Uganda national football team
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Nickname(s) | The Cranes | |||
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Association | Federation of Uganda Football Associations | |||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | |||
Sub-confederation | CECAFA (East & Central Africa) | |||
Head coach | Milutin Sredojević | |||
Most caps | Godfrey Walusimbi (105) | |||
Top scorer | Emmanuel Okwi (26) | |||
Home stadium | Mandela National Stadium | |||
FIFA code | UGA | |||
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FIFA ranking | ||||
Current | 82 ![]() | |||
Highest | 62 (January 2016) | |||
Lowest | 152 (July 2002) | |||
First international | ||||
![]() ![]() (Nairobi, Kenya; 1 May 1926) | ||||
Biggest win | ||||
![]() ![]() (Uganda; unknown date 1932) | ||||
Biggest defeat | ||||
![]() ![]() (Alexandria, Egypt; 30 July 1995) ![]() ![]() (Tunis, Tunisia; 28 February 1999) | ||||
Africa Cup of Nations | ||||
Appearances | 7 (first in 1962) | |||
Best result | Runners-up, 1978 |
The Uganda national football team (nicknamed The Cranes), represents Uganda in men's international football and is controlled by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations, which is a part of CAF. Their best finish in the Africa Cup of Nations was second in 1978.
History[]
The Uganda national football team made its debut on 1 May 1926 against Kenya drawing 1-1. They qualified for their debut in the Africa Cup of Nations in 1962, the third edition of the tournament, which included only four teams. In the semi-finals, Uganda was defeated and eliminated by the United Arab Republic (2-1), and then lost the third place match against Tunisia (3-0).
Uganda returned to the Africa Cup of Nations in 1974, where they were eliminated in the first round following two defeats against Egypt and Zambia and a draw against Ivory Coast. They were also eliminated in the first round, defeated by Ethiopia, Egypt and Guinea.
In the 1978 Africa Cup of Nations, Uganda finished second in the group stages defeating Congo (3-1) and Morocco (3-0) and lost 3-1 to Tunisia. In the semi-finals they eliminated Nigeria (2-1) but in the final Uganda were defeated by Ghana (2-0).
In 2017 Uganda qualified for the African Cup of Nations again after 39 years. They finished the tournament in the first round after two 1-0 losses to Ghana and Egypt and a 1-1 draw against Mali.
In the qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup, Uganda easily progressed to the second round with a 4-0 aggregate win against Togo, however they were drawn into a tough group with Egypt, Ghana and the Republic of Congo. Uganda finished the group with two 0-0 draws against Ghana, a win and a draw against the Republic of Congo and a historic victory against Egypt followed by a narrow defeat at the home of the Pharaohs. However, the 9 points won were not enough for the Ugandans to qualify against the 13 of the Egyptians who finished first in the standings.
In the qualifiers for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, Uganda continued its good results cruising through qualifiers against Tanzania, Cape Verde and Lesotho. In the competition proper, a 2-0 victory against DR Congo meant that Uganda had won their first match in the competition for forty-one years. In the other two 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, only to be eliminated in the round of 16 by Senegal (1-0).
