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CAF Approves Namboole to Host International Football Matches

Africa’s football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has granted permission to the Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) to host international football matches at the renovated...

Speaker Among Inspects Namboole Stadium Renovations Amid CAF Concerns

The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has today April 15, 2024 visited the Mandela National Stadium, also known...

Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen Win First League Title after 120 Years in Record-Breaking Unbeaten Season

In a historic turn of events, Bayer Leverkusen has finally secured their first-ever Bundesliga title after a staggering...

Finance State Minister Lugoloobi Commits Release of 17bn Balance for Namboole Stadium Works

The State Minister for Finance, Amos Lugoloobi, has promised the release of a balance of 17.763 billion Ugandan...

Namuleme Steps Down as Kampala Queens Captain,

The long-serving captain for Kampala Queens Football Club (FC) Zainah Namuleme has stepped down from her position. She...

Budapest Quest: Team Uganda flagged off for World Athletic Championships

The Ugandan Athletics team has been flagged off on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, by the National Sports Council (NCS) officials for the World Athletics Championships, which will be held from August 19 to 27, 2023, in Hungary’s new National Athletics Centre. The star-studded team Uganda has been headed by medalist Joshua Cheptegei, who is a two-time 10,000-metre world champion from 2019 and 2022, a world silver medalist from 2017, and the 2019 World Cross Country champion. While speaking to journalists at...

Manchester City Vs Sevilla: Champions League Winners Face Europa League Champions in UEFA Final

UEFA Champions League winners Manchester City will tonight play UEFA Europa League winners Sevilla in the UEFA Super Cup final to be played on Wednesday, August 16, at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus, Greece. With Pep Guardiola missing Kevin De Bruyne in the midfield, Mancity will have to play without the midfield general for four months, and it starts tonight against Sevilla. Whereas Manchester City will be playing for the first time in this competition, Sevilla is participating in their...

Women’s World Cup: Spain Reach their First ever World Cup Final after beating Sweden

Spain has triumphed over Sweden by a score of 2-1 to automatically qualify for the Women’s World Cup finals slated for Sunday. Carmona’s 90th-minute strike from long range pinged off the crossbar and into the goal, two minutes after Rebecka Blomqvist levelled the match for Sweden in front of a baying crowd of 43,217 at Eden Park. In a thrilling turn of events, it was the 19-year-old sensation Salma Paralluelo who ignited the Spanish team with a remarkable strike in the...

Coach Micho Summons 33 players for AFCON Qualifier 

Uganda Cranes head coach Milutin Sredojevic ( Micho) has summoned 33 players in preparation for the final game of the Total Energies 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Qualifiers. The squad summoned by the coach will enter residential camp at the Cranes Paradise Hotel, Kisasi, starting Monday, August 28, 2023. Uganda will play Niger on September 7 at the Grand Stade Marrakech in Morocco. Uganda Cranes is third in Group F with 4 points, and a victory against Niger coupled with a...

Man-City Dominates Premier League Opener with Convincing 3-0 Victory over Burnley

Manchester City Starts Premier League Season With 3-0 Win Over Burnley Manchester City beat newly promoted Burnley 3-0 at Turf Moor on Friday to start their Premier League title defence. Rodrigo and Erling Haaland scored twice as the champs thrashed their opponents. Haaland scored in the 4th minute with a precise finish from close range after being set up in the box. The Norwegian striker added his score in the 36th minute with a precise finish into the far left corner. Rodrigo...

English Premier League Action Returns Tonight

The 2023–24 Premier League season is set to kick off on Friday, August 11, 2023, with defending champions Manchester City taking on newly promoted Burnley at the Turfmoore Stadium. The weekend action will also see Liverpool face Fulham at Anfield, Arsenal travel to Nottingham Forest, and Chelsea host Tottenham Hotspur. Manchester City will be looking to make it four Premier League titles in a row, but they will face stiff competition from big teams such as Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool, and...