Uganda national football team

Uganda
Nickname(s)	The Cranes
Association	Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	CECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Head coach	Paul Put
Captain	Khalid Aucho
Most caps	Godfrey Walusimbi (105)
Top scorer	Emmanuel Okwi (28)
Home stadium	Mandela National Stadium
FIFA code	UGA
FIFA ranking
Current	88 (19 December 2024)
Highest	62 (January 2016)
Lowest	152 (July 2002)
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	8 (first in 1962)
Best result	Runners-up (1978)
African Nations Championship
Appearances	6 (first in 2011)
Best result	Group stage (2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
COSAFA Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2019)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2019)
CECAFA Cup
Appearances	81 (first in 1926)
Best result	Champions (1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019)
Website	fufa.co.ug

The Uganda national football team also known as The Uganda Cranes represents Uganda in international football and is controlled by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations.

History

The national football team of Uganda 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).

Uganda 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). They qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after South Sudan beat Congo 3-2 on November 14, 2024.

Results and fixtures

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

2024

19 January Friendly	Kuwait	0–2	Uganda	Cairo, Egypt
17:00 UTC+1		Report	Ssekiganda 10' Kitata 85'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium

22 March Friendly	Comoros	4–0	Uganda	Marrakech, Morocco
21:00 UTC±0	Saïd 7', 56' Selemani 8', 66'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Marrakech

26 March Friendly	Uganda	2–2	Ghana	Marrakech, Morocco
16:00 UTC±0	Mukwala 23' (pen.) Shaban 82'	Report	Opoku 7' J. Ayew 28' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade de Marrakech Referee: Bouchra Kaboubi (Morocco)

7 June 2026 World Cup qualification	Uganda	1–0	Botswana	Kampala, Uganda
19:00 UTC+3	Shaban 74'	Report		Stadium: Mandela National Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)

10 June 2026 World Cup qualification	Uganda	1–2	Algeria	Kampala, Uganda
19:00 UTC+3	Mutyaba 10'	Report	Aouar 46' Benrahma 58'	Stadium: Mandela National Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Adissa Abdul Raphiou Ligali (Benin)

6 September AFCON qualification	South Africa	2–2	Uganda	Johannesburg, South Africa
18:00 UTC+2	Foster 14' Mbatha 90+5'	Report	Omedi 51' Mato 53'	Stadium: Orlando Stadium Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

9 September AFCON qualification	Uganda	2–0	Congo	Kampala, Uganda
19:00 UTC+3	Kayondo 21' Ssemugabi 85'	Report		Stadium: Mandela National Stadium Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Mehrez Malki (Tunisia)

11 October AFCON qualification	Uganda	1–0	South Sudan	Kampala, Uganda
19:00 UTC+3	Mugabi 47'	Report		Stadium: Mandela National Stadium Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Kalilou Ibrahim Traoré (Ivory Coast)

15 October AFCON qualification	South Sudan	1–2	Uganda	Juba, South Sudan
15:00 UTC+2	Juma 21'	Report	Omedi 15' Leku 66' (o.g.)	Stadium: Juba Stadium Referee: Ahmed Al Ghandour (Egypt)

15 November AFCON qualification	Uganda	0–2	South Africa	Kampala, Uganda
15:00 UTC+3		Report	Morena 49' Maswanganyi 89'	Stadium: Mandela National Stadium Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

19 November AFCON qualification	Congo	0–1	Uganda	Brazzaville, Congo
13:00 UTC+1		Report	Mutyaba 55'	Stadium: Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat Referee: Mohamed Maarouf Eid Mansour (Egypt)

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Paul Put
Assistant coach	Sam Ssimbwa
Performance manager	Sven De Wilde
Goalkeeper coach	Gery Oste
Physical coach	Mathieu Denis
Physiotherapist & Fitness coach	Arthur Naudts
Video analyst	Jelle Sevenhant
Team Doctor	Arnaud Depraetere