Results and fixtures[]
Win Draw Loss
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2021[]
18 January 2020 CHAN | Rwanda ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Douala, Cameroon |
22:00 UTC±0 | Stadium: Stade de la Réunification Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania) |
22 January 2020 CHAN | Uganda ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Douala, Cameroon |
22:00 UTC±0 | Stadium: Stade de la Réunification Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi) |
26 January 2020 CHAN | Uganda ![]() | 2–5 | ![]() | Douala, Cameroon |
22:00 UTC±0 |
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Stadium: Stade de la Réunification Referee: Boubou Traore (Mali) |
24 March 2021 AFCONQ | Uganda ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Entebbe, Uganda |
16:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia) |
29 March 2021 AFCONQ | Malawi ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Lilongwe, Malawi |
15:00 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Bingu National Stadium Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique) |
10 June Friendly | South Africa ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Johannesburg, South Africa |
18:00 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Orlando Stadium Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia) |
2 September 2022 World Cup qualification | Kenya ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Nairobi, Kenya |
Stadium: Nyayo National Stadium |
6 September 2022 World Cup qualification | Uganda ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Uganda |
7 October 2022 World Cup qualification | Rwanda ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Kigali, Rwanda |
18:00 UTC+2 | Report | Bayo ![]() |
Stadium: Nyamirambo Regional Stadium Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana) |
10 October 2022 World Cup qualification | Uganda ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Entebbe, Uganda |
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Report | Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia) |
11 November 2022 World Cup qualification | Uganda ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Entebbe, Uganda |
16:00 UTC+3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti) |
14 November 2022 World Cup qualification | Mali ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Agadir, Morocco |
17:00 UTC+1 |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Adrar Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia) |
9 December Friendly | Tanzania ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
Coaching staff[]
Position | Staff |
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Head Coach | Milutin Sredojević ![]() |
Assistant Coach | Moses Basena ![]() |
Goalkeeper Coach | Fred Kajoba ![]() |
Physiotherapist | Ivan Ssewanyana ![]() |
Senior Sport Scientist | Joshua Smith ![]() |
Sport Scientist | Felix Ayobo ![]() |
Team Manager | Geofrey Massa ![]() |
Coaching history[]
- Interim coaches are listed in italics.
Alan Rogers (1965–1966)
(19??–1969)
Burkhard Pape (1969–1972)
David Otti (1973–1974)
(1974–1975)
(1976–1981)
(1982)
(1983)
(1984–1985)
(1986–1988)
(1988–1989)
(1989–1995)
(1995–1996)
(1996–1999)
Paul Hasule (1999)
(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)
and
(2017)
Sébastien Desabre (2017–2019)
(2019)
Johnny McKinstry (2019–2021)
Milutin Sredojević (2021–present)
Players[]
Current squad[]
- The following players were called up for the World Cup Qatar 2022 Qualifiers.[6]
- Match date: 11 and 14 November 2021
- Opposition:
Kenya and
Mali
- Caps and goals are correct as of: 10 October 2021, after the match against
Rwanda
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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19 | GK | Ismail Watenga | 15 May 1995 | 22 | 0 | ![]() |
18 | GK | Charles Lukwago | 24 November 1992 | 18 | 0 | ![]() |
1 | GK | 2 February 1996 | 5 | 0 | ![]() | |
GK | 17 July 1994 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | ||
12 | DF | Denis Iguma | 10 February 1994 | 68 | 1 | ![]() |
20 | DF | Isaac Muleme | 10 October 1992 | 44 | 0 | ![]() |
DF | Timothy Awany | 6 August 1996 | 38 | 0 | ![]() | |
15 | DF | Halid Lwaliwa | 22 August 1996 | 14 | 1 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Bevis Mugabi | 1 May 1995 | 10 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Aziz Kayondo | 6 October 2002 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | DF | 14 January 2002 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
16 | DF | 15 October 1996 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | 14 November 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | ||
3 | DF | Geoffrey Wasswa | 23 August 1996 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
8 | MF | Khalid Aucho | 8 August 1993 | 57 | 2 | ![]() |
7 | MF | Shafiq Kagimu | 28 May 1998 | 19 | 0 | ![]() |
23 | MF | Moses Waiswa | 20 April 1997 | 19 | 1 | ![]() |
21 | MF | Allan Okello | 4 June 2000 | 15 | 3 | ![]() |
14 | MF | 17 January 1992 | 12 | 0 | ![]() | |
6 | MF | 3 December 2001 | 6 | 0 | ![]() | |
17 | MF | 9 September 1999 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | 12 June 1998 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | ||
13 | FW | Milton Karisa | 27 July 1995 | 27 | 2 | ![]() |
FW | Yunus Sentamu | 13 August 1994 | 26 | 5 | ![]() | |
9 | FW | Fahad Bayo | 10 May 1998 | 13 | 6 | ![]() |
22 | FW | 10 October 1997 | 9 | 0 | ![]() | |
11 | FW | Ibrahim Orit | 28 July 1998 | 9 | 2 | ![]() |
10 | FW | Steven Mukwala | 15 July 1999 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
Recent call-ups[]
The following players have been called up for Uganda in the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | 2 March 1996 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
vs. ![]() | |
GK | Denis Onyango | 15 May 1985 | 82 | 0 | ![]() |
vs. ![]() |
GK | Jamal Salim | 27 May 1995 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
vs. ![]() |
DF | Mustafa Kizza | 3 October 1999 | 16 | 4 | ![]() |
vs. ![]() |
DF | Enock Walusimbi | 12 November 1998 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
vs. ![]() |
