Nickname(s) | The Cranes | |||
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Association | Federation of Uganda Football Associations | |||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | |||
Sub-confederation | CECAFA (East & Central Africa) | |||
Head coach | Samuel Fabin | |||
Captain | Gavin Kizito | |||
Home stadium | Mandela National Stadium | |||
FIFA code | UGA | |||
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First international | ||||
Uganda 0–1 South Sudan (Kampala, Uganda; 6 June 1991) | ||||
Biggest win | ||||
Djibouti 1–6 Uganda (Dar es Salam, Tanzania ; 22 August 2018) | ||||
Biggest defeat | ||||
Zambia 2–0 Uganda (Lusaka, Zambia; 27 September 2014) | ||||
FIFA U-17 World Cup | ||||
Appearances | DNQ | |||
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations | ||||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2019) | |||
Best result | Group stage | |||
CECAFA U-17 Championship | ||||
Appearances | 5 (first in 2007) | |||
Best result | Champions (2018, 2020) |
The Uganda national under-17 football team (nicknamed The Cranes), represents Uganda in men's under-17 international football and is controlled by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations, which is a part of CAF.[1][2][3][4][5]