Uganda national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Uganda women's national football team.

Uganda

Nickname(s)	The Cranes Emisambwa emimyufu (The Red Devils)
Association	Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	CECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Head coach	Paul Put
Captain	Khalid Aucho
Most caps	Godfrey Walusimbi (105)
Top scorer	Emmanuel Okwi (28)
Home stadium	Mandela National Stadium
FIFA code	UGA
First colours Second colours Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current	82 6 (18 September 2025) [1]
Highest	62 (January 2016)
Lowest	152 (July 2002)
First international
Kenya 1–1 Uganda   (Nairobi, Kenya; 1 May 1926)
Biggest win
Uganda 13–1 Kenya   (Uganda; 14 December 1932)
Biggest defeat
Egypt 6–0 Uganda   (Alexandria, Egypt; 30 July 1995)   Tunisia 6–0 Uganda   (Tunis, Tunisia; 28 February 1999)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	8 (first in 1962 )
Best result	Runners-up (1978)
African Nations Championship
Appearances	6 (first in 2011 )
Best result	Quarter final (2025)
COSAFA Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2019 )
Best result	Quarter-finals (2019)
CECAFA Cup
Appearances	38 (first in 1973 )
Best result	Champions (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 or The Uganda Red Devils, represents Uganda in international football and is controlled by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations.

History

The Uganda Cranes made their debut on 1 May 1926 against Kenya drawing 1–1. In 1962, they qualified for their Africa Cup of Nations debut in the third edition of the tournament, which included only 4 teams. In the semi-finals, the Cranes were defeated and eliminated by United Arab Republic (2–1), and then lost the third place match against Tunisia (3–0).

The Cranes returned to the Africa Cup of Nations in 1974, where they were eliminated in the first round following 2 defeats against Egypt and Zambia and a draw against Ivory Coast. In 1976, they were eliminated in the first round, being defeated by Ethiopia, Egypt and Guinea.

In the 1978 Africa Cup of Nations, the Cranes finished second in the group stages defeating the Republic of Congo (3–1) and Morocco (3–0) and lost 3–1 to Tunisia. In the semi-finals they eliminated Nigeria (2–1), and in the finals they were defeated by Ghana (2–0).

In 2017 the Cranes qualified for the African Cup of Nations again after 39 years. They 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, the Cranes progressed to the second round with a 4–0 aggregate win against Togo, and were drawn into a group with Egypt, Ghana and the Republic of Congo. They 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 Uganda to qualify against the 13 of the Egyptians who finished first in the standings.

In the qualifiers for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, the Cranes cruised through qualifiers against Tanzania, Cape Verde and Lesotho. In the competition proper, a 2–0 victory against DR Congo meant that the Uganda Cranes had won their 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). They qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after South Sudan beat Congo 3–2 on November 14, 2024.

Results and fixtures

Main article: Uganda national football team results (2020–present)

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

2024

Uganda   v   South Sudan

11 October AFCON qualification	Uganda	1–0	South Sudan	Kampala, Uganda
19:00  UTC+3	Mugabi 47'	Report		Stadium: Mandela National Stadium Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Kalilou Ibrahim Traoré (Ivory Coast)

South Sudan   v   Uganda

15 October AFCON qualification	South Sudan	1–2	Uganda	Juba, South Sudan
15:00  UTC+2	Juma 21'	Report	Omedi 15' Leku 66' (o.g.)	Stadium: Juba Stadium Referee: Ahmed Al Ghandour (Egypt)

Uganda   v   South Africa

15 November AFCON qualification	Uganda	0–2	South Africa	Kampala, Uganda
15:00  UTC+3		Report	Morena 49' Maswanganyi 89'	Stadium: Mandela National Stadium Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

Congo   v   Uganda

19 November AFCON qualification	Congo	0–1	Uganda	Brazzaville, Congo
13:00  UTC+1		Report	Mutyaba 55'	Stadium: Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat Referee: Mohamed Maarouf Eid Mansour (Egypt)

2025

Mozambique   v   Uganda

20 March 2026 World Cup qualification	Mozambique	3–1	Uganda	Cairo, Egypt
16:00  UTC+3	Pepo 3', 16' Ratifo 45+3'	Report	Shaban 7'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Pierre Ghislain Atcho (Gabon)

