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 | Geofrey Massa |
Home stadium | Mandela National Stadium |
FIFA code | UGA |
FIFA ranking | |
Current | 73 1 (12 January 2017) |
Highest | 62 (January 2016) |
Lowest | 121 (July 2002) |
Elo ranking | |
Current | 91 (23 January 2017) |
Highest | 40 (March 1978) |
Lowest | 129 (June 2005) |
First international | |
Kenya 1–1 Uganda (Nairobi, Kenya; 1 May 1926) |
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Biggest win | |
Uganda 13–1 Kenya (Uganda; unknown date 1932) |
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Biggest defeat | |
Egypt 6–0 Uganda (Alexandria, Egypt; 30 July 1995) Tunisia 6–0 Uganda (Tunis, Tunisia; 28 February 1999) |
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Africa Cup of Nations | |
Appearances | 6 (first in 1962) |
Best result | Runners-up, 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.
As 8 January 2017, after the match with Slovakia
The squad for the Africa Cup of Nations was announced on 4 January 2017, with Edrisa Lubega, Muzamir Mutyaba, and Benjamin Ochan being omitted from the team.
Caps and goals updated as of 21 January 2016 after the match with Egypt.
The following players have been called up for Uganda in the last 12 months.