Uganda She Cranes
Uganda's netball team, the She Cranes: a 1979 World Cup debut, a best-ever fifth place in 2023, four Africa Netball Cup titles and Commonwealth appearances.
The She Cranes are the Uganda national netball team, run by Netball Uganda. They take their name from the grey crowned crane featured on Uganda's national flag and coat of arms.
Record at a glance
| Competition | Appearances | Best result |
|---|---|---|
| Netball World Cup | 1979, 2015, 2019, 2023 | Fifth (2023) |
| Commonwealth Games | Debut 2018 | Fifth (2022) |
| Africa Netball Cup | — | Champions 2014, 2017, 2018, 2026 |
A steady rise
Uganda made their World Cup debut in 1979, finishing 13th, but didn't return to the tournament until 2015. Since then they have improved at each edition: eighth in 2015, seventh in 2019 and fifth in 2023, when they beat hosts South Africa in the fifth-place play-off in Cape Town.
The She Cranes made their Commonwealth Games debut on the Gold Coast in 2018, finishing sixth, and improved to fifth in Birmingham in 2022.
In September 2026 Uganda won their fourth Africa Netball Cup, beating defending champions South Africa 56–53 in the final in Nairobi.
Notable players
Peace Proscovia, who captained the team from 2013 to 2023, is the She Cranes' best-known player. A prolific goal shooter, Proscovia scored 56 goals in Uganda's opening match of the 2015 World Cup and has also played club netball in England and Australia.
Standing in world netball
Uganda are one of Africa's strongest netball nations, alongside Malawi and South Africa, and their recent World Cup results are part of a broader trend of African nations closing the gap on the sport's traditional leaders. See history of netball for how the sport spread more widely.
Where this page stops
This page is a durable reference to who the She Cranes are and what they've achieved, not a source for current squad lists or the latest results — check World Netball for current tournament coverage.
Sources
All information on this page is given to the best of our knowledge at the time of writing (October 2026), after referring to the sources below — official sources wherever they exist, and the named secondary source where we couldn't find an official record.
- World Netball: Netball World Cup results — the 2015 and 2023 World Cup appearances and placings, checked October 2026; and World Netball: Birmingham 2022 for the 2022 Commonwealth placing.
- World Netball: Cape Town 2023
- EWN: Uganda dethrones South Africa to win Africa Netball Cup
- Results cross-checked against Uganda national netball team on Wikipedia.
Related reading
See Malawi Queens and South Africa Proteas for other leading African netball nations, and England Roses, Australia Diamonds and New Zealand Silver Ferns for the sport's traditional leaders.