Uganda national under-17 football team

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Uganda under 17
Nickname(s)The Cranes
AssociationFederation of Uganda Football Associations
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Head coachGhana Samuel Fabin
CaptainGavin Kizito
Home stadiumMandela National Stadium
FIFA codeUGA
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
First international
Uganda  0–1  
(Kampala, Uganda; 6 June 1991)
Biggest win
  1–6  Uganda
(Dar es Salam, Tanzania ; 22 August 2018)
Biggest defeat
Zambia  2–0  Uganda
(Lusaka, Zambia; 27 September 2014)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
AppearancesDNQ
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Appearances1 (first in 2019)
Best resultGroup stage
CECAFA U-17 Championship
Appearances5 (first in 2007)
Best resultChampions (2018, 2020)

The Uganda national under-17 football team (nicknamed The Cranes), represents Uganda in men's under-17 international football and is controlled by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations, which is a part of CAF.[1][2][3][4][5]

History[]

Players[]

The squad was announced recently postponed 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.[6]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Patrick Mubiru (2003-04-09)9 April 2003 (aged 16) Uganda Bright Stars FC
2 2DF Kevin Ssekimbegga (2002-02-04)4 February 2002 (aged 17) Uganda Express FC
3 2DF Innocent Opira (2003-10-18)18 October 2003 (aged 15) Uganda Ndejje University FC
4 2DF Samson Kasozi (2003-10-10)10 October 2003 (aged 15) Uganda Bright Stars FC
5 2DF Gavin Kizito (2002-01-14)14 January 2002 (aged 17) Uganda Vipers SC
6 3MF Davis Ssekajja (2002-02-25)25 February 2002 (aged 17) Uganda Bright Stars FC
7 4FW Isma Mugulusi (2003-10-10)10 October 2003 (aged 15) Uganda Kirinya–Jinja
8 3MF Andrew Kawooya (2003-03-03)3 March 2003 (aged 16) Uganda Vipers SC
9 4FW Abdulwahid Iddi (2003-12-14)14 December 2003 (aged 15) Uganda Onduparaka FC
10 3MF Thomas Kakaire (2003-12-28)28 December 2003 (aged 15) Uganda Bright Stars FC
11 3MF Ivan Asaba (2003-05-08)8 May 2003 (aged 15) Uganda Vipers SC
12 3MF Mukisa Opaala (2004-01-10)10 January 2004 (aged 15) Uganda Kirinya–Jinja
13 3MF Polycarp Mwaka (2002-12-31)31 December 2002 (aged 16) Uganda Ndejje University FC
14 4FW Najib Yiga (2002-12-18)18 December 2002 (aged 16) Uganda Vipers SC
15 4FW Rogers Mugisha (2003-06-06)6 June 2003 (aged 15) Uganda Mbarara City FC
16 3MF John Alou (2002-07-21)21 July 2002 (aged 16) Uganda Uganda Revenue Authority SC
17 2DF Ibrahim Juma (2004-05-06)6 May 2004 (aged 14) Uganda KCCA
18 1GK Jack Komakech (2002-07-31)31 July 2002 (aged 16) Uganda Ndejje University FC
19 1GK Oyo Delton (2003-11-24)24 November 2003 (aged 15) Uganda Kirinya–Jinja
20 2DF Justine Opiro (2003-12-28)28 December 2003 (aged 15) Uganda KCCA
21 4FW James Jarieko (2003-11-03)3 November 2003 (aged 15) Uganda Paidha Black Angels FC

Recent results & fixtures[]

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

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void or Postponed   Fixtures

2020[]

