Uganda national football team

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Uganda
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) The Cranes
Association Federation of Uganda Football Associations
Sub-confederation CECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Head coach Milutin Sredojević
Captain Denis Onyango
Home stadium Mandela National Stadium
FIFA code UGA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 62 Increase 1 (7 January 2016)
Highest 62 (January 2016)
Lowest 121 (July 2002)
First international
 Kenya 1–1 Uganda Uganda
(Nairobi, Kenya; 1 May 1926)
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

CECAFA Cup :

Competition records

World Cup record

Africa Cup of Nations record

Other tournaments

Year Round
Kuwait 1989 Peace and Friendship Cup Runner Up

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

Uganda all-time record against all nations

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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.[4]

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Denis Onyango (1985-05-15) 15 May 1985 (age 38) 35 0 South Africa Bidvest Wits
1GK Robert Odongkara (1989-09-02) 2 September 1989 (age 34) 17 0 Ethiopia Saint George
1GK Harraya Saltini (1989-09-18) 18 September 1989 (age 34) 9 0 Uganda Victoria University
1GK Ismail Watenga (1995-05-15) 15 May 1995 (age 28) 2 0 Uganda Vipers
1GK Hamza Muwonge (1982-11-06) 6 November 1982 (age 41) 27 0 Kenya Thika United

2DF Andrew Mwesigwa (1984-04-24) 24 April 1984 (age 39) 64 6 Kazakhstan Ordabasy
2DF Godfrey Walusimbi (1989-07-03) 3 July 1989 (age 34) 55 3 Kenya Gor Mahia
2DF Isaac Isinde (1991-04-16) 16 April 1991 (age 32) 29 2 Ethiopia Saint George
2DF Denis Iguma (1994-02-10) 10 February 1994 (age 30) 27 1 Uganda Victoria University
2DF Joseph Ochaya (1994-05-02) 2 May 1994 (age 29) 10 0 Ghana Asante Kotoko
2DF Henry Kalungi (1987-11-25) 25 November 1987 (age 36) 16 0 United States Richmond Kickers
2DF Savio Kabugo (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 (age 29) 12 1 Uganda Victoria University

3MF Hassan Wasswa (1988-02-14) 14 February 1988 (age 36) 37 0 Uganda KCCA
3MF Moses Oloya (1992-10-22) 22 October 1992 (age 31) 27 0 Vietnam Bình Dương
3MF Brian Majwega (1992-11-07) 7 November 1992 (age 31) 25 3 Uganda KCCA
3MF Geoffrey Kizito (1993-02-02) 2 February 1993 (age 31) 22 3 Kenya Gor Mahia
3MF Ivan Ntege (1994-09-08) 8 September 1994 (age 29) 8 0 Albania KF Tirana
3MF Luwagga Kizito (1993-12-20) 20 December 1993 (age 30) 6 0 Portugal Sporting Covilhã
3MF Farouk Miya (1995-11-26) 26 November 1995 (age 28) 19 9 Uganda Vipers
3MF Allan Kyambadde (1996-01-15) 15 January 1996 (age 28) 2 0 Uganda Express
3MF Tonny Mawejje (1986-12-15) 15 December 1986 (age 37) 57 7 Iceland Valur
3MF Brian Majwega (1992-11-07) 7 November 1992 (age 31) 22 2 Uganda KCCA
3MF Khalid Aucho (1984-08-21) 21 August 1984 (age 39) 7 1 Kenya Tusker
3MF Martin Kayongo-Mutumba (1985-06-15) 15 June 1985 (age 38) 7 0 Iran Rah Ahan

4FW Emmanuel Okwi (1992-12-15) 15 December 1992 (age 31) 41 17 Tanzania Young Africans
4FW Geofrey Massa (1986-02-19) 19 February 1986 (age 38) 40 12 South Africa University of Pretoria
4FW Hamis Kiiza (1990-10-10) 10 October 1990 (age 33) 26 5 Tanzania Young Africans
4FW Brian Umony (1988-12-12) 12 December 1988 (age 35) 24 9 Unattached
4FW Yunus Sentamu (1994-08-13) 13 August 1994 (age 29) 7 3 Tunisia CS Sfaxien
4FW Dan Sserunkuma (1993-12-14) 14 December 1993 (age 30) 8 3 Armenia FC Ulisses
4FW Francis Olaki (1994-08-24) 24 August 1994 (age 29) 5 1 Uganda Soana

References

  1. Competitions, Head-to-Head, FIFA, accessed 14 June 2015
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