Uganda   v   Guinea

25 March 2026 World Cup qualification	Uganda	1–0	Guinea	Kampala, Uganda
19:00  UTC+3	Okello 36'	Report		Stadium: Mandela National Stadium Attendance: 25,000

Uganda   v   Gambia

9 June Friendly	Uganda	1–1	Gambia	Marrakech, Morocco
16:00  UTC+1	Mato 27'	Report	Manneh 45+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade de Marrakech

Uganda   v   Mozambique

5 September 2026 World Cup qualification	Uganda	4–0	Mozambique	Kampala, Uganda
19:00  UTC+3	Okello 48' Mato 70', 84' Capradossi 90'	Report		Stadium: Mandela National Stadium Referee: Kalilou Ibrahim Traoré (Ivory Coast)

Uganda   v   Somalia

8 September 2026 World Cup qualification	Uganda	2–0	Somalia	Kampala, Uganda
19:00  UTC+3	Okello 6' (pen.) Ssemugabi 39'	Report		Stadium: Mandela National Stadium Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

Botswana   v   Uganda

9 October 2026 World Cup qualification	Botswana	0–1	Uganda	Francistown, Botswana
--:--  UTC+2			Ssemugabi 54'	Stadium: Obed Itani Chilume Stadium

Algeria   v   Uganda

14 October 2026 World Cup qualification	Algeria	2–1	Uganda	Tizi Ouzou, Algeria
--:--  UTC+2	Amoura 81' (pen.), 90+9' (pen.)		Mukwala 6'	Stadium: Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium

Tunisia   v   Uganda

23 December 2025 AFCON GS	Tunisia	v	Uganda	Rabat, Morocco
15:30  UTC+1				Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Olympic Annex Stadium

Uganda   v   Tanzania

27 December 2025 AFCON GS	Uganda	v	Tanzania	Rabat, Morocco
18:00  UTC+1				Stadium: Al Barid Stadium

Uganda   v   Nigeria

30 December 2025 AFCON GS	Uganda	v	Nigeria	Fez, Morocco
18:00  UTC+1				Stadium: Fez Stadium

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Paul Put
Assistant coach	Sam Ssimbwa
Performance manager	Sven De Wilde
Goalkeeper coach	Gery Oste
Physical coach	Mathieu Denis
Physiotherapist & Fitness coach	Arthur Naudts
Video analyst	Jelle Sevenhant
Team Doctor	Arnaud Depraetere

Coaching history

Interim coaches are listed in italics. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

• Alan Rogers (1965–1966)
• Robert Kiberu (19??–1969, 1988–1989)
• Burkhard Pape (1969–1972)
• David Otti (1973–1974)
• Otto Westerhoff (1974–1975)
• Peter Okee (1976–1981, 1983)
• Jaberi Bidandi Ssali (1982)
• George Mukasa (1984–1985)
• Barnabas Mwesiga (1986–1988)
• Polly Ouma (1989–1995)
• Timothy Ayieko (1995–1996)
• Asuman Lubowa (1996–1999)
• Paul Hasule (1999, 2001–2003)
• Harrison Okagbue (1999–2001)
• 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, 2021)
• Johnny McKinstry (2019–2021)
• Milutin Sredojević (2021–2023)
• Morley Beyekwaso (2023)
• Paul Put (2023-present)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group G matches against Botswana and Algeria on 9 and 14 October 2025. ^[5]

