Ugandan national soccer team

Uganda
Republic of Uganda

Nickname (s)	The Cranes ( Engl. The Cranes )
Association	Federation of Uganda Football Associations
confederacy	CAF
Head coach	Johnny McKinstry (since 2019)
captain	Geofrey Massa
Record player	Godfrey Walusimbi (105)
Home stadium	Mandela National Stadium
FIFA code	UGA
FIFA rank	77th (1321 points) (as of July 16, 2020)
First jersey Second jersey Third jersey
statistics
First international match Kenya 1: 1 Uganda ( Nairobi , Kenya ; May 1, 1926)
Biggest victory Uganda 13: 1 Kenya ( Uganda ; 1932)
Biggest defeats Egypt 6-0 Uganda ( Alexandria , Egypt ; July 30, 1995) Tunisia 6-0 Uganda ( Tunis , Tunisia ; February 28, 1999)
Successes in tournaments
African Championship
Participation in the finals	7 ( first : 1962 )
Best results	Second 1978
(As of July 5, 2019)

The Ugandan national soccer team is the national soccer team of Uganda . It is subordinate to the Federation of Uganda Football Associations . The team has not yet managed to qualify for a soccer world championship . So far, Uganda's greatest success is second place at the 1978 Africa Cup .

Tournaments

World Championship

• 1930 to 1974 - no participation
• 1978 - did not qualify
• 1982 - withdrawn
• 1986 - did not qualify
• 1990 - did not qualify
• 1994 - withdrawn
• 1998 to 2018 - not qualified

In qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil , Uganda met Angola , Senegal and Liberia , which qualified for the second round after Mauritius withdrew . Uganda finished second in the group and therefore missed out on qualifying.

African Championship

• 1957 - no participation
• 1959 - no participation
• 1962 - fourth place
• 1963 - withdrawn
• 1965 - did not qualify
• 1968 - preliminary round
• 1970 - did not qualify
• 1972 - did not qualify
• 1974 - preliminary round
• 1976 - preliminary round
• 1978 - second place
• 1980 - withdrawn
• 1982 - withdrawn
• 1984 to 1988 - did not qualify
• 1990 - withdrawn
• 1992 to 2015 - not qualified
• 2017 - preliminary round
• 2019 - round of 16

African Nations Championship

See also : African Nations Cup

• 2009 : not qualified
• 2011 : preliminary round
• 2014 : preliminary round
• 2016 : preliminary round
• 2018 : preliminary round
• 2020 : qualified

East and Central African Championship

• 1973 - East and Central African champions
• 1974 - second
• 1975 - semi-finals
• 1976 - East and Central African champions
• 1977 - East and Central African champions
• 1978 - fourth
• 1979 - preliminary round
• 1980 - did not participate
• 1981 - fourth
• 1982 - second
• 1983 - third
• 1984 - third
• 1985 - fourth
• 1987 - third
• 1988 - preliminary round
• 1989 - East and Central African champions
• 1990 - East and Central African champions
• 1991 - third
• 1992 - East and Central African champions
• 1994 - second
• 1995 - Team A: preliminary round - Team B: second
• 1996 - East and Central African champions
• 1999 - quarter-finals
• 2000 - Team A: East and Central African champions - Team B: Second
• 2001 - quarter-finals
• 2002 - fourth
• 2003 - East and Central African champions
• 2004 - preliminary round
• 2005 - fourth
• 2006 - third
• 2007 - third
• 2008 - East and Central African champions
• 2009 - East and Central African champions
• 2010 - third
• 2011 - East and Central African champions
• 2012 - East and Central African champions
• 2013 - quarter finals
• 2015 - East and Central African champions
• 2017 - third
• 2019 - East and Central African champions

Known players

Former

• Paul Hasule (1959-2004) was a player and coach in the national team for a total of 25 years.
• Magid Musisi (1968–2005) was the first Ugandan professional footballer in Europe. He played for Rennes , Bursaspor , Dardanelspor and several Ugandan clubs. His nickname was "Magic Musisi". He died in 2005 after a long illness.
• Tenywa Bonseu (* 1976) last played for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the USL Second Division , the third highest US league. He has also played in the top league, Major League Soccer , for the Dallas Burn , Columbus Crew and NY / NJ Metro Stars franchises .
• Charles Livingstone Mbabazi (* 1980) played in the Irish League for St Patrick's Athletic . There he was the crowd favorite before he had to end his career in 2003 because of heart problems. His popularity as the first African professional footballer in Ireland continues.
• Ibrahim Sekagya (* 1980) had his most successful time at Red Bull Salzburg , with whom he won the Austrian championship three times and the Austrian cup once , and was captain of the national team.
• Eugene Sseppuya (* 1983) last played in Tajikistan for FC Istiklol . Before that, he had brief stints at various clubs in several countries where he could not assert himself (e.g. Colorado Rapids , FK Vojvodina , Northern Fury FC , Petrolul Ploieşti )
• David Obua (* 1984) last played in Scotland for Heart of Midlothian . In 2005 he was voted “Player of the Year” in the South African Premier Soccer League .

Current

• Joseph Kizito (* 1982) currently plays in the domestic league for SC Victoria University , having previously worked for FK Srem , FK Vojvodina and Partizan Belgrade in Serbia for seven years .

Former trainers

Name of the trainer	Period
Alan Rogers	1965-1966
Robert Kiberu	?? - 1969
Burkhard Pape	1969-1972
David Otti	1973-1974
Otto Westerhoff	1974-1975
Peter Okee	1976-1981
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
Paul Hasule	1999
Harrison Okagbue	1999-2001
Paul Hasule	2001-2003
Pedro Pasculli	2003
Leo Adraa	2003-2004
Mike Mutebi	2004
Muhammed Abbas	2004-2006
Csaba László	2006-2008
Bobby Williamson	2008-2013
Milutin Sredojević	2013-2017
Sébastien Desabre	2017-2019
Johnny McKinstry	2019–

Individual evidence

1. ↑ rsssf.com: Godfrey Walusimbi - Century of International Appearances
2. ↑ The FIFA / Coca-Cola World Ranking. In: fifa.com. July 16, 2020, accessed July 21, 2020 . 
3. ↑ FIFA.com: Mauritius withdraws national team
4. ^ Rise and fall of Cranes coaches. Retrieved October 13, 2016 .