16 December 2020 (2020-12-16) 2020 CECAFA U-17 Championship Group A Uganda  5–0  Kenya Gisenyi, Rwanda
13:00 UTC+3
  • Mawa 7' 50' 54'
  • Mutyaba 77'
  • Gava 84'
 Report Stadium: Umuganda Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Diraneh (Djibouti)
18 December 2020 (2020-12-18) 2020 CECAFA U-17 Championship Group A Uganda  3–0  Ethiopia Gisenyi, Rwanda
16:00 UTC+3
  • Mawa 17' 63'
  • Irinimbabazi 35'
 Report Stadium: Umuganda Stadium
Referee: Emmanuel Mwandembwa (Tanzania)
20 December 2020 (2020-12-20) 2020 CECAFA U-17 Championship Semi-finals Uganda  1–0
   Gisenyi, Rwanda
13:00 UTC+3
  • Mawa 90'
 Report Stadium: Umuganda Stadium
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
22 December 2020 (2020-12-22) 2020 CECAFA U-17 Championship Final Tanzania  1–3
  Uganda Gisenyi, Rwanda
15:00 UTC+3
  • Mulema 88' (og)
 Report
  • Irinambabazi, 63'
  • Mutyaba 70'
  • Juma 90+1' (pen.)
 Stadium: Umuganda Stadium
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)

2021[]

13 March 2021 (2021-03-13) 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Group A 22:00 UTC+3  Morocco Cancelled  Uganda Rabat, Morocco
Stadium: Stade Moulay Hassan
16 March 2021 (2021-03-16) 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Group A  Uganda Cancelled  Zambia Rabat, Morocco
19:00 UTC+3 Stadium: Stade Moulay Hassan
19 March 2021 (2021-03-19) 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Group A  Ivory Coast Cancelled  Uganda Mohammédia, Morocco
22:00 UTC+3 Stadium: Stade El Bachir

Competitive records[]

FIFA U-17 World Cup[]

Year Round GP W D L GS GA GD
China 1985 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Canada 1987 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Scotland 1989 Did not participate - - - - - - -
Italy 1991 Withdrew - - - - - - -
Japan 1993 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Ecuador 1995 Disqualified - - - - - - -
Egypt 1997 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
New Zealand 1999 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Finland 2003 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Peru 2005 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
South Korea 2007 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Nigeria 2009 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Mexico 2011 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
United Arab Emirates 2013 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Chile 2015 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
India 2017 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Brazil 2019 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Peru 2021 Did not held - - - - - - -
Peru 2023 To be determined - - - - - - -
Total 0/18 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations[]

Year Round GP W D L GS GA GD
1985 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
1987 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
1989 Did not participate - - - - - - -
1991 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
1993 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Mali 1995 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Botswana 1997 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Guinea 1999 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Seychelles 2001 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Eswatini 2003 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
The Gambia 2005 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Togo 2007 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Algeria 2009 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Rwanda 2011 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Morocco 2013 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Niger 2015 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Gabon 2017 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Tanzania 2019 Group stage 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2
Morocco 2021 Did not held - - - - - - -
Algeria 2023 To be determined - - - - - - -
Total 1/18 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2

CECAFA U-17 Championship[]

Year Round GP W D L GS GA GD
Burundi2007 Runners-up 4 3 - 1 13 3 +10
Sudan 2009 Champions 6 6 - - 13 -3 +10
Burundi2018 Third-place 4 2 1 1 8 3 +5
Tanzania 2019 Champions 6 5 - 1 23 5 +18
Rwanda2020 Champions 4 4 - - 12 1 +11
Total 5/5 24 20 1 3 69 15 +54

References[]

  1. ^ "Uganda U-7 squad, results, fixtures, photos, statistics". International Soccerway. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Uganda U-17 Team profile, statistics, players, fixtures, results". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Afcon U-17:Lutalo names Uganda provincial squad to start preparations". Goal.com. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Afcon-17:Uganda off to Morocco for AFCON finals". Africa Top Sports. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Uganda beat Ethiopia to qualify for U-17 Nations Cup". BBC Sports Africa. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Uganda U-17 squad for 2021 AFCON U-17 Cup of Nations". CAF. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

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