Caps and goals are correct as of 9 October 2025, after the match against Botswana.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Nafian Alionzi	(1996-03-01) 1 March 1996 (age 29)	9	0	Defence Force
18	1 GK	Denis Onyango	(1985-05-15) 15 May 1985 (age 40)	83	0	Mamelodi Sundowns
19	1 GK	Salim Magoola	(1995-05-27) 27 May 1995 (age 30)	15	0	Richards Bay
2	2 DF	Herbert Achai	(1999-08-08) 8 August 1999 (age 26)	2	0	KCCA
3	2 DF	Rogers Torach	(2003-06-23) 23 June 2003 (age 22)	3	0	Vipers
5	2 DF	Toby Sibbick	(1999-05-23) 23 May 1999 (age 26)	4	0	Burton Albion FC
13	2 DF	Elio Capradossi	(1996-03-11) 11 March 1996 (age 29)	10	1	Universitatea Cluj
15	2 DF	Jordan Obita	(1993-12-08) 8 December 1993 (age 31)	5	0	Hibernian
23	2 DF	Aziz Kayondo	(2002-10-06) 6 October 2002 (age 23)	32	2	Slovan Liberec
	2 DF	Gavin Kizito	(2002-01-14) 14 January 2002 (age 23)	14	0	KCCA
	2 DF	Hilary Mukundane	(1997-12-22) 22 December 1997 (age 27)	6	0	Vipers
4	3 MF	Kenneth Semakula	(2002-11-14) 14 November 2002 (age 22)	30	0	Al-Adalah
6	3 MF	Bobosi Byaruhanga	(2001-12-03) 3 December 2001 (age 23)	28	0	Oakland Roots
8	3 MF	Khalid Aucho	(1993-08-08) 8 August 1993 (age 32)	80	2	Singida Black Stars
16	3 MF	Ronald Ssekiganda	(1995-09-13) 13 September 1995 (age 30)	11	1	APR
20	3 MF	Allan Oyirwoth	(2007-01-23) 23 January 2007 (age 18)	4	0	New England Revolution
	3 MF	Enock Ssebaggala	(2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 (age 25)	1	0	Vipers
7	4 FW	Rogers Mato	(1998-10-20) 20 October 1998 (age 27)	37	7	Vardar Skopje
9	4 FW	Uche Ikpeazu	(1995-02-28) 28 February 1995 (age 30)	2	0	St Johnstone
10	4 FW	Travis Mutyaba	(2005-08-07) 7 August 2005 (age 20)	28	3	Sfaxien
11	4 FW	Steven Mukwala	(1999-07-15) 15 July 1999 (age 26)	25	1	Simba
12	4 FW	Joseph Mpande	(1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 (age 31)	15	2	PVF-CAND
14	4 FW	Denis Omedi	(1996-06-13) 13 June 1996 (age 29)	16	2	APR
17	4 FW	Reagan Mpande	(2000-05-07) 7 May 2000 (age 25)	1	0	Villa
21	4 FW	Allan Okello	(2000-07-04) 4 July 2000 (age 25)	36	6	Vipers
22	4 FW	Jude Ssemugabi	(1997-03-03) 3 March 1997 (age 28)	11	3	Jamus

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Hannington Sebwalunyo	(1989-05-28) 28 May 1989 (age 36)	0	0	NEC	v.   Gambia , 9 June 2025
GK	Joel Mutakubwa	(1994-07-17) 17 July 1994 (age 31)	8	0	BUL	v.   Gambia , 9 June 2025
GK	Ismail Watenga	(1995-05-15) 15 May 1995 (age 30)	38	0	Lamontville Golden Arrows	v.   Gambia , 9 June 2025
GK	Charles Lukwago	(1993-12-11) 11 December 1993 (age 31)	24	0	Venda	v.   Congo , 19 November 2024
GK	Mutwalibi Mugolofa	(2000-11-02) 2 November 2000 (age 24)	0	0	KCCA	v.   Congo , 19 November 2024
DF	Elvis Bwomono	(1998-11-29) 29 November 1998 (age 26)	13	0	St Mirren	v.   Gambia , 9 June 2025
DF	Arnold Odong	(1999-03-02) 2 March 1999 (age 26)	0	0	Villa	v.   Gambia , 9 June 2025
DF	Isaac Muleme	(1992-10-10) 10 October 1992 (age 33)	53	0	Viktoria Žižkov	v.   Gambia , 9 June 2025
DF	Nicholas Wadada	(1994-07-27) 27 July 1994 (age 31)	63	1	Vipers	v.   Gambia , 9 June 2025
DF	Timothy Awany	(1996-08-06) 6 August 1996 (age 29)	45	0	Ashdod	v.   Guinea , 25 March 2025
DF	Bevis Mugabi	(1995-05-01) 1 May 1995 (age 30)	26	1	Anorthosis Famagusta	v.   Guinea , 25 March 2025
DF	Halid Lwaliwa	(1998-08-19) 19 August 1998 (age 27)	38	1	Bregalnica	v.   Congo , 19 November 2024
DF	Geoffrey Wasswa	(1996-08-23) 23 August 1996 (age 29)	3	0	Ethiopian Coffee	v.   Congo , 19 November 2024
DF	Nicholas Mwere	(2001-03-13) 13 March 2001 (age 24)	1	0	BUL	v.   South Sudan ; 14 October 2024
MF	Karim Watambala	(2000-03-03) 3 March 2000 (age 25)	18	0	Vipers	v.   Gambia , 9 June 2025
MF	Taddeo Lwanga	(1994-05-21) 21 May 1994 (age 31)	27	1	APR	v.   Congo , 19 November 2024
MF	Saidi Mayanja	(2003-08-12) 12 August 2003 (age 22)	0	0	KCCA	v.   Congo , 19 November 2024
FW	Ivan Ahimbisibwe	(1995-11-23) 23 November 1995 (age 29)	2	0	URA	v.   Gambia , 9 June 2025
FW	Shafik Nana Kwikiriza	(2004-03-03) 3 March 2004 (age 21)	1	0	KCCA	v.   Gambia , 9 June 2025
FW	Arafati Usama	(1998-06-27) 27 June 1998 (age 27)	4	0	KCCA	v.   Gambia , 9 June 2025
FW	Muhammad Shaban	(1998-01-11) 11 January 1998 (age 27)	28	3	Al-Anwar Al-Abyar	v.   Gambia , 9 June 2025
FW	Patrick Kakande	(2003-04-25) 25 April 2003 (age 22)	5	0	Villa	v.   Gambia , 9 June 2025
FW	Hakim Kiwanuka	(2000-09-11) 11 September 2000 (age 25)	6	1	APR	v.   Gambia , 9 June 2025
FW	Calvin Kabuye	(2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 22)	1	0	Mjällby	v.   Guinea , 25 March 2025
FW	Derrick Nsibambi	(1994-06-19) 19 June 1994 (age 31)	26	7	KCCA	v.   Congo , 19 November 2024
FW	John Paul Dembe	(2005-07-03) 3 July 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Häcken	v.   Congo , 19 November 2024