Coaching history

Interim coaches are listed in italics.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Alan Rogers (1965–1966)
Robert Kiberu (19??–1969, 1988–1989)
Burkhard Pape (1969–1972)
David Otti (1973–1974)
Otto Westerhoff (1974–1975)
Peter Okee (1976–1981, 1983)
Jaberi Bidandi Ssali (1982)
George Mukasa (1984–1985)
Barnabas Mwesiga (1986–1988)
Polly Ouma (1989–1995)
Timothy Ayieko (1995–1996)
Asuman Lubowa (1996–1999)
Paul Hasule (1999, 2001–2003)
Harrison Okagbue (1999–2001)
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)
Sébastien Desabre (2017–2019)
Abdallah Mubiru (2019, 2021)
Johnny McKinstry (2019–2021)
Milutin Sredojević (2021–2023)
Morley Beyekwaso (2023)
Paul Put (2023-present)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against South Africa and Congo on 15 and 19 November 2024.^[6]

Caps and goals are correct as of 15 November 2024, after the match against South Africa.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Ismail Watenga	(1995-05-15) 15 May 1995 (age 29)	34	0	Lamontville Golden Arrows
1GK	Charles Lukwago	(1993-12-11) 11 December 1993 (age 31)	24	0	Venda
1GK	Nafian Alionzi	(1996-03-01) 1 March 1996 (age 28)	6	0	Defence Force
1GK	Mutwalibi Mugolofa	(2000-11-02) 2 November 2000 (age 24)	0	0	KCCA

2DF	Isaac Muleme	(1992-10-10) 10 October 1992 (age 32)	51	0	Viktoria Žižkov
2DF	Timothy Awany	(1996-08-06) 6 August 1996 (age 28)	45	0	Ashdod
2DF	Halid Lwaliwa	(1998-08-19) 19 August 1998 (age 26)	38	1	Bregalnica
2DF	Aziz Kayondo	(2002-10-06) 6 October 2002 (age 22)	26	2	Slovan Liberec
2DF	Bevis Mugabi	(1995-05-01) 1 May 1995 (age 29)	25	1	Motherwell
2DF	Kenneth Semakula	(2002-11-14) 14 November 2002 (age 22)	22	0	Villa
2DF	Gavin Kizito	(2002-01-14) 14 January 2002 (age 23)	12	0	Villa
2DF	Geoffrey Wasswa	(1996-08-23) 23 August 1996 (age 28)	3	0	Ethiopian Coffee

3MF	Khalid Aucho	(1993-08-08) 8 August 1993 (age 31)	75	2	Young Africans
3MF	Allan Okello	(2000-07-04) 4 July 2000 (age 24)	28	3	Vipers
3MF	Taddeo Lwanga	(1994-05-21) 21 May 1994 (age 30)	27	1	APR
3MF	Bobosi Byaruhanga	(2001-12-03) 3 December 2001 (age 23)	25	0	Austin
3MF	Travis Mutyaba	(2005-08-07) 7 August 2005 (age 19)	22	2	Bordeaux
3MF	Ssekiganda Ronald	(1995-09-13) 13 September 1995 (age 29)	8	1	Villa
3MF	Saidi Mayanja	(2003-08-12) 12 August 2003 (age 21)	0	0	KCCA

4FW	Rogers Mato	(1998-10-20) 20 October 1998 (age 26)	30	4	FK Vardar
4FW	Derrick Nsibambi	(1994-06-19) 19 June 1994 (age 30)	26	7	KCCA
4FW	Steven Mukwala	(1999-07-15) 15 July 1999 (age 25)	20	1	Asante Kotoko
4FW	Denis Omedi	(1996-06-13) 13 June 1996 (age 28)	11	2	Kitara
4FW	Jude Ssemugabi	(1997-03-03) 3 March 1997 (age 27)	4	1	Kitara
4FW	Hakim Kiwanuka	(2000-09-11) 11 September 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Villa
4FW	John Paul Dembe	(2005-07-03) 3 July 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Häcken
4FW	Calvin Kabuye	(2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Sandviken
4FW	Shafik Nana Kwikiriza	(2004-03-03) 3 March 2004 (age 20)	0	0	KCCA

