Uganda national beach soccer team

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Uganda
Nickname(s)Uganda Sand Cranes
AssociationFederation of Uganda Football Associations
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Head coachKebba Haruna
CaptainTekkwo Derrick
Most caps3
Home stadiumEntebbe Sports Beach
FIFA codeUGA
First international
 Zanzibar 5 – 6 Uganda 
(Zanzibar, Zanzibar; 7 December 2014)
Biggest win
 Kenya 6 – 7 Uganda 
(Mombasa, Mombasa ; 1 February 2015)
 Tanzania 6 – 7 Uganda 
(Saly, Saly; 24 May 2021)
Biggest defeat
 Ghana 12 – 2 Uganda 
(Accra, Ghana; 22 March 2015)

The Uganda national beach soccer team represents Uganda in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the FUFA, the governing body for football in Uganda. The Uganda national beach soccer team played their first game, in international friendly match, in December 2014, winning 6–5 to Zanzibar Sand Heroes[1] Their second win came in the 2015 February 1 in the next friendly match against Kenya Sand Heroes in Mombasa, in which Uganda won against the hosts 7–6.[2]

Current squad[edit]

Correct as of 2015

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Uganda UGA Ashadu Bugembe
2 DF Uganda UGA Kasujja Davis
3 DF Uganda UGA Naturinda Ambrose Sanyu
4 DF Uganda UGA Muganga Douglas
5 MF Uganda UGA Somoka Rowch Peter
6 MF Uganda UGA Revita Jonh
No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF Uganda UGA Semakula Hamim
10 DF Uganda UGA Tekkwo Derrick
9 FW Uganda UGA Nkuubi Brian
10 FW Uganda UGA Lukooya Baker
18 FW Uganda UGA Lwezawula Phillip
11 GK Uganda UGA Bunkeddeko Ali

Coach: Kebba Haruna

Current staff[edit]

  • Head of Delegation: Abdul Hamid Juma

[3] [4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Entebbe News | Uganda beats Zanzibar 5-4 in Beach Soccer friendly Match". entebbenews.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Uganda Thumps Kenya 7-6 in Beach Soccer | ChimpReports".
  3. ^ "Uganda Thumps Kenya 7-6 in Beach Soccer | ChimpReports".
  4. ^ "Entebbe News | Uganda beats Zanzibar 5-4 in Beach Soccer friendly Match". entebbenews.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.