Friday’s Afcon 2023 qualifier in Ismailia, Egypt will be the 62nd time Uganda and Tanzania meet in the men’s international football.
Uganda has won a record 32 of the previous 61 meetings, drawing 16 and losing just 13 in the process.
Of the 61 meetings, 10 have been in the Africa Nations Cup – all qualifiers, 8 in the Africa Nations Championship qualifiers, and 23 in the Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup, 1 in the defunct Castle Four Nations Cup and the rest in International Friendlies.
Africa Cup of Nations clashes [Uganda wins 4, Tanzania 3, Draws 3]
In the 10 meetings in the competition, Uganda edges with 4 wins against Tanzania’s 3 and three stalemates.
The first meeting was in the qualifiers was in 1982 when Uganda beat Tanzania 3-2 in Kampala and the latest came in 2019 in Dar es Salaam when Taifa Stars humbled the Cranes 3-0 but both teams qualified for the edition in Egypt
Summary
| 12 Sep 1982 | Uganda v Tanzania | L | 3-2 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| 26 Sep 1982 | Tanzania v Uganda | D | 1-1 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| 04 Aug 1984 | Tanzania v Uganda | L | 0-1 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| 18 Aug 1984 | Uganda v Tanzania | W | 1-3 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| 14 Apr 1991 | Uganda v Tanzania | L | 3-2 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| 27 Jul 1991 | Tanzania v Uganda | D | 1-1 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| 03 Sep 1994 | Tanzania v Uganda | W | 4-0 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| 08 Apr 1995 | Uganda v Tanzania | L | 2-0 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| 08 Sep 2018 | Uganda v Tanzania | D | 0-0 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| 24 Mar 2019 | Tanzania v Uganda | W | 3-0 | Africa Cup of Nations |
Summary of other competitions and Friendlies
CECAFA: Uganda wins 14, Tanzania 6, Draws
Castle Cup: Uganda wins 1, Tanzania 0, Draws 0
Africa Nations Championship: Uganda wins 5, Tanzania win 1 and Draw 1
International Friendlies: Uganda wins 8; Tanzania wins 3, Draws 8
It’s a great to Uganda as a nation with talent but no good facilities to support the game. Anyway I wish them success🇺🇬
Uganda will win