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Uganda national football team

Uganda national football team

Men's association football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Uganda women's national football team.

The Uganda national football team represents Uganda in association football and is controlled by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations.

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History

It made its debut on 1 May 1926 against Kenya drawing 1–1. It qualified for its debut in the Africa Cup of Nations in 1962, the third edition of the tournament, which included only 4 teams. In the semi-finals, it was defeated and eliminated by United Arab Republic (2–1), and then lost the third place match against Tunisia (3–0).

It returned to the Africa Cup of Nations in 1974, where it was eliminated in the first round following 2 defeats against Egypt and Zambia and a draw against Ivory Coast. It was eliminated in the first round in the 1976 edition, being defeated by Ethiopia, Egypt and Guinea.

In the 1978 Africa Cup of Nations, it finished second in the group stages defeating Congo (3–1) and Morocco (3–0) and lost 3–1 to Tunisia. In the semi-finals it eliminated Nigeria (2–1) and in the final was defeated by Ghana (2–0).

In 2017 it qualified for the African Cup of Nations again after 39 years. It finished the tournament in the first round after 2 1–0 losses to Ghana and Egypt and a 1–1 draw against Mali.

In the qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup, it progressed to the second round with a 4–0 aggregate win against Togo, and was drawn into a group with Egypt, Ghana and the Republic of Congo. It finished the group with 2 0–0 draws against Ghana, a win and a draw against the Republic of Congo and a victory against Egypt followed by a defeat at the home of the Pharaohs. The 9 points won were not enough for it to qualify against the 13 of the Egyptians who finished first in the standings.

In the qualifiers for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, it cruised through qualifiers against Tanzania, Cape Verde and Lesotho. In the competition proper, a 2–0 victory against DR Congo meant that it had won its first match in the competition for 41 years. In the other 2 games of the group Uganda obtained a draw against Zimbabwe (1–1) and a defeat against the hosts Egypt (2–0) qualifying in second place, to be eliminated in the round of 16 by Senegal (1–0).

Results and fixtures

Main article: Uganda national football team results (2020–present)

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

28 March AFCON qualification Tanzania  0–1  Uganda Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
20:00 UTC+3 Report
  • Mato 90+1'
 Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Kalilou Traore (Ivory Coast)
14 June Friendly DR Congo  1–0  Uganda Douala, Cameroon
--:-- UTC+1
Stadium: Stade de Japoma
18 June AFCON qualification Uganda  1–2  Algeria Douala, Cameroon
16:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Japoma Stadium
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
7 September AFCON qualification Niger  0–2  Uganda Marrakesh, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Stade de Marrakech
Referee: Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
17 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Guinea  2–1  Uganda Berkane, Morocco
14:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade Municipal de Berkane
21 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Somalia  0–1  Uganda Berkane, Morocco
14:00 UTC+1 Report Mato 4' Stadium: Stade Municipal de Berkane

2024

19 January Friendly Kuwait  0–2  Uganda Cairo, Egypt
17:00 UTC+1 Ssekiganda 10'
Kitata 85'		 Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
22 March Friendly Comoros  4–0  Uganda Marrakech, Morocco
21:00 UTC±0
Stadium: Stade de Marrakech
26 March Friendly Uganda  2–2  Ghana Marrakech, Morocco
16:00 UTC±0 Stadium: Stade de Marrakech

Coaching staff

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Coaching history

Interim coaches are listed in italics.[2][3][4]

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Comoros and Ghana on 22 and 26 March 2024.[5]

Caps and goals are correct as of 21 November 2023, after the match against Somalia.

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Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up in the last 12 months.

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Player records

As of 21 November 2023[6]
Players in bold are still active with Uganda.
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Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

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Head-to-head record

Completely updated and corrected per the cited source on 4 July 2017 [7]

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Source:[8][9]

References

  1. [1]
    "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. [2]
    Zziwa, Hassan Badru (25 May 2009). "Rise and fall of Cranes coaches". The Observer. Uganda. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
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    "Rise and fall of Uganda Cranes tacticians". Soccer256 online. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  4. [4]
    "Johnny McKinstry unveiled as Uganda Cranes coach". www.newvision.co.ug. Archived from the original on 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  5. [5]
    "UGANDA CRANES SQUAD NAMED FOR FRIENDLY MATCHES AGAINST GHANA, COMOROS". Federation of Uganda Football Associations. 9 March 2024.
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    "Uganda". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 2023-09-19. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
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    FIFA.com. "FIFA Tournaments – Compare Teams – FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
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    "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-07-21. Retrieved 2023-07-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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    "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-07-21. Retrieved 2023-07-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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