Uganda national football team 1092055 225415894 2008-07-13T15:53:46Z 78.178.186.130 {{Infobox National football team | Name = Uganda | Badge = Uganda_Football_Association.png | Nickname = The Cranes | Association = [[Federation of Uganda Football Associations|Federation of Uganda<br/>Football Associations]] | Confederation = [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] ([[Africa]]) | Coach = {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Metin Yildiz]] | Most caps = | Top scorer = | Home Stadium = [[National Stadium (Uganda)|Uganda's National Stadium]] | FIFA Trigramme = UGA | FIFA Rank = 97 | FIFA max = 66 | FIFA max date = April 1995 | FIFA min = 121 | FIFA min date = July 2002 | Elo Rank = 98 | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=_whitesides|pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=FFFFFF|body1=000000|rightarm1=FFFFFF|shorts1=000000|socks1=FFFFFF| pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=|pattern_ra2=| leftarm2=FFFF00|body2=FFFF00|rightarm2=FFFF00|shorts2=FF0000|socks2=FF0000| First game ={{fb|Kenya}} 1 - 1 Uganda {{flagicon|Uganda|1962}}<br/>([[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]]; [[1 May]], [[1962]]) | Largest win ={{flagicon|Uganda}} Uganda 10 - 1 {{fb-rt|Djibouti}}<br/>([[Kigali]], [[Rwanda]]; [[9 December]], [[2001]]) | Largest loss ={{fb|Egypt}} 6 - 0 Uganda {{flagicon|Uganda}}<br/>([[Alexandria, Egypt|Alexandria]], [[Egypt]]; [[30 July]], [[1995]])<br>{{fb|Tunisia}} 6 - 0 Uganda {{flagicon|Uganda}}<br/>([[Tunis]], [[Tunisia]]; [[28 February]], [[1999]]) | World cup apps = | World cup first = - | World cup best = - | Regional name = [[African Nations Cup]] | Regional cup apps = 5 | Regional cup first = [[1962 African Nations Cup|1962]] | Regional cup best = Second place, [[1978 African Nations Cup|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 [[Football World Cup|World Cup]] finals; their best finish in the [[African Nations Cup]] was second in [[1978 African Nations Cup|1978]]. ==Uganda Football Achievements== :'''[[CECAFA Cup]] :''' ::*8 Times Champion (1973, 1976, 1977, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2003) ::*4 Times Runners-up ==World Cup record== *[[Football World Cup 1930|1930]] to [[Football World Cup 1974|1974]] - ''Did not enter'' *[[Football World Cup 1978|1978]] - ''Did not qualify'' *[[Football World Cup 1982|1982]] - ''Withdrew'' *[[Football World Cup 1986|1986]] - ''Did not qualify'' *[[Football World Cup 1990|1990]] - ''Did not qualify'' *[[Football World Cup 1994|1994]] - ''Withdrew'' *[[Football World Cup 1998|1998]] to [[Football World Cup 2006|2006]] - ''Did not qualify'' ==African Nations Cup record== *[[1957 African Nations Cup|1957]] - ''Did not enter'' *[[1959 African Nations Cup|1959]] - ''Did not enter'' *[[1962 African Nations Cup|1962]] - Fourth place *[[1963 African Nations Cup|1963]] - ''Withdrew'' *[[1965 African Nations Cup|1965]] - ''Did not qualify'' *[[1968 African Nations Cup|1968]] - Round 1 *[[1970 African Nations Cup|1970]] - ''Did not qualify'' *[[1972 African Nations Cup|1972]] - ''Did not qualify'' *[[1974 African Nations Cup|1974]] - Round 1 *[[1976 African Nations Cup|1976]] - Round 1 *[[1978 African Nations Cup|1978]] - Second place *[[1980 African Nations Cup|1980]] - ''Withdrew'' *[[1982 African Nations Cup|1982]] - ''Withdrew'' *[[1984 African Nations Cup|1984]] to [[1988 African Nations Cup|1988]] - ''Did not qualify'' *[[1990 African Nations Cup|1990]] - ''Withdrew'' *[[1992 African Nations Cup|1992]] to [[2008 African Nations Cup|2008]] - ''Did not qualify'' ==Notable players== *[[Andrew fimbo mukasa]] *[[lulenti kyeyune]] *[[Henry Kakooza]] *[[Hassan Mubiru]] *[[Tenywa Bonseu]] *[[David Obua]] *[[Charles Livingstone Mbabazi]] ==Current squad== The following players were called for [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] against [[Benin national football team|Benin]] on [[8 June]] [[2008]]. {{nat fs g start}} {{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Denis Onyango]]|age=[[15 May]] [[1985]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Supersport United]]|clubnat=RSA}} {{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Abubakari Tabula]]|age=[[12 June]] [[1980]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[GIF Sundsvall]]|clubnat=Sweden}} {{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=FW|name=[[Anthony Bongole]]|age=[[12 