Player records

As of 8 September 2025 ^[6]

Players in bold are still active with Uganda.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Godfrey Walusimbi	105	3	2009–2019
2	Emmanuel Okwi	95	28	2009–2023
3	Simeon Masaba	88	6	2002–2013
4	Tony Mawejje	86	8	2003–2018
5	Denis Onyango	82	0	2005–present
6	Hassan Wasswa	81	0	2006–2019
7	Farouk Miya	79	23	2014–2023
	Khalid Aucho	79	2	2013–present
9	Andrew Mwesigwa	75	7	2003–2014
10	Geoffrey Massa	72	22	2005–2017

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Emmanuel Okwi	28	95	0.29	2009–2023
2	Farouk Miya	23	79	0.29	2014–2023
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	2018–2022
	Fahad Bayo	9	29	0.31	2018–present
	Philip Obwiny	9	48	0.19	1994–2003

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record										Qualification record
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
1978	Did not qualify									2	1	0	1	3	4
1982	Withdrew									Withdrew
1986	Did not qualify									2	1	0	1	1	3
1990										2	1	0	1	2	3
1994	Withdrew during qualifying									Withdrew during qualifying
1998	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	1	5
2002										2	0	1	1	4	7
2006										12	3	2	7	10	18
2010										6	3	1	2	8	9
2014										6	2	2	2	5	6
2018										8	4	3	1	7	2
2022										6	2	3	1	3	2
2026										10	6	0	4	14	9
2030	To be determined									To be determined
2034
Total									58	23	12	23	58	68

Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1957	Not affiliated to CAF
1959
1962	Fourth place	4th	2	0	0	2	1	5
1963	Withdrew
1965	Did not qualify
1968	Group stage	8th	3	0	0	3	2	8
1970	Did not qualify
1972
1974	Group stage	6th	3	0	1	2	3	5
1976	Group stage	8th	3	0	0	3	2	6
1978	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	0	2	9	7
1980	Withdrew
1982
1984	Did not qualify
1986
1988
1990	Withdrew
1992 to 2015	Did not qualify
2017	Group stage	13th	3	0	1	2	1	3
2019	Round of 16	13th	4	1	1	2	3	4
2021	Did not qualify
2023
2025	Qualified
2027	Qualified as co-hosts
Total	Runners-up	8/35	23	4	3	16	21	38

African Nations Championship

African Nations Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2009	Did not qualify
2011	Group stage	15th	3	0	0	3	1	5
2014		12th	3	1	1	1	3	4
2016		12th	3	0	2	1	3	4
2018		12th	3	0	1	2	1	4
2020		14th	3	0	1	2	3	7
2022		11th	3	1	1	1	2	3
2024	Quarter-finals	8th	5	2	1	2	8	7
Total	Quarter-finals	7/8	23	4	7	12	21	34

