Uganda national football team

Uganda

Nickname(s)

The Cranes

Association

Federation of Uganda Football Associations

Sub-confederation

CECAFA (East & Central Africa)

Confederation

CAF (Africa)

Head coach

Milutin Sredojević

Captain

Geofrey Massa

Home stadium

Mandela National Stadium

FIFA code

UGA

First colours

Second colours

FIFA ranking

Current

(5 May 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

Second; 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 :

13 Times Champion (1973, 1976, 1977, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012),2014 CECAFA Cup
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 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

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

18 May 2014 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualificiation	Madagascar	2–1	Uganda	Stade Rabemanajara, Mahajanga
15:00	Andriatsima 9' (pen.) Andriamatsinoro 29'	Report	Kiiza 90' (pen.)	Referee: Victor Gomes, (South Africa)

30 May 2014 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualificiation	Uganda	1–0	Madagascar	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
13:00 (GMT)	Massa 12'	Report		Referee: Mohamed Farouk Mahmoud, (Egypt)

11 July 2014 International friendly	Uganda	1–0	Seychelles	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
15:00 (GMT)	Miya 21'

15 July 2014 International friendly	Uganda	0–0	Malawi	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
14:00 (GMT)

20 July 2014 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualificiation	Uganda	2–0	Mauritania	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
13:00 (GMT)	Majwega 48' Massa 70'	Report		Referee: Hudu Munyemnana, (Egypt)

6 September 2014 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualificiation	Ghana	1–1	Uganda	Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
16:00 UTC±0	A. Ayew 50' (pen.)	Report	Mawejje 45'	Referee: Mohamed Said Kordi (Tunisia)

10 September 2014 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualificiation	Uganda	2–0	Guinea	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
19:30 UTC+3	Massa 21', 43'	Report		Referee: Tessema Bamlak (Ethiopia)

25 March 2015 International friendly	Nigeria	0–1	Uganda	Akwa Ibom Stadium, Uyo
19:30 UTC+1		report	Miya 81'	Referee: William Agbovi (Ghana)

9 June 2015 International friendly	Uganda	1–1	Gambia	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
	Sentogo 61'		Jagne 73'

13 June 2015 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Uganda	2–0	Botswana	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
16:00 UTC+3	Massa 55' Umony 65'	Report		Referee: Israel Mujuni (Tanzania)

19 June 2015 2016 African Nations Championship qualification	Tanzania	0–3	Uganda	Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City
			Ssekisambu 40', 66' Miya 90' (pen.)	Referee: Hudu Munyemana (Rwanda)

3 July 2015 2016 African Nations Championship qualification	Uganda	1–1	Tanzania	Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala
	Kizito 83'		Bocco 59' (pen.)

5 September 2015 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Comoros	0–1	Uganda	Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh, Mitsamiouli
		Report	Tony Mawejje 36'

12 November 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)	Togo	0–1	Uganda	Stade de Kégué, Lome
15:30 (GMT)			Miya 39'

15 November 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)	Uganda	3–0	Togo	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
13:00 (GMT)	Massa 4' Miya 41' Miya 45+1'

Uganda all-time record against all nations

^[1]

Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD
Algeria	9	2	4	3	8	13	−5
Angola	8	3	2	3	10	10	0
Benin	2	1	0	1	3	5	−2
Botswana	4	2	2	0	5	1	+4
Burkina Faso	4	1	2	1	4	5	−1
Burundi	9	5	2	2	16	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
Congo	4	2	0	2	9	6	+3
DR Congo	11	4	1	6	8	22	−14
Ivory Coast	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1
Comoros	1	0	0	0	1	0	+1
Djibouti	4	4	0	0	30	2	+28
Ecuador	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
Egypt	15	1	2	12	12	32	−20
Eritrea	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3
Ethiopia	29	13	8	8	44	32	+12
Gabon	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1
Gambia	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Ghana	9	3	3	3	8	10	−2
Guinea	6	2	1	3	10	12	−2
Guinea-Bissau	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3
Iran	1	0	1	0	2	2	0
Iraq	2	0	2	0	2	2	0
Kenya	51	19	21	11	59	55	+4
Kuwait	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Lebanon	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Lesotho	2	1	0	1	3	0	+3
Liberia	4	2	0	2	2	4	−2
Libya	3	1	1	1	6	6	0
Madagascar	5	3	0	2	9	4	+5
Malawi	25	11	7	7	31	28	+3
Mali	1	0	0	1	1	5	−4
Mauritania	3	3	0	0	6	0	+6
Mauritius	5	3	1	1	13	5	+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	10	8	38	24	+14
Saudi Arabia	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2
Senegal	4	0	2	2	2	6	−4
Somalia	18	14	3	1	52	6	+46
South Africa	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2
South Sudan	2	1	1	0	6	2	+4
Sudan	22	10	8	4	31	20	+11
Tanzania	49	27	15	7	88	48	+40
Togo	6	2	0	4	0	8	−8
Tunisia	4	0	0	4	1	14	−13
Zambia	33	11	7	15	38	43	−5
Zimbabwe	13	2	7	4	9	10	−1
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–)

