Uganda national football team

Uganda

Nickname(s)	The Cranes
Association	Federation of Uganda Football Associations
Sub-confederation	CECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Bobby Williamson
Home stadium	Mandela National Stadium
FIFA code	UGA
FIFA ranking	87
Highest FIFA ranking	63 (September, October 2010)
Lowest FIFA ranking	121 (July 2002)
Elo ranking	63
Highest Elo ranking	40 (March 1978)
Lowest Elo ranking	129 (June 2005)
Home colours Away colours
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.

Achievements

CECAFA Cup :

• 12 Times Champion (1973, 1976, 1977, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2011)
• 4 Times Runners-up

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1974 – Did not enter
• 1978 – Did not qualify
• 1982 – Withdrew
• 1986 to 1990 – Did not qualify
• 1994 – Withdrew
• 1998 to 2010 – Did not qualify

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 2012 – Did not qualify

Other Tournaments

Year	Round
1989 Peace and Friendship Cup	Runner Up

Uganda all time record against all nations

Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD
Algeria	8	2	4	2	8	11	−3
Angola	5	2	1	2	7	6	+1
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
Congo DR	6	2	1	3	4	15	−11
Côte d'Ivoire	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	54	64	0
Kuwait	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Lebanon	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
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	23	11	5	7	30	27	+3
Mali	1	0	0	1	1	5	−4
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
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	365	154	104	108	519	430	+76

Coaches

• Burkhard Pape (1968–1972)
• David Otti (1973–1974)
• Westerhoff Otto (1974–1975)
• Peter Okee (1976–1981)
• 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)

• Muhammed Abbas (2004–2006)
• Csaba László (2006–2008)
• Bobby Williamson (2008–present)

External links

• Federation Of Uganda Football Associations
• Uganda at FIFA.com