DF | Innocent Wafula | 1 April 1996 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
vs. ![]() |
DF | 7 July 1999 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
vs. ![]() | |
DF | 4 September 1999 | 14 | 0 | ![]() |
vs. ![]() | |
DF | Joseph Ochaya | 14 December 1993 | 57 | 2 | ![]() |
vs. ![]() |
DF | Murushid Juuko | 14 April 1994 | 43 | 1 | ![]() |
vs. ![]() |
DF | 11 November 1997 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
vs. ![]() | |
DF | Nicholas Wadada | 27 July 1994 | 61 | 1 | ![]() |
vs. ![]() |
DF | Ronald Mukiibi | 16 September 1991 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
vs. ![]() |
MF | Taddeo Lwanga | 21 May 1994 | 22 | 1 | ![]() |
vs. ![]() |
MF | Isma Mugulusi | 10 October 2003 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
vs. ![]() |
MF | Steven Sserwadda | 28 August 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
vs. ![]() |
MF | Farouk Miya | 26 November 1997 | 68 | 22 | Free agent | vs. ![]() |
MF | Luwagga Kizito | 20 December 1993 | 46 | 1 | ![]() |
vs. ![]() |
MF | Micheal Azira | 22 August 1987 | 15 | 0 | ![]() |
vs. ![]() |
FW | Emmanuel Okwi | 25 December 1992 | 86 | 26 | ![]() |
vs. ![]() |
FW | Derrick Nsibambi | 19 June 1994 | 25 | 7 | ![]() |
vs. ![]() |
FW | Lumala Abdu | 21 July 1997 | 10 | 1 | ![]() |
vs. ![]() |
FW | 8 February 2000 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
vs. ![]() | |
FW | 19 December 1995 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
vs. ![]() | |
DEC Player refused to join the team after the call-up. |
Player records[]
- As of 29 March 2021
- Players in bold text are still active with Uganda.
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Competitive record[]
FIFA World Cup[]
FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
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Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
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Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
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Withdrew during qualifying | Withdrew during qualifying | ||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||
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12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 | ||||||||||
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||
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8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
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To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | – | 0/22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 48 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 45 | 49 |
Africa Cup of Nations[]
African Nations Championship[]
African Games[]
Gossage Cup / CECAFA Cup[]
Other tournaments[]
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Head-to-head record[]
Completely updated and corrected per the cited source on 4 July 2017 [7]
Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
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9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 |
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8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
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9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 |
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11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 22 | −14 |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | +28 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
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16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 33 | −21 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
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30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 36 | +8 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
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52 | 19 | 23 | 11 | 60 | 56 | +4 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 |
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26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 29 | +2 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | −4 |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
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7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
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30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 24 | +14 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
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19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 59 | 7 | +52 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
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24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 20 | +15 |
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51 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 92 | 49 | +43 |
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8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −5 |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 16 | −15 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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35 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 45 | -7 |
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15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 13 | −3 |
Total | 468 | 194 | 132 | 142 | 647 | 517 | +130 |
Achievements[]
- CECAFA Cup :
References[]
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 26 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Rise and fall of Uganda Cranes tacticians". Soccer256 online. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ "Johnny McKinstry unveiled as Uganda Cranes coach". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ "The Squad". Twitter. Uganda Cranes. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA Tournaments - Compare Teams - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
External links[]
- Federation Of Uganda Football Associations
- Uganda at FIFA.com
- Uganda national football team
- African national association football teams