Uganda national football team
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Nickname(s) | The Cranes | |||
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Association | Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) | |||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | |||
Sub-confederation | CECAFA (East & Central Africa) | |||
Head coach | Paul Put | |||
Captain | Isaac Muleme | |||
Most caps | Godfrey Walusimbi (105) | |||
Top scorer | Emmanuel Okwi (28) | |||
Home stadium | Mandela National Stadium | |||
FIFA code | UGA | |||
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FIFA ranking | ||||
Current | 94 | |||
Highest | 62 (January 2016) | |||
Lowest | 152 (July 2002) | |||
First international | ||||
![]() ![]() (Nairobi, Kenya; 1 May 1926) | ||||
Biggest win | ||||
![]() ![]() (Uganda; unknown date 1932) | ||||
Biggest defeat | ||||
![]() ![]() (Alexandria, Egypt; 30 July 1995) ![]() ![]() (Tunis, Tunisia; 28 February 1999) | ||||
Africa Cup of Nations | ||||
Appearances | 7 (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 association football and is controlled by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations.
![some of the Uganda National team players.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Uganda_National_Team.jpg/220px-Uganda_National_Team.jpg)
History
[edit]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).
Results and fixtures
[edit]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
2023
[edit]7 September AFCON qualification | Niger ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Marrakesh, Morocco |
20:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stade de Marrakech Referee: Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo) |
17 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Guinea ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Berkane, Morocco |
14:00 UTC+1 | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Municipal de Berkane |
21 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Somalia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Berkane, Morocco |
14:00 UTC+1 | Report | Mato ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Municipal de Berkane |
2024
[edit]19 January Friendly | Kuwait ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Cairo, Egypt |
17:00 UTC+1 | Report | Ssekiganda ![]() Kitata ![]() |
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium |
22 March Friendly | Comoros ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Marrakech, Morocco |
21:00 UTC±0 | Report | Stadium: Stade de Marrakech |
26 March Friendly | Uganda ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Marrakech, Morocco |
16:00 UTC±0 | Report | Stadium: Stade de Marrakech Referee: Bouchra Kaboubi (Morocco) |
7 June 2026 World Cup qualification | Uganda ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Kampala, Uganda |
19:00 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Mandela National Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast) |
10 June 2026 World Cup qualification | Uganda ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Kampala, Uganda |
19:00 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Mandela National Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Adissa Abdul Raphiou Ligali (Benin) |
Coaching staff
[edit]Position | Staff |
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Head coach | ![]() |
Assistant coach | ![]() |
Performance manager | ![]() |
Goalkeeper coach | ![]() |
Fitness coach | ![]() |
Physiotherapist | ![]() |
Video analyst | ![]() |
Coaching history
[edit]Alan Rogers (1965–1966)
Robert Kiberu (19??–1969)
Burkhard Pape (1969–1972)
David Otti (1973–1974)
Otto Westerhoff (1974–1975)
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)
Bobby Williamson (2008–2013)
Milutin Sredojević (2013–2017)
Moses Basena and
Fred Kajoba (2017)
Sébastien Desabre (2017–2019)
Abdallah Mubiru (2019)
Johnny McKinstry (2019–2021)
Abdallah Mubiru (2021)
Milutin Sredojević (2021–2023)
Morley Beyekwaso (2023)
Paul Put (2023-present)
Players
[edit]![]() | This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: New squad announced [1]. (May 2024) |
Current squad
[edit]The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Comoros and Ghana on 22 and 26 March 2024.[5]
Caps and goals are correct as of 21 November 2023, after the match against Somalia.
