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Dr. Rashid Yahya Ssemuddu, the Ambassador of Uganda to Khartoum, Sudan, has congratulated the Hippos U20 Uganda National Team for emerging victorious as Champions of the Central East and Central Africa Football Association (CECAFA) and therefore qualifying for the Under 20 Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt 2023. In the U-20 AFCON qualifiers for the CECAFA finals that took place on Friday, November 11, 2022, at Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman-Khartoum, Sudan, Uganda beat South Sudan 2:1 to qualify for...

It was only tears of joy on Friday at Al Hilal stadium when the Hippos, the Uganda U20 men’s football team, without doubt defended and consolidated the regional record after overcoming South Sudan 2-1 in the finals of the CECAFA zonal qualifiers. The Hippo’s overwhelming victory implies that it’s the champion of the CECAFA Zonal Qualifiers for the 2023 U20 African Cup of Nations. The two teams that, according to organizers, played their finals for honors had already acquired slots for...

Acholi and West Nile provinces have progressed to the FUFA Drum semi-final. The two provinces now join Lango and Tooro in the semi-final of the FUFA Drum that qualified last week. This followed the return leg quarter-final matches on Sunday, October 23rd. Acholi Province, which won the first leg 2-1 in Kitgum against Buganda, earned a 2-2 draw in a game played at Kasana Luweero playground. Vianne Ssekajugo scored the goals in the first half for Buganda, but that was not enough...

Lango and Tooro Provinces have progressed to the semi finals of the 2022 FUFA Drum tournament. Both provinces reversed their first leg away defeats to book a place in the Semi finals of the third edition. At Akii Bua Stadium in Lira on Sunday, Lango reversed their 1-0 loss in the first leg to win 3-0 at home. The Lango team was boosted by the addition of Allan Okello and Roger Mato. Wakiso Giants FC winger Moses Aliro was also outstanding,...

Viola Nambi and Ritah Kivumbi are returning to national team for the first time since 2013 as part of the national women’s football team Crested Cranes set to compete at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) that kicks off on Saturday 2nd July in Morocco. The two significant players were part of that famous national youth team squad that beat South Sudan 22-0 on aggregate in the 2014 U-20 Women World Cup qualifiers before they went abroad to seek...

Arsenal team has finalized the signing of the 25 year old, Manchester City striker, Gabriel Jesus after agreeing on personal terms. According to Fabrizio Romano, an Italian journalist who specializes in football transfers, Jesus arrived in London to undergo his medicals on Tuesday morning, June 28th June 2022 and thereafter sign a five-year deal which will see him become Arsenal’s highest paid player until 2027. The striker moved for a fee of £45m following an agreement between the two clubs. The deal...