The Uganda national football team also known as The Uganda Cranes represents Uganda in association football and is controlled by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations.
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 two consecutive 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).
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
Alan Rogers (1965–1966)
Robert Kiberu (19??–1969)
Burkhard Pape (1969–1972) David Otti (1973–1974) Otto Westerhoff (1974–1975) Peter Okee (1976–1981) Jaberi 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)
Mohammed Abbas (2004–2006)
Csaba László (2006–2008)
Bobby Williamson (2008–2013)
Milutin Sredojević (2013–2017) Moses Basena and Fred Kajoba (2017)
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Johnny McKinstry (2019–2021) Abdallah Mubiru (2021) Milutin Sredojević (2021–2023) Morley Beyekwaso (2023).svg/1280px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small}
Paul Put (2023-present)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.
The following players have been called up in the last 12 months.
Completely updated and corrected per the cited source on 9 September 2024[7]
Note: Country in italic is not a member of FIFA.
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