Uganda national football team
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| Nickname | The Cranes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Association | Federation of Uganda Football Associations |
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| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach |  László Csaba |
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| Most caps | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Uganda's National Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | UGA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA ranking | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 66 (April 1995) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 121 (July 2002) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elo ranking | 105 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First international Kenya 1 - 1 Uganda  (Nairobi, Kenya; 1 May 1962) |
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Biggest win Uganda 10 - 1 Djibouti  (Kigali, Rwanda; 9 December 2001) |
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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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| African Nations Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 5 (First in 1962) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Second place, 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. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals; their best finish in the African Nations Cup was second in 1978.
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[edit] Uganda Football Achievements
- CECAFA Cup :
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- 8 Times Champion (1973, 1976, 1977, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2003)
- 4 Times Runners-up
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[edit] World Cup record
- 1930 to 1974 - Did not enter
- 1978 - Did not qualify
- 1982 - Withdrew
- 1986 - Did not qualify
- 1990 - Did not qualify
- 1994 - Withdrew
- 1998 to 2006 - Did not qualify
[edit] African Nations Cup record
- 1957 - Did not enter
- 1959 - Did not enter
- 1962 - Fourth place
- 1963 - Withdrew
- 1965 - Did not qualify
- 1968 - Round 1
- 1970 - Did not qualify
- 1972 - Did not qualify
- 1974 - Round 1
- 1976 - Round 1
- 1978 - Second place
- 1980 - Withdrew
- 1982 - Withdrew
- 1984 to 1988 - Did not qualify
- 1990 - Withdrew
- 1992 to 2006 - Did not qualify
[edit] Notable players
[edit] External links
- Uganda FA official site
