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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...

Ugandan coach Mike Mutebi has said that taking the coaching job at AS Kigali was a rushed decision and he regrets it. Mutebi, who was assisted by former Ugandan midfilder Jackson Mayanja spent 85 days as head coach of AS Kigali, and had a difficult brief stint at the City of Kigali-sponsored outfit before they were sacked in April. "It was an accident to accept AS Kigali's job as its head coach," Mutebi told local media in an interview this week. "When...

Football coach Pius Ngabo will be John ‘Ayala’ Luyinda’s assistant at Uganda Premier League side Wakiso Giants FC. It had earlier been reported that Abdallah Mubiru had agreed to become Wakiso’s head coach with Luyinda his deputy. However, the latest indicates that Mubiru is not in the picture and it is Luyinda to take over from Alex Gitta at Kabaka Kyabaggu. Luyinda has agreed to a two-year contract with the Purple Sharks and he will be deputised by Ngabo. Former KCCA FC, Vipers,...

The Uganda Netball Federation (UNF) has started a mission to seek over 280millions for their upcoming International tournaments for the national team, She Cranes.. The President of National Netball Federation, HON. Sarah Breeze Babirye Kityo says, “We need over 280M for preparations. We shall not wait for government support. We need to start on our own and Government help will find us along the way.” It should be noted that Uganda will host the East African club Championships between 18th-15th May,...

Uganda Cranes, the National Senior Men’s Football Team have been drawn in Group F in the qualifiers of the Total Energies 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. In a draw held on Tuesday, 19th April 2022 in Johannesburg, Uganda Cranes is in the same group with North African giants Algeria, West African outfit Niger and neighbors Tanzania. The qualifying matches will start in June this year with the fixtures and exact dates set to be announced at a later date. The top two...