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Uganda national under-17 football team

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Uganda under 17
Nickname(s)The Cranes
AssociationFederation of Uganda Football Associations
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Head coachGhana Samuel Fabin
CaptainGavin Kizito
Home stadiumMandela National Stadium
FIFA codeUGA
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
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
AppearancesDNQ
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Appearances1 (first in 2019)
Best resultGroup stage
CECAFA U-17 Championship
Appearances5 (first in 2007)
Best resultChampions (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]

History

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Players

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The squad was announced recently postponed 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.[6]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Patrick Mubiru (2003-04-09)9 April 2003 (aged 16) Uganda Bright Stars FC
2 2DF Kevin Ssekimbegga (2002-02-04)4 February 2002 (aged 17) Uganda Express FC
3 2DF Innocent Opira (2003-10-18)18 October 2003 (aged 15) Uganda Ndejje University FC
4 2DF Samson Kasozi (2003-10-10)10 October 2003 (aged 15) Uganda Bright Stars FC
5 2DF Gavin Kizito (2002-01-14)14 January 2002 (aged 17) Uganda Vipers SC
6 3MF Davis Ssekajja (2002-02-25)25 February 2002 (aged 17) Uganda Bright Stars FC
7 4FW Isma Mugulusi (2003-10-10)10 October 2003 (aged 15) Uganda Kirinya–Jinja
8 3MF Andrew Kawooya (2003-03-03)3 March 2003 (aged 16) Uganda Vipers SC
9 4FW Abdulwahid Iddi (2003-12-14)14 December 2003 (aged 15) Uganda Onduparaka FC
10 3MF Thomas Kakaire (2003-12-28)28 December 2003 (aged 15) Uganda Bright Stars FC
11 3MF Ivan Asaba (2003-05-08)8 May 2003 (aged 15) Uganda Vipers SC
12 3MF Mukisa Opaala (2004-01-10)10 January 2004 (aged 15) Uganda Kirinya–Jinja
13 3MF Polycarp Mwaka (2002-12-31)31 December 2002 (aged 16) Uganda Ndejje University FC
14 4FW Najib Yiga (2002-12-18)18 December 2002 (aged 16) Uganda Vipers SC
15 4FW Rogers Mugisha (2003-06-06)6 June 2003 (aged 15) Uganda Mbarara City FC
16 3MF John Alou (2002-07-21)21 July 2002 (aged 16) Uganda Uganda Revenue Authority SC
17 2DF Ibrahim Juma (2004-05-06)6 May 2004 (aged 14) Uganda KCCA
18 1GK Jack Komakech (2002-07-31)31 July 2002 (aged 16) Uganda Ndejje University FC
19 1GK Oyo Delton (2003-11-24)24 November 2003 (aged 15) Uganda Kirinya–Jinja
20 2DF Justine Opiro (2003-12-28)28 December 2003 (aged 15) Uganda KCCA
21 4FW James Jarieko (2003-11-03)3 November 2003 (aged 15) Uganda Paidha Black Angels FC

Recent results & fixtures

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The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void or Postponed   Fixtures

2020

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16 December 2020 (2020-12-16) 2020 CECAFA U-17 Championship Group A Uganda  5–0  Kenya Gisenyi, Rwanda
13:00 UTC+3
  • Mawa 7' 50' 54'
  • Mutyaba 77'
  • Gava 84'
 Report Stadium: Umuganda Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Diraneh (Djibouti)
18 December 2020 (2020-12-18) 2020 CECAFA U-17 Championship Group A Uganda  3–0  Ethiopia Gisenyi, Rwanda
16:00 UTC+3
  • Mawa 17' 63'
  • Irinimbabazi 35'
 Report Stadium: Umuganda Stadium
Referee: Emmanuel Mwandembwa (Tanzania)
20 December 2020 (2020-12-20) 2020 CECAFA U-17 Championship Semi-finals Uganda  1–0
  Djibouti Gisenyi, Rwanda
13:00 UTC+3
  • Mawa 90'
 Report Stadium: Umuganda Stadium
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
22 December 2020 (2020-12-22) 2020 CECAFA U-17 Championship Final Tanzania  1–3
  Uganda Gisenyi, Rwanda
15:00 UTC+3
  • Mulema 88' (og)
 Report
  • Irinambabazi, 63'
  • Mutyaba 70'
  • Juma 90+1' (pen.)
 Stadium: Umuganda Stadium
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)

2021

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13 March 2021 (2021-03-13) 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Group A 22:00 UTC+3  Morocco Cancelled  Uganda Rabat, Morocco
Stadium: Stade Moulay Hassan
16 March 2021 (2021-03-16) 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Group A  Uganda Cancelled  Zambia Rabat, Morocco
19:00 UTC+3 Stadium: Stade Moulay Hassan
19 March 2021 (2021-03-19) 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Group A  Ivory Coast Cancelled  Uganda Mohammédia, Morocco
22:00 UTC+3 Stadium: Stade El Bachir

Competitive records

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FIFA U-17 World Cup

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Year Round GP W D L GS GA
China 1985 Did not qualify
Canada 1987
Scotland 1989 Did not participate
Italy 1991 Withdrew
Japan 1993 Did not qualify
Ecuador 1995 Disqualified
Egypt 1997 Did not qualify
New Zealand 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 2001
Finland 2003
Peru 2005
South Korea 2007
Nigeria 2009
Mexico 2011
United Arab Emirates 2013
Chile 2015
India 2017
Brazil 2019
Peru 2021 Cancelled
Indonesia 2023 Did not qualify
Qatar 2025 To be determined
Total 0/20 0 0 0 0 0 0

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations

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Year Round GP W D L GS GA
1985 Did not qualify
1987
1989 Did not participate
1991 Did not qualify
1993
Mali 1995
Botswana 1997
Guinea 1999
Seychelles 2001
Eswatini 2003
The Gambia 2005
Togo 2007
Algeria 2009
Rwanda 2011
Morocco 2013
Niger 2015
Gabon 2017
Tanzania 2019 Group stage 3 1 1 1 4 2
Morocco 2021 Did not held
Algeria 2023 Did not qualify
Ivory Coast 2025 To be determined
Total 1/20 3 1 1 1 4 2

CECAFA U-17 Championship

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Year Round GP W D L GS GA GD
Burundi2007 Runners-up 4 3 - 1 13 3 +10
Sudan 2009 Champions 6 6 - - 13 -3 +10
Burundi2018 Third-place 4 2 1 1 8 3 +5
Tanzania 2019 Champions 6 5 - 1 23 5 +18
Rwanda2020 Champions 4 4 - - 12 1 +11
Total 5/5 24 20 1 3 69 15 +54

References

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  1. ^ "Uganda U-7 squad, results, fixtures, photos, statistics". International Soccerway. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Uganda U-17 Team profile, statistics, players, fixtures, results". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Afcon U-17:Lutalo names Uganda provincial squad to start preparations". Goal.com. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Afcon-17:Uganda off to Morocco for AFCON finals". Africa Top Sports. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Uganda beat Ethiopia to qualify for U-17 Nations Cup". BBC Sports Africa. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Uganda U-17 squad for 2021 AFCON U-17 Cup of Nations". CAF. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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