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The Uganda Women National Rugby team, Lady Cranes Rugby, secured third place on the final day of the Rugby Women’s Africa Cup 7’s in Monastir, Tunisia. Uganda beat Zambia 29-10 in the third-place play-off after losing out to Kenya 27-00 in the semi-final on Sunday, October 15, 2023. This third-place triumph puts the Lady Cranes a step closer to realizing their 2024 Paris Olympic dream as they earn the opportunity to participate in next year’s Rechange tournament in Monaco. The tournament finishes...

The Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) is training thirty-eight young women in a six-day ongoing beginner’s course for young referees at the Association's Technical Centre, Njeru. According to Egesa Samuel, the physical instructor, the course is part of the famous two-year FIFA League Development programme that was rolled out in 2022 by the world soccer governing body and aimed at improving women's football internationally. He said that the project is an initiative by FUFA that was presented to FIFA and...

Tashobya Ambrose, Chairperson of the National Council of Sports (NCS), has called upon different sports stakeholders, including sports associations and federations, to take part in the development of government sports projects. According to Tashobya, developed sports infrastructure will not only benefit the sportsmen but also the public by generating revenue for the establishment of public hospitals, schools, and roads, among others. While speaking at the National Sports Forum of National Sports Associations held at NCS head offices in Lugogo on Wednesday,...

The Uganda Lady Cranes Rugby team has been flagged off to compete in the Africa Rugby Women’s 7s Cup scheduled for October 14–15 in Monastir, Tunisia. The companionship also serves as an Olympic Qualifier for Paris 2024. Uganda is in Pool A, along with the host Tunisia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Pool B has Kenya, Madagascar, Ghana and Zambia. David Katende Ssemakula, the Assistant Secretary General of the National Council of Sports, flagged off the team on October 10, 2023. According to...

Eden Hazard, the former star of Chelsea and Real Madrid, has announced his retirement from football at the age of 32. He shared this news on his official Instagram account, expressing that he believes now is the right time to end his career. Hazard has been without a club since leaving Real Madrid as a free agent in the summer. Despite receiving offers from various clubs to continue playing, Hazard turned them down and decided to hang up his boots. "You...

The Minister of State for Sports, Peter Ogwang, has revealed that Uganda will be required to fulfil six conditions ahead of hosting AFCON 2027, where some of the requirements are to be met before 2025. According to the Minister, AFCON 2027 will benefit greatly in the short, medium, and long terms from major investments made in infrastructure for the games, lodging, and accessibility to air, water, and land transportation. “To begin with, the government will execute guarantees to host AFCON 2027...