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Tom Ikara	(1997-02-12) 12 February 1997 (age 27)	3	0	BUL	v. Ghana; 26 March 2024
GK	Giosue Bellagambi	(2001-11-08) 8 November 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Huddersfield Town	v. Ghana; 26 March 2024
GK	Jack Komakech	(2002-07-31) 31 July 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Vipers	v. Ghana; 26 March 2024
GK	Hannington Ssebwalunyo	(1994-01-19) 19 January 1994 (age 31)	0	0	Maroons	v. Kuwait; 19 January 2024
GK	Joel Mutakubwa	(1994-07-17) 17 July 1994 (age 30)	5	0	Gaddafi	v. Kuwait; 19 January 2024 ^PRE

DF	Nicholas Mwere	(2001-03-13) 13 March 2001 (age 23)	1	0	BUL	v. South Sudan; 14 October 2024
DF	Elvis Bwomono	(1998-11-29) 29 November 1998 (age 26)	10	0	St Mirren	v. Congo; 9 September 2024
DF	Kaka Omony	(1999-10-23) 23 October 1999 (age 25)	2	0	Bright Stars	v. Ghana; 26 March 2024
DF	Toby Sibbick	(1999-05-23) 23 May 1999 (age 25)	1	0	Heart of Midlothian	v. Ghana; 26 March 2024
DF	Nathan Asiimwe	(2004-12-29) 29 December 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Charlton Athletic	v. Ghana; 26 March 2024
DF	Livingstone Mulondo	(1996-10-15) 15 October 1996 (age 28)	7	0	Vipers	v. Kuwait; 19 January 2024
DF	Rogers Torach	(2003-06-23) 23 June 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Vipers	v. Kuwait; 19 January 2024
DF	Patrick Bayiga	(1993-08-15) 15 August 1993 (age 31)	0	0	Maroons	v. Kuwait; 19 January 2024
DF	Rashid Okocha	(1993-12-10) 10 December 1993 (age 31)	0	0	NEC	v. Kuwait; 19 January 2024

MF	Allan Kyambadde	(1996-01-15) 15 January 1996 (age 29)	25	1	El Dakhleya	v. Ghana; 26 March 2024
MF	Ashraf Mugume	(1998-11-16) 16 November 1998 (age 26)	5	0	KCCA	v. Ghana; 26 March 2024
MF	Moses Opondo	(1997-10-28) 28 October 1997 (age 27)	3	0	Horsens	v. Ghana; 26 March 2024
MF	Bright Anukani	(2000-06-26) 26 June 2000 (age 24)	18	3	Vipers	v. Kuwait; 19 January 2024
MF	Laban Tibiita	(1998-04-14) 14 April 1998 (age 26)	3	0	URA	v. Kuwait; 19 January 2024
MF	Hudu Mulikyi	(1995-04-25) 25 April 1995 (age 29)	2	0	URA	v. Kuwait; 19 January 2024
MF	Allan Oyirwoth	(2007-01-23) 23 January 2007 (age 18)	2	0	MYDA	v. Kuwait; 19 January 2024
MF	Ramz Kawooya	(1999-01-27) 27 January 1999 (age 26)	1	0	Express	v. Kuwait; 19 January 2024

FW	Muhammad Shaban	(1998-01-11) 11 January 1998 (age 27)	25	2	KCCA	v. Congo; 9 September 2024
FW	Fahad Bayo	(1998-05-10) 10 May 1998 (age 26)	29	9	Vyškov	v. Algeria; 10 June 2024
FW	Patrick Kakande	(2003-04-25) 25 April 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Villa	v. Algeria; 10 June 2024
FW	Umar Lutalo	(2003-12-15) 15 December 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Villa	v. Algeria; 10 June 2024
FW	Milton Karisa	(1995-07-27) 27 July 1995 (age 29)	50	6	Vipers	v. Ghana; 26 March 2024
FW	Moses Aliro	(1996-02-09) 9 February 1996 (age 28)	3	0	URA	v. Ghana; 26 March 2024
FW	Carl James Mujaguzi	(2000-05-05) 5 May 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Athlone Town	v. Ghana; 26 March 2024
FW	Nelson Senkatuka	(1997-09-10) 10 September 1997 (age 27)	13	0	Bright Stars	v. Kuwait; 19 January 2024
FW	Arafat Usama	(2002-09-27) 27 September 2002 (age 22)	3	0	KCCA	v. Kuwait; 19 January 2024
FW	Alex Kitata	(1998-01-09) 9 January 1998 (age 27)	1	1	BUL	v. Kuwait; 19 January 2024
^DEC Refused to join the team after the call-up. ^INJ Withdrew due to an injury. ^PRE Preliminary squad. ^RET Has retired from international association football. ^SUS Suspended from the team. ^WD Withdrew.