African Games

Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1965	6th place	5	1	1	3	10	14
1973–1987	Did not enter
Total	-	5	1	1	3	10	14

CECAFA Cup

Main article: CECAFA Cup

(1973–2023)

• CECAFA Cup – Gold medal 15 times

• CECAFA Cup – Silver medal 5 times

• CECAFA Cup – Bronze medal 7 times

Other tournaments

Year	Round
1989 Peace and Friendship Cup	Runners-up
1962 Ugandan Independence Tournament	Runners-up

Head-to-head record

Completely updated and corrected per the cited source on 9 October 2025 ^[7]

Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD
Algeria	13	2	4	7	10	22	−12
Angola	8	3	2	3	10	10	0
Benin	2	1	0	1	3	5	−2
Bahrain	2	0	1	1	1	3	–2
Botswana	7	5	2	0	9	2	+7
Burkina Faso	8	1	5	2	4	6	−2
Burundi	16	10	3	3	27	10	+17
Cameroon	7	1	3	3	7	14	−7
Central African Republic	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Cape Verde	4	3	0	1	3	1	+2
Chad	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Comoros	3	2	0	1	2	4	–2
Congo	8	5	1	2	14	7	+7
DR Congo	14	5	2	7	10	23	−13
Djibouti	5	5	0	0	34	3	+31
Ecuador	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
Egypt	19	2	2	15	13	36	−23
Eritrea	5	4	0	1	12	4	+8
Ethiopia	33	14	9	10	47	39	+8
Gabon	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1
Gambia	2	0	2	0	2	2	0
Ghana	13	3	6	4	10	13	−3
Guinea	9	4	1	4	15	14	+1
Guinea-Bissau	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3
Iceland	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Iran	1	0	1	0	2	2	0
Iraq	2	0	1	2	2	3	–1
Ivory Coast	5	1	2	2	5	7	–2
Kenya	55	19	26	11	62	58	+4
Kuwait	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2
Lebanon	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2
Lesotho	5	3	2	0	8	0	+8
Liberia	4	2	0	2	2	4	−2
Libya	3	1	1	1	6	6	0
Madagascar	6	3	0	3	10	6	+4
Malawi	29	12	8	9	33	30	+3
Mali	7	0	4	3	4	10	−6
Mauritania	3	3	0	0	6	0	+6
Mauritius	5	3	1	1	13	5	+8
Morocco	4	2	0	2	7	8	–1
Moldova	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1
Mozambique	2	1	0	1	5	3	+2
Namibia	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Niger	10	5	2	3	14	9	+5
Nigeria	8	4	2	2	6	5	+1
Rwanda	35	15	11	9	43	26	+17
São Tomé and Príncipe	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2
Saudi Arabia	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2
Senegal	8	2	2	4	5	9	−4
Seychelles	3	3	0	0	8	2	+6
Somalia	24	20	3	1	71	9	+62
South Africa	8	0	3	5	11	16	−5
South Sudan	8	6	1	1	20	6	+14
Sudan	24	12	8	4	35	20	+15
Tajikistan	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Tanzania	61	33	17	11	100	55	+45
Togo	9	2	1	6	6	12	−6
Tunisia	5	0	0	5	1	16	−15
Turkmenistan	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Uzbekistan	1	0	0	1	2	4	–2
Yemen	1	0	1	0	2	2	0
Zambia	38	12	7	19	41	51	-10
Zanzibar	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1
Zimbabwe	16	2	9	5	11	14	−3
Total	588	244	161	183	790	628	+162

Note: Country in italic is not a member of FIFA.

Source: ^{[8] [9]}

Honours

Continental

• CAF African Cup of Nations
  • Runners-up (1): 1978

Regional

• CECAFA Cup
  • Champions (15): 1973, 1976, 1977, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019
  • Runners-up (5): 1974, 1982, 1994, 1995, 2000
  • Third place (7): 1983, 1984, 1987, 1991, 2007, 2010, 2017

Friendly

• Gossage Cup / Challenge Cup (25): 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1960 (shared), 1962, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1970

Awards

• African National Team of the Year (1): 2016

Summary

Competition				Total
CAF African Cup of Nations	0	1	0	1
Total	0	1	0	1

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External links

• Federation of Uganda Football Associations
• Uganda at CAF
• Uganda at FIFA