| Uganda | |
| Badge: | Uganda national football team logo.png |
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| Nickname: | The Cranes |
| Association: | Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) |
| Sub-Confederation: | CECAFA (East & Central Africa) |
| Confederation: | CAF (Africa) |
| Website: | fufa.co.ug |
| Captain: | Isaac Muleme |
| Most Caps: | Godfrey Walusimbi (105) |
| Top Scorer: | Emmanuel Okwi (28) |
| Home Stadium: | Mandela National Stadium |
| Fifa Trigramme: | UGA |
| Fifa Rank: | 94 |
| Fifa Max: | 62 |
| Fifa Max Date: | January 2016 |
| Fifa Min: | 152 |
| Fifa Min Date: | July 2002 |
| Elo Max: | 40 |
| Elo Max Date: | March 1978 |
| Elo Min: | 129 |
| Elo Min Date: | June 2005 |
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| First Game: | 1–1 (Nairobi, Kenya; 1 May 1926) |
| Largest Win: | 13–1 (Uganda; unknown date 1932) |
| Largest Loss: | 6–0 (Alexandria, Egypt; 30 July 1995) 6–0 (Tunis, Tunisia; 28 February 1999) |
| Regional Name: | Africa Cup of Nations |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 7 |
| Regional Cup First: | 1962 |
| Regional Cup Best: | Runners-up (1978) |
| 2Ndregional Name: | African Nations Championship |
| 2Ndregional Cup Apps: | 6 |
| 2Ndregional Cup First: | 2011 |
| 2Ndregional Cup Best: | Group stage (2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022) |
| 3Rdregional Cup Apps: | 1 |
| 3Rdregional Name: | COSAFA Cup |
| 3Rdregional Cup First: | 2019 |
| 3Rdregional Cup Best: | Quarter-finals (2019) |
| 4Thregional Cup Apps: | 81 |
| 4Thregional Name: | CECAFA Cup |
| 4Thregional Cup First: | 1926 |
| 4Thregional Cup Best: | 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) |
The Uganda national football team represents Uganda in association football and is controlled by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations.
It 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).
It 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).
See main article: Uganda national football team results (2020–present). The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
| Position | Staff | |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | ||
| Assistant coach | ||
| Performance manager |  Sven De Wilde | |
| Goalkeeper coach | ||
| Fitness coach | ||
| Physiotherapist | ||
| Video analyst | Jelle Sevenhant |
Interim coaches are listed in italics.[1] [2] [3]
Robert Kiberu (19??–1969) David Otti (1973–1974) Peter Okee (1976–1981) Jaberi 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)
Mohammed Abbas (2004–2006)
Csaba László (2006–2008)
Milutin Sredojević (2013–2017) Moses Basena and Fred Kajoba (2017)
Sébastien Desabre (2017–2019) Abdallah Mubiru (2019) Abdallah Mubiru (2021) Milutin Sredojević (2021–2023) Morley Beyekwaso (2023) Paul Put (2023-present)The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Comoros and Ghana on 22 and 26 March 2024.[4]
Caps and goals are correct as of 21 November 2023, after the match against Somalia.
The following players have been called up in the last 12 months.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.
Players in bold are still active with Uganda.
| +Most appearances | |||||||
| width=30px | Rank | Player | width=50px | Caps | width=50px | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 105 | 3 | 2009–2019 | ||||
| 2 | Emmanuel Okwi | 95 | 28 | 2009–present | |||
| 3 | 88 | 6 | 2002–2013 | ||||
| 4 | 86 | 8 | 2003–2018 | ||||
| 5 | 82 | 0 | 2005–2021 | ||||
| 6 | 81 | 0 | 2006–2019 | ||||
| 7 | Farouk Miya | 79 | 23 | 2014–present | |||
| 8 | 75 | 7 | 2003–2014 | ||||
| 9 | 72 | 22 | 2005–2017 | ||||
| 10 | 71 | 1 | 2012–2021 | ||||
| +Top goalscorers | |||||||||
| width=30px | Rank | Player | width=50px | Goals | width=50px | Caps | width=50px | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emmanuel Okwi | 28 | 95 | 2009–present | |||||
| 2 | Farouk Miya | 23 | 79 | 2014–present | |||||
| 3 | 22 | 72 | 2005–2017 | ||||||
| 4 | 20 | 29 | 1987–2000 | ||||||
| 5 | 18 | 63 | 1998–2007 | ||||||
| 6 | 16 | 36 | 2003–2011 | ||||||
| 7 | 14 | 54 | 2002–2017 | ||||||
| 8 | 12 | 36 | 2009–2015 | ||||||
| 9 | 10 | 27 | 1988–1999 | ||||||
| 10 | Patrick Kaddu | 9 | 21 | 2018–present | |||||
| Fahad Bayo | 9 | 25 | 2018–present | ||||||
| FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 52 | 19 | 12 | 21 | 49 | 53 | ||||||||||
| Africa Cup of Nations record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | |||||||
 1957 | Not affiliated to CAF | ||||||||
| 1959 | |||||||||
 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 | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| 2025 | To be determined | ||||||||
 2027 | Qualified as co-hosts | ||||||||
| Total | Runners-up | 8/36 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 38 | |
| African Nations Championship record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | |||||||
| 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 | ||
| 11th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Total | Group stage | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 27 | ||
| 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 | |
(1973–2023)
| Year | Round | |
|---|---|---|
 1989 Peace and Friendship Cup | Runners-up | |
| 1962 Ugandan Independence Tournament | Runners-up |
Completely updated and corrected per the cited source on 10 June 2024[6]
| Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | −9 | ||
| 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | ||
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | ||
| 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | ||
| 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 10 | +15 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | ||
| 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 23 | −13 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | +31 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | ||
| 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 36 | −23 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | ||
| 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 39 | +8 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | ||
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | –1 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | –2 | ||
| 55 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 62 | 58 | +4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | +4 | ||
| 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 30 | +3 | ||
| 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | –1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | ||
| 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | ||
| 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | ||
| 35 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 26 | +17 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | ||
| 23 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 69 | 9 | +60 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | ||
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | ||
| 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 20 | +15 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 60 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 100 | 54 | +46 | ||
| 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | −6 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 16 | −15 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 41 | 51 | -10 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | ||
| 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 14 | −3 | ||
| Total | 565 | 231 | 158 | 176 | 758 | 605 | +153 |
Note: Country in italic is not a member of FIFA.