Uganda national football team
| Nickname(s) | The Cranes The Red Devils | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| FIFA ranking | ||||
| Current | 88 3 (19 January 2026) | |||
| 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 (2024) | |||
| 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 have represented Uganda in men's international football since the first international match in 1926. It is controlled by Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA), the governing body for football in Uganda, which is affiliated with CAF and comes under the global jurisdiction of world football's governing body FIFA. Uganda competes in the three major international tournaments contested by African nations: the FIFA World Cup, Africa Cup of Nations and African Nations League.