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The Cranes
Co-hosts of AFCON 2027 and 1978 finalists. Uganda co-host the first AFCON in East Africa for half a century and are already qualified.
Road to AFCON 2027
Group H
Uganda
Current status: Qualified as co-host
Uganda are already qualified as co-hosts. They still play Group H, but their results do not affect their place — only the best-placed of the other three joins them.
No qualifier has been played yet — the table appears here after the first matchday.
Checked 21 September 2026 against CAF’s draw and fixture list.CAF fixtures
The number that defines Uganda
2nd
Uganda’s finish at Ghana 1978 — still their best
Wins over Congo, holders Morocco (3–0) and Nigeria (2–1) before a 2–0 defeat by the hosts in the final.
Iconic moment · 1978
Semi-final · Kumasi
Having beaten Congo 3–1 and the holders Morocco 3–0 in the group, Uganda met Nigeria in Kumasi. Abbey Nasur and Phillip Omondi scored in a 2–1 win that sent the Cranes to their only AFCON final, lost 2–0 to Ghana in Accra.
2019
DR Congo v Uganda — AFCON 2019 highlights
Kaddu and Okwi end a 41-year wait for a finals win.
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The team now
Goalkeeper · Mamelodi Sundowns
Kept goal in the 2–0 win over DR Congo at AFCON 2019 — Uganda’s first finals win since 1978 — and started two games at AFCON 2025.
Forward · Hearts
Started all three of Uganda’s games at AFCON 2025 and scored against Nigeria.
Forward · Gor Mahia
Scored Uganda’s goal against Tunisia at AFCON 2025 and crossed for Uche Ikpeazu’s equaliser against Tanzania.
From the 28-man squad named on 10 September 2026 for Tunisia (away, 24 Sep) and Libya (home, 29 Sep) in qualifying, and two friendlies against DR Congo (2 and 5 Oct). Clubs as at that announcement.
AFCON 2027 packages
Follow the Cranes at a home AFCON — trips built around matches in Uganda.
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Two fixtures, one trip
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Uganda plays at home
Uganda is one of three co-hosts. Explore all three while CAF confirms the venues.
Safari country and East Africa’s busiest gateway
Kenya combines the region’s most connected international airport with the Maasai Mara and the Kenyan coast, making it the natural base for supporters who want football and safari in one trip.
Plan my tripZanzibar, Serengeti and the Indian Ocean
Tanzania offers the strongest holiday extension of the three hosts — Zanzibar’s beaches and the northern safari circuit are both within easy reach of the mainland gateways.
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The source of the Nile and gorilla country
Uganda is the most compact of the three hosts, with Entebbe close to Kampala and adventure travel — rafting at Jinja, gorilla trekking in the southwest — within reach of a tournament trip.
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ADVENTURE2 daysJinja
Two hours from Kampala: white-water rafting, kayaking and the source of the Nile.
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ADVENTURE3 daysBwindi
Mountain gorilla trekking in Bwindi. Permits are strictly limited and must be secured well in advance.
Add to my tripThe story behind the shirt
The full story, the title years, the moments, the legends and every tournament — researched from CAF and dated where it can change.
Uganda’s AFCON legacy
Uganda were at the Africa Cup of Nations almost from the start. They reached the four-team finals of 1962 in Addis Ababa, losing a semi-final to Egypt, and played five tournaments between 1962 and 1978. The best of them was Ghana 1978: the Cranes beat Congo, swept aside the holders Morocco 3–0, beat Nigeria 2–1 in the semi-final in Kumasi — Phillip Omondi scoring for the third time in the tournament — and lost the final 2–0 to the hosts in Accra.
Then came a 39-year absence. Uganda returned at Gabon 2017 as the best runners-up in qualifying, level on points with their group winners Burkina Faso, and Farouk Miya’s goal against Mali was their first at a finals since 1978. Two years later in Egypt, Patrick Kaddu and Emmanuel Okwi beat DR Congo 2–0 for the Cranes’ first finals win in 41 years, before a Sadio Mané goal for Senegal ended their run in the last 16.
