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.
Majid Musisi was a Ugandan footballer who played as a striker. He was the first Ugandan footballer to be signed for a European club.
Hassan Mubiru in Lukuli, Makindye division, Kampala district) is an Ugandan football striker who played for Express FC.
Express Football Club is a Ugandan professional football club from Kampala. The club previously played their home games at the Muteesa II Wankulukuku Stadium,but recently shifted to the newly renovated Hamz Stadium,Nakivubo.
Kampala Capital City Authority Football Club and also known as Kampala City, is a Ugandan professional football club based in Kampala, the largest city and capital of Uganda. Kampala City Council was rebranded to Kampala Capital City Authority and the club title has been changed accordingly. Many sources and news reports still refer to the club's traditional title, Kampala City Council Football Club, abbreviated as KCC.
Hamz Stadium, formerly referred to as Nakivubo Stadium at Nakivubo War Memorial Grounds, is a multi-purpose stadium in Kampala, Uganda. Following extensive renovations led by businessman Hamis Kiggundu in partnership with the Ugandan government, the stadium has been upgraded to international standards. It is slated to host significant events like AFCON2027 and CHAN 2024. which will mark a new chapter in Uganda's sporting and community landscape. It was previously used mostly for football matches and served as the home venue of SC Villa. In the 2024/2025 season, two Uganda premier league clubs URA FC and Express FC used Hamz stadium as their home ground.The stadium had a capacity of about 21,000 people, but upon partial completion of the renovations started in 2017, President Museveni commissioned the stadium on 25 April 2024. It will have a total seating capacity of 15,000 people upon final completion.
Anthony Mawejje Jr. is a Ugandan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He made 83 appearances for the Uganda national team.
Brian Umony is a Ugandan footballer who plays for Kampala City Council FC. Since 2009, he has also been a regular member of the Uganda national football team.
Jennifer Semakula Musisi is a Ugandan lawyer and public administrator. She is the first City Leader in Residence at Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative at the Ash Center of the Harvard Kennedy School, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. She was appointed to this position in January 2019.
Football is the national sport in Uganda. 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 FIFA World Cup; their best finish in the African Nations Cup was second in 1978.
2013–14 Uganda Cup is the 40th season of the main Ugandan football Cup.
Bright Stars FC, also Soltilo Bright Stars, is a Ugandan football club. They play in the top division of Ugandan football, the Ugandan Super League.
Maroons FC, also known as Prisons FC, is a Ugandan professional football club from Kampala owned by Uganda Prisons Service, currently playing in the Uganda Premier League. Playing as Prisons FC, the club won the first two Ugandan Super League championships in 1968 and 1969 and made the quarterfinals of the 1970 African Cup of Champions Clubs, losing 6–2 on aggregate to Egypt's Ismaily.
Boban Zirintusa Bogere is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Mtibwa in Tanzania Premier League and for the Uganda national team.
Moses Nsereko was a Ugandan football player, manager, and executive. During his playing career as a midfielder, he played for the Uganda national team at the 1976 and 1978 African Cup of Nations.
Daniel Nkata was the first Ugandan FIFA association football referee in 1960, writer, archivist. He was among the first Ugandans to play golf after the late Sir Daudi Chwa. He also served as secretary of Uganda Football Association which is nowadays known as FUFA. Nkata was the first indigenous Ugandan to gain formal membership of a golf club. He was secretary of the Uganda Golf Union in 1980.
The 1992 CAF Cup Final was the inaugural final of the CAF Cup, a two-legged tie to determine the first winner of the Moshood Abiola trophy. The final pitted Shooting Stars of Ibadan from Nigeria against Nakivubo Villa from Uganda. The first leg took place in Kampala, Uganda on 14 November at Nakivubo Stadium, while the second leg was held in Ibadan, Nigeria on 28 November at Liberty Stadium.
George Mukasa also known as George Wagaba Mukasa is a retired Ugandan association football coach and also a retired association football player. He coached the Uganda Cranes between 1984 -1985. and also Sc Villa from 1982 to 1985. He was a goalkeeper for association football clubs that include: KCCA FC, SC Villa, Express FC, Coffee United SC. He retired from association football in 1978.
Moses Basena is a Ugandan football coach who has managed the Uganda national team and several other clubs in Uganda and other countries in East Africa.
Danielita Favour Nambatya is a Ugandan women footballer, who plays as a Forward for Rwanda Women's Football League club Apaer women's Football Club and the Uganda women's national team.