Recent call-ups
[edit]The following players have been called up in the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Hannington Ssebwalunyo | 19 January 1994 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Joel Mutakubwa | 17 July 1994 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Ismail Watenga | 15 May 1995 | 27 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Jamal Salim | 27 May 1995 | 13 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Gavin Kizito | 14 January 2002 | 12 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Livingstone Mulondo | 15 October 1996 | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Rogers Torach | 23 June 2003 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Patrick Bayiga | 15 August 1993 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Rashid Okocha | 10 December 1993 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Aziz Kayondo | 6 October 2002 | 21 | 1 | ![]() |
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DF | Ibrahim Juma | 6 May 2004 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Bright Anukani | 26 June 2000 | 18 | 3 | ![]() |
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MF | Laban Tibiita | 14 April 1998 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Hudu Mulikyi | 25 April 1995 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Allan Oyirwoth | 23 January 2007 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Ramz Kawooya | 27 January 1999 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Khalid Aucho | 8 August 1993 | 70 | 2 | ![]() |
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FW | Nelson Senkatuka | 10 September 1997 | 10 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Arafat Usama | 27 September 2002 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Alex Kitata | 9 January 1998 | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
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FW | Patrick Kakande | 25 April 2003 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Umar Lutalo | 15 December 2003 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Luwagga Kizito | 20 December 1993 | 47 | 1 | ![]() |
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FW | Yunus Sentamu | 13 August 1994 | 32 | 5 | ![]() |
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FW | Richard Basangwa | 17 December 2001 | 13 | 1 | ![]() |
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FW | Fred Amaku | 8 October 1995 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Rogers Mugisha | 6 June 2003 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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DEC Refused to join the team after the call-up. |
Player records
[edit]- As of 21 November 2023[6]
- Players in bold are still active with Uganda.
Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
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1 | Godfrey Walusimbi | 105 | 3 | 2009–2019 |
2 | Emmanuel Okwi | 95 | 28 | 2009–present |
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 | Andrew Mwesigwa | 75 | 7 | 2003–2014 |
9 | Geoffrey Massa | 72 | 22 | 2005–2017 |
10 | Denis Iguma | 71 | 1 | 2012–2021 |
Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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1 | Emmanuel Okwi | 28 | 95 | 0.29 | 2009–present |
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–present |
Fahad Bayo | 9 | 25 | 0.36 | 2018–present |
Competitive record
[edit]FIFA World Cup
[edit]FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
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Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
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Withdrew during qualifying | Withdrew during qualifying | ||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||
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12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 | ||||||||||
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||
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8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
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To be determined | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
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Total | 0/16 | 52 | 19 | 12 | 21 | 49 | 53 |
Africa Cup of Nations[edit]
African Nations Championship[edit]
African Games[edit]
CECAFA Cup[edit](1973–2023)
Other tournaments[edit]
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Head-to-head record
[edit]Completely updated and corrected per the cited source on 10 June 2024 [7]
Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
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12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | −9 |
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8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
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8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
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14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 10 | +15 |
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 |
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14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 23 | −13 |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | +31 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
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19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 36 | −23 |
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 |
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33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 39 | +8 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 |
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7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | –1 |
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5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | –2 |
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55 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 62 | 58 | +4 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | +4 |
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29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 30 | +3 |
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7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | –1 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
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9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 |
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8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
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35 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 26 | +17 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
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23 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 69 | 9 | +60 |
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 |
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24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 20 | +15 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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60 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 100 | 54 | +46 |
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9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | −6 |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 16 | −15 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 41 | 51 | -10 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
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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.
References
[edit]- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ Zziwa, Hassan Badru (25 May 2009). "Rise and fall of Cranes coaches". The Observer. Uganda. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ "Rise and fall of Uganda Cranes tacticians". Soccer256 online. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ "Johnny McKinstry unveiled as Uganda Cranes coach". www.newvision.co.ug. Archived from the original on 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ "UGANDA CRANES SQUAD NAMED FOR FRIENDLY MATCHES AGAINST GHANA, COMOROS". Federation of Uganda Football Associations. 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Uganda". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 2023-09-19. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
- ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA Tournaments – Compare Teams – FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-07-21. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
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External links
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