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Football is the national sport in Uganda. The Uganda national football team, nicknamed The Cranes, is the national team of Uganda and is controlled by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations. They have never qualified for the FIFA World Cup finals; their best finish in the African Nations Cup was second in 1978. Cricket is one of the major sports having made the Cricket World Cup in 1975 as part of the East African cricket team. Basketball however is not well developed in Uganda, but there is a national league played by college students and a few high school students. Uganda hosted and won a regional tournament in 2006 other countries that participated were Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi. Rugby union is a growing sport in Uganda, and the Uganda national rugby union team has been growing stronger as evidenced by more frequent victories and close games against African powerhouses like Namibia and Morocco.

Uganda at the Commonwealth Games
  • 1954
  • 1958
  • 1962
  • 1966
  • 1970
  • 1974
  • 1978
  • 1982
  • 1990
  • 1994
  • 1998
  • 2002
  • 2006
  • 2010
Uganda did not compete in Games before 1954, or in 1986

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