Uganda Cranes XI that started against Tanzania Credit: John Batanudde

Uganda Cranes will play two international friendly games in the month of June. The confirmation was made by FUFA on Wednesday morning.

In the next international window that will fall shortly before the start of the FIFA World Cup, Uganda will play two games against its neighbours, Tanzania and Madagascar.

“The Uganda Cranes return to international action during the June 2026 FIFA Window with friendly matches against Tanzania and Madagascar,” reads a confirmation from FUFA.

The aforementioned two games will be played in Marrakech, Morocco, with Uganda facing Tanzania on 5th June and Madagascar three days later.

It should be noted that the Cranes have not been in action since December last year, when they played at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.

The team will now embark on preparations for the 2027 AFCON, where Uganda is a co-host alongside Kenya and Tanzania.

The draw for the 2027 AFCON Qualifiers was conducted on Tuesday, and Uganda will take part despite being the hosts. They were pooled in Group H, which has Libya, Botswana and Tunisia.

Joel Muyita is a senior staff writer at Kawowo Sports.

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