He said the success is also attributed to increased funding of the game from government and private sponsors. He said the federation now gets 3 million U.S. dollars from government and another 3 million dollars from other sponsors.

Previously, according to Magogo, the federation used to get 10,000 dollars in funding.

The federation has also trained over 500 coaches starting from beginners, FUFA Level One, CAF C, CAF B to CAF A.

"We have even put regulations to coach in the Uganda Premier League-a minimum of a CAF A or else we don't license you," said Magogo.

Mathias Lule, the national assistant coach said the country's premier league has been competitive this year, which indicates that football is getting better.

Lule said more opportunities would be given to young players to play in the national team.

"Ugandan football has had a fantastic year mainly because the Federation has worked hard and the government has been more supportive financially," Hassan Wasswa Mawanda, the national team assistant captain who plies his trade in Egypt told Xinhua in a recent interview.

"Come 2019 we want to prove that we are a much stronger team than what some people think because we have gained the exposure," Mawanda added.

One of local football fans Badru Mutumba told Xinhua that he is happy that Uganda has showed great improvement in football in 2018 compared to the past.

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