Uganda national football team
Appearance
Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
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 | ||
Captain | Andrew Mwesigwa | ||
Home stadium | Mandela National Stadium | ||
FIFA code | UGA | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 87 1 (17 July 2014) | ||
Highest | 63 (September, October 2010) | ||
Lowest | 121 (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 | 5 (first in 1962) | ||
Best result | Second; 1978 |
The Uganda national football team, nicknamed The Cranes, is the national team of Uganda and is controlled by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations. Their best finish in the Africa Cup of Nations was second in 1978. Serbian Milutin Sredojević is their manager.
Achievements
Competition records
World Cup record
Africa Cup of Nations record
- 1957 to 1959 – Did not enter
- 1962 – Fourth place
- 1963 – Withdrew
- 1965 – Did not qualify
- 1968 – Round 1
- 1970 to 1972 – Did not qualify
- 1974 – Round 1
- 1976 – Round 1
- 1978 – Second place
- 1980 to 1982 – Withdrew
- 1984 to 1988 – Did not qualify
- 1990 – Withdrew
- 1992 to 2013 – Did not qualify
- 2015 – In progress
Other Tournaments
Year | Round |
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1989 Peace and Friendship Cup | Runner Up |
Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
18 May 2014 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualificiation | Madagascar | 2–1 | Uganda | Stade Rabemanajara, Mahajanga |
15:00 | Andriatsima 9' (pen.) Andriamatsinoro 29' |
Report | Kiiza 90' (pen.) | Referee: Victor Gomes, (South Africa) |
30 May 2014 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualificiation | Uganda | 1–0 | Madagascar | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala |
13:00 (GMT) | Massa 12' | Report | Referee: Mohamed Farouk Mahmoud, (Egypt) |
11 July 2014 International friendly | Uganda | 1–0 | Seychelles | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala |
15:00 (GMT) | Miya 21' |
15 July 2014 International friendly | Uganda | 0–0 | Malawi | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala |
14:00 (GMT) |
20 July 2014 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualificiation | Uganda | 2–0 | Mauritania | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala |
13:00 (GMT) | Majwega 48' Massa 70' |
Report | Referee: Hudu Munyemnana, (Egypt) |
Uganda all-time record against all nations
Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
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Algeria | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 |
Angola | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 |
Benin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
Botswana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Burkina Faso | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
Burundi | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 |
Cameroon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 |
Cape Verde | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Chad | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
Congo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
DR Congo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | −11 |
Ivory Coast | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
Djibouti | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | +28 |
Ecuador | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
Egypt | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 22 | −12 |
Eritrea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Ethiopia | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 28 | +4 |
Gabon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
Ghana | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 |
Guinea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 |
Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Iraq | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Kenya | 56 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 64 | 54 | 10 |
Kuwait | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Lebanon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
Lesotho | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
Liberia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
Libya | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Madagascar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
Malawi | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 27 | +3 |
Mali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 |
Mauritania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
Mauritius | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 |
Morocco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | −8 |
Niger | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
Nigeria | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Peru | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
Rwanda | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 20 | +33 |
Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Senegal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
Seychelles | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
Somalia | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 6 | +42 |
South Africa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Sudan | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 20 | +10 |
Tanzania | 41 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 71 | 40 | +31 |
Togo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 |
Tunisia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | −13 |
Zaire | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 |
Zambia | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 30 | −4 |
Zimbabwe | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 |
Total | 369 | 157 | 105 | 108 | 524 | 431 | +93 |
Coaches
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Current squad
The following squad was selected for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Mauritania on 20 July 2014.[3]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Denis Onyango | 15 May 1985 | 35 | 0 | Bidvest Wits | |
GK | Robert Odongkara | 2 September 1989 | 17 | 0 | Saint George | |
GK | Benjamin Ochan | 18 September 1989 | 9 | 0 | Victoria University | |
GK | Ismail Watenga | 15 May 1995 | 2 | 0 | Vipers | |
DF | Andrew Mwesigwa | 24 April 1984 | 64 | 6 | Ordabasy | |
DF | Godfrey Walusimbi | 3 July 1989 | 55 | 3 | Gor Mahia | |
DF | Isaac Isinde | 16 April 1991 | 29 | 2 | Saint George | |
DF | Denis Iguma | 10 February 1994 | 27 | 1 | Victoria University | |
DF | Joseph Ochaya | 2 May 1994 | 10 | 0 | Asante Kotoko | |
MF | Hassan Wasswa | 14 February 1988 | 37 | 0 | KCCA | |
MF | Moses Oloya | 22 October 1992 | 27 | 0 | Bình Dương | |
MF | Brian Majwega | 7 November 1992 | 25 | 3 | KCCA | |
MF | Geoffrey Kizito | 2 February 1993 | 22 | 3 | Gor Mahia | |
MF | Ivan Ntege | 8 September 1994 | 8 | 0 | KF Tirana | |
MF | Luwagga Kizito | 20 December 1993 | 6 | 0 | Sporting Covilhã | |
MF | Farouk Miya | 3 | 1 | Vipers | ||
MF | Allan Kyambadde | 15 January 1996 | 2 | 0 | Express | |
FW | Emmanuel Okwi | 15 December 1992 | 41 | 17 | Young Africans | |
FW | Geofrey Massa | 19 February 1986 | 40 | 12 | University of Pretoria | |
FW | Hamis Kiiza | 10 December 1990 | 26 | 5 | Young Africans | |
FW | Brian Umony | 12 December 1988 | 24 | 9 | Unattached | |
FW | Yunus Sentamu | 13 August 1994 | 7 | 3 | Vita Club |
References
- ^ Zziwa, Hassan Badru (2009-05-25). "Rise and fall of Cranes coaches". The Observer. Uganda. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ^ "Rise and fall of Uganda Cranes tacticians". Soccer256 online. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ^ "Uganda VS Mauritania: Micho releases three from Camp". Federation of Uganda Football Associations.
External links
- Federation Of Uganda Football Associations
- Uganda at FIFA.com