Current squad

The following squad was selected for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Mauritania on 20 July 2014.^[4]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Denis Onyango	(1985-05-15) 15 May 1985	35	0	Bidvest Wits
1GK	Robert Odongkara	(1989-09-02) 2 September 1989	17	0	Saint George
1GK	Harraya Saltini	(1989-09-18) 18 September 1989	9	0	Victoria University
1GK	Ismail Watenga	(1995-05-15) 15 May 1995	2	0	Vipers
1GK	Hamza Muwonge	(1982-11-06) 6 November 1982	27	0	Thika United

2DF	Andrew Mwesigwa	(1984-04-24) 24 April 1984	64	6	Ha Noi FC
2DF	Godfrey Walusimbi	(1989-07-03) 3 July 1989	55	3	Gor Mahia
2DF	Isaac Isinde	(1991-04-16) 16 April 1991	29	2	Saint George
2DF	Denis Iguma	(1994-02-10) 10 February 1994	27	1	Victoria University
2DF	Joseph Ochaya	(1994-05-02) 2 May 1994	10	0	Asante Kotoko
2DF	Henry Kalungi	(1987-11-25) 25 November 1987	16	0	Richmond Kickers
2DF	Savio Kabugo	(1995-01-20) 20 January 1995	12	1	Victoria University

3MF	Hassan Wasswa	(1988-02-14) 14 February 1988	37	0	KCCA
3MF	Moses Oloya	(1992-10-22) 22 October 1992	27	0	Bình Dương
3MF	Brian Majwega	(1992-11-07) 7 November 1992	25	3	KCCA
3MF	Geoffrey Kizito	(1993-02-02) 2 February 1993	22	3	Gor Mahia
3MF	Ivan Ntege	(1994-09-08) 8 September 1994	8	0	KF Tirana
3MF	Luwagga Kizito	(1993-12-20) 20 December 1993	6	0	Sporting Covilhã
3MF	Farouk Miya	(1995-11-26) 26 November 1995	19	9	Vipers
3MF	Allan Kyambadde	(1996-01-15) 15 January 1996	2	0	Express
3MF	Tonny Mawejje	(1986-12-15) 15 December 1986	57	7	Þróttur
3MF	Brian Majwega	(1992-11-07) 7 November 1992	22	2	KCCA
3MF	Khalid Aucho	(1984-08-21) 21 August 1984	7	1	Tusker
3MF	Martin Kayongo-Mutumba	(1985-06-15) 15 June 1985	7	0	Rah Ahan

4FW	Emmanuel Okwi	(1992-12-15) 15 December 1992	41	17	Young Africans
4FW	Geofrey Massa	(1986-02-19) 19 February 1986	40	12	University of Pretoria
4FW	Hamis Kiiza	(1990-10-10) 10 October 1990	26	5	Young Africans
4FW	Brian Umony	(1988-12-12) 12 December 1988	24	9	Unattached
4FW	Yunus Sentamu	(1994-08-13) 13 August 1994	7	3	CS Sfaxien
4FW	Dan Sserunkuma	(1993-12-14) 14 December 1993	8	3	FC Ulisses
4FW	Francis Olaki	(1994-08-24) 24 August 1994	5	1	Soana
4FW	Nathaniel Gumbo	(1989-09-23) 23 September 1989	1	0	Cobh Ramblers

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.
↑ "Uganda VS Mauritania: Micho releases three from Camp". Federation of Uganda Football Associations.

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 Ugandan 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
Women's players
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

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

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

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

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

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

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

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

Games	All-Africa 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

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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