Player records

As of 19 November 2024^[7]

Players in bold are still active with Uganda.

Most appearances
Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Godfrey Walusimbi	105	3	2009–2019
2	Emmanuel Okwi	95	28	2009–2023
3	Simeon Masaba	88	6	2002–2013
4	Tony Mawejje	86	8	2003–2018
5	Denis Onyango	82	0	2005–2021
6	Hassan Wasswa	81	0	2006–2019
7	Farouk Miya	79	23	2014–present
8	Khalid Aucho	76	2	2013–present
9	Andrew Mwesigwa	75	7	2003–2014
10	Geoffrey Massa	72	22	2005–2017

Top goalscorers
Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Emmanuel Okwi	28	95	0.29	2009–2023
2	Farouk Miya	23	79	0.29	2014–present
3	Geoffrey Massa	22	72	0.31	2005–2017
4	Majid Musisi	20	29	0.69	1987–2000
5	Hassan Mubiru	18	63	0.29	1998–2007
6	David Obua	16	36	0.44	2003–2011
7	Geoffrey Sserunkuma	14	54	0.26	2002–2017
8	Brian Umony	12	36	0.33	2009–2015
9	Jackson Mayanja	10	27	0.37	1988–1999
10	Patrick Kaddu	9	21	0.43	2018–2022
	Fahad Bayo	9	29	0.31	2018–present
	Philip Obwiny	9	48	0.19	1994–2003

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

Final									Qualification
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1958	Not a FIFA member								Not a FIFA member
1962 to 1974	Did not enter								Did not enter
1978	Did not qualify								2	1	0	1	3	4
1982	Withdrew								Withdrew
1986	Did not qualify								2	1	0	1	1	3
1990	Did not qualify								2	1	0	1	2	3
1994	Withdrew during qualifying								Withdrew during qualifying
1998	Did not qualify								2	0	0	2	1	5
2002									2	0	1	1	4	7
2006									12	3	2	7	10	18
2010									6	3	1	2	8	9
2014									6	2	2	2	5	6
2018									8	4	3	1	7	2
2022									6	2	3	1	3	2
2026	To be determined								4	2	0	2	4	4
2030									To be determined
2034									To be determined
Total									52	19	12	21	49	53

Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1957	Not affiliated to CAF
1959	Not affiliated to CAF
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	Did not qualify
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	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	0	2	9	7
1980	Withdrew
1982	Withdrew
1984	Did not qualify
1986
1988
1990	Withdrew
1992 to 2015	Did not qualify
2017	Group stage	13th	3	0	1	2	1	3
2019	Round of 16	13th	4	1	1	2	3	4
2021	Did not qualify
2023	Did not qualify
2025	Qualified
2027	Qualified as co-hosts
Total			23	4	3	16	21	38

African Nations Championship

African Nations Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2009	Did not qualify
2011	Group stage	15th	3	0	0	3	1	5
2014		12th	3	1	1	1	3	4
2016		12th	3	0	2	1	3	4
2018		12th	3	0	1	2	1	4
2020		14th	3	0	1	2	3	7
2022		11th	3	1	1	1	2	3
2024	Qualified as co-hosts
Total			18	2	6	10	13	27

African Games

Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1965	6th place	5	1	1	3	10	14
1973–1987	Did not enter
Total	-	5	1	1	3	10	14

CECAFA Cup

(1973–2023)

CECAFA Cup – Gold medal 15 times

CECAFA Cup – Silver medal 5 times

CECAFA Cup – Bronze medal 7 times

Other tournaments

Year	Round
1989 Peace and Friendship Cup	Runners-up
1962 Ugandan Independence Tournament	Runners-up

Head-to-head record

Completely updated and corrected per the cited source on 15 November 2024 ^[8]

Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD
Algeria	12	2	4	6	10	19	−9
Angola	8	3	2	3	10	10	0
Benin	2	1	0	1	3	5	−2
Bahrain	2	0	1	1	1	3	–2
Botswana	6	4	2	0	8	2	+6
Burkina Faso	8	1	5	2	4	6	−2
Burundi	14	8	3	3	25	10	+15
Cameroon	6	1	3	2	7	11	−4
Central African Republic	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Cape Verde	4	3	0	1	3	1	+2
Chad	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Comoros	3	2	0	1	2	4	–2
Congo	7	4	1	2	13	7	+6
DR Congo	14	5	2	7	10	23	−13
Djibouti	5	5	0	0	34	3	+31
Ecuador	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
Egypt	19	2	2	15	13	36	−23
Eritrea	5	4	0	1	12	4	+8
Ethiopia	33	14	9	10	47	39	+8
Gabon	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1
Gambia	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Ghana	13	3	6	4	10	13	−3
Guinea	7	2	1	4	11	14	−3
Guinea-Bissau	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3
Iceland	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Iran	1	0	1	0	2	2	0
Iraq	2	0	1	2	2	3	–1
Ivory Coast	5	1	2	2	5	7	–2
Kenya	55	19	26	11	62	58	+4
Kuwait	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2
Lebanon	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2
Lesotho	5	3	2	0	8	0	+8
Liberia	4	2	0	2	2	4	−2
Libya	3	1	1	1	6	6	0
Madagascar	6	3	0	3	10	6	+4
Malawi	29	12	8	9	33	30	+3
Mali	7	0	4	3	4	10	−6
Mauritania	3	3	0	0	6	0	+6
Mauritius	5	3	1	1	13	5	+8
Morocco	4	2	0	2	7	8	–1
Moldova	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1
Namibia	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Niger	9	4	2	3	12	9	+3
Nigeria	8	4	2	2	6	5	+1
Rwanda	35	15	11	9	43	26	+17
São Tomé and Príncipe	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2
Saudi Arabia	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2
Senegal	6	1	2	3	3	7	−4
Seychelles	3	3	0	0	8	2	+6
Somalia	23	19	3	1	69	9	+60
South Africa	7	0	2	5	8	13	−5
South Sudan	8	6	1	1	20	6	+14
Sudan	24	12	8	4	35	20	+15
Tajikistan	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Tanzania	60	33	17	10	100	54	+46
Togo	9	2	1	6	6	12	−6
Tunisia	5	0	0	5	1	16	−15
Turkmenistan	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Uzbekistan	1	0	0	1	2	4	–2
Yemen	1	0	1	0	2	2	0
Zambia	38	12	7	19	41	51	-10
Zanzibar	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1
Zimbabwe	16	2	9	5	11	14	−3
Total	571	234	159	178	767	612	+155

Note: Country in italic is not a member of FIFA.

Source:^[9]^[10]

Honours

Continental

Africa Cup of Nations
- Runners-up (1): 1978

Regional

CECAFA Cup
- Champions (15): 1973, 1976, 1977, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019
- Runners-up (5): 1974, 1982, 1994, 1995, 2000
- Third-place (7): 1983, 1984, 1987, 1991, 2007, 2010, 2017

Awards

African National Team of the Year: 2016

References

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External links

Federation of Uganda Football Associations
Uganda at CAF
Uganda at FIFA

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v t e Uganda national football team
General	Federation of Uganda Football Associations History Managers Achievements Records
Stadiums	Mandela National Stadium St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende
Players	Squad Player category
Results	Results 1926–1969 1960–1979 1980–1999 2000–2019 2020–present
Africa Cup of Nations	Summary 1962 1968 1974 1976 1978 2017 2019
Other tournaments	African Nations Championship CECAFA Cup
Notable matches	1978 African Cup of Nations final 2011 CECAFA Cup final 2012 CECAFA Cup final 2015 CECAFA Cup final 2019 CECAFA Cup final
Other Ugandan teams	U-23 U-20 U-17 Women U-23 U-20 U-17

v t e Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations
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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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v t e 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 Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Non-regional Members	Réunion¹
¹ Regional team, an associate member of CAF but not a member of FIFA Football in Africa portal