Uganda national netball team
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| Nickname(s) | The She-Cranes | |
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| Association | Uganda Netball Federation | |
| Confederation | Confederation of African Netball Associations | |
| Head coach | rashid mubiru | |
| Captain | peace proscovia | |
| Top scorer | peace proscovia | |
| INF ranking | 13 | |
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| World Championships | ||
| Appearances | 2 (Debuted in 1979) | |
| 2015 placing | 8th | |
| Best result | 8th (2015) | |
The Uganda national netball team represent Uganda in international netball. In line with other women's representative sports teams in Uganda, the netball team are known as the "She-Cranes". Based on matches up to 16 August 2015, Uganda have a rating in the INF World Rankings of 13.[1] On September 18, 2014, they qualified for the 2015 Netball World Cup after victory over Swaziland.[2] The Head Coach of the team is Mugerwa Fred Tabale.[3]
Uganda won the Nations Cup 2013 tournament, held in Singapore's Toa Payoh Sports Hall.[4] Nakachwa Halima was named MVP.
Tournament results
| 2 Dec | Uganda 52 | Ireland 41 |
| 3 Dec | Uganda 52 | Papua New Guinea 52 |
| 4 Dec | Uganda 60 | Singapore 32 |
| 6 Dec | Uganda 75 | Sri Lanka 38 |
| 7 Dec | Uganda 52 | Singapore 29 |
Competitive record
| Netball World Cup | |||
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| Year | Championship | Location | Placing |
| 1979 | 5th World Championships | Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago | =13th |
| 1983 | 6th World Championships | Singapore | DNQ |
| 1987 | 7th World Championships | Glasgow, Scotland | DNQ |
| 1991 | 8th World Championships | Sydney, Australia | DNQ |
| 1995 | 9th World Championships | Birmingham, England | DNQ |
| 1999 | 10th World Championships | Christchurch, New Zealand | DNQ |
| 2003 | 11th World Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | DNQ |
| 2007 | 12th World Championships | Auckland, New Zealand | DNQ |
| 2011 | 13th World Championships | Singapore | DNQ |
| 2015 | 14th World Cup | Sydney, Australia | 8th |
See also
References
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