The Cranes returned to the Africa Cup of Nations in 1974, where they were eliminated in the first round following 2 defeats against Egypt and Zambia and a draw against Ivory Coast.

In the 1978 Africa Cup of Nations, the Cranes finished second in the group stages defeating Congo (3–1) and Morocco (3–0) and lost 3–1 to Tunisia.

In the qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup, the Cranes progressed to the second round with a 4–0 aggregate win against Togo, and were drawn into a group with Egypt, Ghana and the Republic of Congo.

In the other 2 games of the group Uganda obtained a draw against Zimbabwe (1–1) and a defeat against the hosts Egypt (2–0) qualifying in second place, to be eliminated in the round of 16 by Senegal (1–0).

Completely updated and corrected per the cited source on 15 November 2024 [8] Note: Country in italic is not a member of FIFA.