October 1997	2	0	SC Villa	v. Zimbabwe, 27 January 2016

FW	Robert Ssentongo	(1988-06-05) 5 June 1988	38	8	URA Kampala	v. Zimbabwe, 27 January 2016
FW	Caesar Okhuti	(1990-10-07) 7 October 1990	27	7	KCCA	v. Zimbabwe, 27 January 2016
FW	Frank Kalanda	(1991-08-08) 8 August 1991	17	5	URA Kampala	v. Zimbabwe, 27 January 2016
FW	Lubega Edrisa	(1998-04-17) 17 April 1998	3	0	Proline	v. Kenya, 30 August 2016
FW	Emmanuel Okwi	(1992-12-25) 25 December 1992	48	17	SønderjyskE Fodbold	v. Comoros, 4 September 2016
FW	Francis Olaki	(1995-06-11) 11 June 1995	5	1	KCCA	v. Gabon, 10 January 2016
FW	Davis Kasirye		1	0	Rayon Sports	v. Zimbabwe, 31 May 2016
FW	Melvyn Lorenzen	(1994-11-26) 26 November 1994	1	0	Werder Bremen	v. Zimbabwe, 31 May 2016
FW	Hamis Kiiza	(1990-12-10) 10 December 1990	32	5	Free State Stars	v. Togo, 4 October 2016
FW	Muhammad Shaban		1	0	Onduparaka	v. Zambia, 8 November 2016

Notes

^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to injury.
^RET Player has retired from international football.
^DEC Player refused to join the team after the call-up.
^SUS Suspended from the national team.
^PRE Preliminary Squad.

References

↑ Competitions, Head-to-Head, FIFA, accessed 14 June 2015
↑ Zziwa, Hassan Badru (2009-05-25). "Rise and fall of Cranes coaches". The Observer. Uganda. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
↑ "Rise and fall of Uganda Cranes tacticians". Soccer256 online. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
↑ "Ghana's opponents Uganda name squad to face Congo in World Cup qualifier". ghanasoccernet.com.

External links

Federation Of Uganda Football Associations
Uganda at FIFA.com

Football in Uganda

Federation of Uganda Football Associations

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

Women	National team U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Ugandan Super League FUFA Big League

Domestic cups

Men	Ugandan Cup

Awards

Footballer of the Year
Top scorers

Lists

All-time Table
Champions
Clubs
International footballers
Foreign players
Venues

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
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Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Seasons
Records

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or Timeline of association football

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	African Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football

National football teams of Africa (CAF)

North Africa (UNAF)	Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia

West Africa (WAFU)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo

East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar¹

Central Africa (UNIFFAC)	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe

Southern Africa (COSAFA)	Angola Botswana Comoros Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Swaziland Zambia Zimbabwe

Non-regional Members	Réunion¹

¹ Associate member of CAF but not member of FIFA

Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations

CAF FIFA

International Competitions	CECAFA Senior Championship CECAFA U-20 Championship CECAFA U-17 Championship CECAFA Women's Championship

Club Competitions	CECAFA Club Cup CECAFA Nile Basin Cup

Current members	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar

National Teams	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar

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