December]] [[1987]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Kampala City Council FC|Kampala City Council]]|clubnat=Uganda}} {{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Timothy Batabaire]]|age=[[25 August]] [[1981]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Bloemfontein Celtic]]|clubnat=RSA}} {{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=MF|name=[[Hassan Wasswa]]|age=[[14 February]] [[1988]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Saint-George SA]]|clubnat=Ethiopia}} {{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=|name=[[James Kidega]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=}} {{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=FW|name=[[Joseph Kabagambe]]|age=[[3 September]] [[1984]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[ATRACO FC]]|clubnat=Rwanda}} {{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=[[Assani Bajope]]|age=[[14 April]] [[1982]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Saint-George SA]]|clubnat=Ethiopia}} {{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Geofrey Sserunkuma]]|age=[[6 July]] [[1983]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Saint-George SA]]|clubnat=Ethiopia}} {{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=FW|name=[[Eugene Sepuya]]|age=[[1 April]] [[1983]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[FK Vojvodina]]|clubnat=Serbia}} {{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name=[[Ceaser Okhuti]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Ediofe Hills FC]]|clubnat=Uganda}} {{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=GK|name=[[Hannington Kalyesubula]]|age=[[28 January]] [[1982]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Saint-George SA]]|clubnat=Ethiopia}} {{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=MF|name=[[David Obua]]|age=[[10 April]] [[1984]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Kaizer Chiefs FC|Kaizer Chiefs]]|clubnat=RSA}} {{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=DF|name=[[Andrew Mwesigwa]]|age=[[24 April]] [[1984]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja|ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar]]|clubnat=Iceland}} {{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=MF|name=[[Dan Wagaluka]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Uganda Revenue Authority SC|Uganda Revenue Authority]]|clubnat=Uganda}} {{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=DF|name=[[Tenywa Bonseu]]|age=[[October 28]] [[1976]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Rochester Raging Rhinos]]|clubnat=USA}} {{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=FW|name=[[Henry Kakooza]]|age=[[24 June]] [[1983]]|caps=[[27]]|goals=[[18]]|club=[[Police FC (Uganda)|Police FC]]|clubnat=Uganda}} {{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=FW|name=[[Mike SSerumaga]]|age=[[5 September]] [[1989]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Helsingborgs IF]]|clubnat=Sweden}} {{nat fs g end}} ===Recent Call-ups=== {{nat fs g start}} {{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=[[Ibrahim Sekagya]]|age=[[19 December]] [[1980]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]]|clubnat=AUT}} {{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=MF|name=[[Noah Babadi Kasule]]|age=[[19 May]] [[1985]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[FC Banants|Banants Yerevan]]|clubnat=Armenia}} {{nat fs g end}} ==External links== * [http://www.fufa.co.ug Federation Of Uganda Football Associations] * [http://www.fifa.com/en/organisation/confederations/associationdetails/0,1483,UGA,00.html?countrycode=UGA Uganda] at the [[FIFA]] website. {{fb start}} {{International Football}} {{CAF teams}} {{fb end}} [[Category:African national football teams]] [[Category:Football in Uganda]] [[bg:Национален отбор по футбол на Уганда]] [[de:Ugandische Fußballnationalmannschaft]] [[es:Selección de fútbol de Uganda]] [[fr:Équipe d'Ouganda de football]] [[ko:우간다 축구 국가대표팀]] [[it:Nazionale di calcio dell'Uganda]] [[he:נבחרת אוגנדה בכדורגל]] [[lt:Ugandos vyrų futbolo rinktinė]] [[hu:Ugandai labdarúgó-válogatott]] [[nl:Oegandees voetbalelftal]] [[ja:サッカーウガンダ代表]] [[pl:Reprezentacja Ugandy w piłce nożnej]] [[pt:Seleção Ugandense de Futebol]] [[sv:Ugandas fotbollslandslag]] [[vi:Đội tuyển bóng đá quốc gia Uganda]] [[tr:Uganda Millî Futbol Takımı]] [[uk:Збірна Уганди з футболу]]