Then came a 39-year absence. Uganda returned at Gabon 2017 as the best runners-up in qualifying, level on points with their group winners Burkina Faso, and Farouk Miya’s goal against Mali was their first at a finals since 1978. Two years later in Egypt, Patrick Kaddu and Emmanuel Okwi beat DR Congo 2–0 for the Cranes’ first finals win in 41 years, before a Sadio Mané goal for Senegal ended their run in the last 16.
Paul Put, the Belgian who took Burkina Faso to the 2013 final, brought Uganda back again for Morocco 2025. They went out in the group stage with one point, from a 1–1 draw with Tanzania in the first meeting of the two neighbours at a finals.
The next tournament comes to them. In September 2023 CAF named Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania joint hosts of AFCON 2027, the first edition staged by three countries, and Uganda’s place is already secured. In qualifying Group H against Tunisia, Libya and Botswana only the best-placed of the other three goes through; the Cranes open away to Tunisia on 24 September 2026 and host Libya on the 29th.
Iconic moments
2017
Group D · Oyem
Uganda lost their first two games in Gabon by a single goal, to Ghana and Egypt. Against Mali in Oyem, Farouk Miya scored their first finals goal since 1978; Mali equalised three minutes later.
2019
Group A · Cairo
Patrick Kaddu scored after 14 minutes and Emmanuel Okwi added a second early in the second half as Uganda beat DR Congo 2–0, their first finals win since 1978. They drew with Zimbabwe next and went on to reach the last 16.
2025
Group C · Rabat
In the first meeting of Uganda and Tanzania at a finals, Simon Msuva’s penalty put Tanzania ahead and Uche Ikpeazu headed Uganda level ten minutes from time. Allan Okello missed a stoppage-time penalty that would have won it.
AFCON legends
Forward · 1960s–1970s
A scorer at two of Uganda’s early finals.
Scored against Côte d’Ivoire in 1968 and against Egypt in 1976.
Forward · 1970s
The goalscorer of the 1978 finalists.
Scored three times at Ghana 1978: in the first minute against Congo, against Morocco, and in the semi-final win over Nigeria.
Midfielder · 2010s
Ended a 39-year wait for a finals goal.
Scored against Mali at Gabon 2017 and started the 2–0 win over DR Congo in 2019.
Forward · 2010s
Uganda’s scorer at Egypt 2019.
Scored in the 2–0 win over DR Congo and the 1–1 draw with Zimbabwe at Egypt 2019, where Uganda reached the last 16.
Midfielder · 2010s–2020s
Captain at Morocco 2025.
Started the 2019 win over DR Congo and was CAF’s Uganda player to watch, and captain, before AFCON 2025.
Statistics
Finals tournaments through Côte d’Ivoire 2023. Qualifiers not included.
Uganda played five of the first eleven AFCON finals, from 1962 to 1978 — and then none for 39 years.
The Cranes’ 3–0 win over Morocco at Ghana 1978 came against the reigning African champions.
In qualifying for 2017, Uganda and Burkina Faso finished level on 13 points with identical 6–2 goal records. Burkina Faso won the group on head-to-head; Uganda went through as the best runners-up.
Uganda coach Paul Put took Burkina Faso to the 2013 AFCON final.
At CHAN 2024, co-hosted with Kenya and Tanzania in August 2025, Uganda’s home-based side beat Guinea 3–0 and Niger 2–0 to reach the quarter-finals.
Yes. Uganda qualified automatically as co-hosts with Kenya and Tanzania. They still play in qualifying Group H, but only the best of the other three teams in the group qualifies.
Runners-up at Ghana 1978. They beat Nigeria 2–1 in the semi-final and lost the final 2–0 to the hosts in Accra.
Eight times: 1962, 1968, 1974, 1976, 1978, 2017, 2019 and 2025.
They went out in the group stage with one point, from a 1–1 draw with Tanzania, after defeats by Tunisia and Nigeria.
Tunisia, Libya and Botswana. Uganda start away to Tunisia on 24 September 2026 and host Libya on 29 September.
Paul Put, the Belgian who took charge in 2023 and led Burkina Faso to the 2013 AFCON final.
Sources · checked 21 September 2026
Historical figures cover AFCON finals tournaments only. Qualification, squads and rankings change — each is dated where it appears.
AFCON 2027
Travel to the Africa Cup of Nations in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda — arranged from anywhere in Africa and the diaspora.
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