Sports

Uganda’s Weightlifters Davis Niyiyota and Lydia Nakidde Set to Make Waves at the 2024 IWF World Cup in Thailand

Uganda’s weight-lifters Davis Niyiyota and Lydia Nakidde will be representing Uganda at the 2024 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Cup in Phuket City, Thailand. The companionship is scheduled for March...

Uganda Sevens Open African Games Campaign with Wins Over Zimbabwe & Tunisia

Uganda Rugby Sevens secured two wins on the opening day of the Sevens tournament at the 13th African...

Parliament Approves Ugx23 billion to Boast Upcoming CHAN, AFCON Preparations

Parliament has today, March 15, 2024, approved the reallocation of Shs23 billion from the Ministry of Education and...

Rugby Cranes Flagged Off for High-Performance Camp in South Africa Following Historic Partnership

The National Council of Sports (NCS) Assistant General Secretary, Joseph Oluga, has flagged off Rugby Cranes players selected...

Uganda’s Hippos Stomp to African Games Semis with Gritty 1-0 Win over Senegal

The Uganda U20 men’s national football team the Hippos have qualified for semi-finals after defeating Senegal 1:0 in...

Africa Para Games 2023: Uganda Fields Two teams, Loses Inaugural Game

 In Ghana, West Africa, fourteen countries are competing in the all-Africa Para Games, including Uganda. The first-ever African Para events were opened at the Trust Sports Emporium in Accra on Sunday, September 3, 2023, making history and will run till the 12. The 2023 African Championships wheelchair basketball competition will determine which African country advances to the IWBF Paris 2024 Repechage Tournaments in April of next year. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) states that this year's theme is "Inspire a Better...

Micho Confirms Uganda Crane’s Final Squad for 2023 AFCON Qualifier Match

Milutin Sredojevic, alias Micho, the head coach of the national football team, the Uganda Cranes, has unveiled the final squad that is set to fly to Morocco for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Qualifier match against Niger. According to Micho, the squad is composed of 23 players who will fly to Morocco on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. aboard Emirates Airlines. Micho revealed that he is expecting the best out of the selected players because he has done his best...

Lukaku joins AS Roma on season-long loan

The 30-year-old Belgian striker returns to Serie A to join AS Roma having spent last season on loan with Inter Milan, helping them reach the Champions League final. Lukaku is reported to have turned down a lucrative move to the Saudi Pro League. According to the statement released on Thursday, August 31, 2023, by Chelsea football club, the 30-year-old striker will be reunited with former Chelsea head coach Jose Mourinho, who led Roma to the Europa League final in the previous...

Twelve Basketball Greats Inducted into FIBA Hall of Fame 2023 

A group of 12 individuals who made remarkable contributions to international basketball have been officially inducted into the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Hall of Fame as members of the Class of 2023. The enshrinement ceremony was held at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza in Manila, Philippines, on Thursday, August 24, 2023. Those inducted include legendary players Yao Ming (China), Penny Taylor (Australia), Yuko Oga (Japan), Katrina McClain (USA), Amaya Valdemoro (Spain), Wlamir Marques from Brazil, Angelo Monteiro dos Santos Victoriano (Angola),...

National Sports Bill 2023 Passed: Kickboxing Dropped, Archery Added

The President of Uganda, H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has assented to the National Sports Bill 2023. The law seeks to see sport in Uganda transition from an amateur to a professional setting. The bill, first tabled on November 10, 2022, was enacted by Parliament on March 2, 2023. However, the President returned the bill with important amendments. The President noted that Section 32(2) on the composition of the board should be amended. The board should consist of the chairperson and six...

Cheptegei Receives Police Applause for 10,000-M Marathon Victory

Police Spokesperson SCP Fred Enanga has applauded Uganda's long-distance runner Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei after winning gold in the 10,000m at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. During a press release on Monday, August 21, 2023, Enanga said that as police, they are very proud of their own after Cheptegei clocked a time of 27:51:42 to complete a hat-trick of victories. Cheptegei, who is also a serving police officer with the Uganda Police Force at the rank of Assistant Superintendent of...