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Isaac Rujumba: Why I was fired from National Team

StaffAugust 1, 2021August 1, 2021

My name is Isaac Rujumba, and this is my story I experienced my first bit of injustice and unfairness at the hands of the Uganda Rugby Union in 2014. A young robust rugby player fresh out of high school, I was excited to be called up to the national U(19)...

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Yusuf Ssozi: An Exclusive Chat with Police FC Midfielder

Brian KawalyaJuly 31, 2021July 31, 2021

There aren't many players in the league currently that possess the game intellect and enormous skill of Yusuf Ssozi especially when concerning the ability for one to assert themselves in his central midfield position and dictate the flow of the game. The Police FC anchorman does this duty to perfection...

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Inside FUFA’s Strategy To Take Football On TV

StaffJuly 31, 2021July 31, 2021

World Sport is over 600bn USD economy bigger than the aviation industry. This has largely been achieved by packaging sports events via television and the wider electronic media to the masses. In the process, many brands have paid sports to carry their commercial messages to the same audiences. Considering that...

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President Museveni Re-opens Sports, With Restrictions

Brian KawalyaJuly 30, 2021July 31, 2021

After a 42-day shutdown, Sport in Uganda will resume behind closed doors provided strict conditions are met, President Museveni said on Friday in a national address. Sport was suspended in Uganda on June 18 in response to a hike in coronavirus cases. The President has only given greenlight to Outdoor...

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Moses Muhangi: Reasons For Uganda’s Poor Boxing Show at The Olympics

the-sportsnation.com1July 29, 2021July 29, 2021

By Moses MuhangiThe Writer is the President of Uganda Boxing Federation (UBF), an AIBA International Technical Officer (ITO) and Interim President for The Uganda Sports Federations and Associations (USFA). Boxing has and still remains to be the highest medal collecting sport for Uganda at the Olympic games to a tune...

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FUFA Re-appoints Micho As Uganda Cranes Coach

Brian KawalyaJuly 27, 2021July 28, 2021

Federation of Uganda Football Associations has re-appointed Serbian Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic as the Head coach of the Uganda Cranes, it is official. Micho who left Uganda in 2017, has been handed a three-year renewable contract effective 1st August, 2021. In a statement from Federation of Uganda Football Association, Micho will be...

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Allan Okello Keeping Head High Despite Challenges at Paradou

John Paul NtegeJuly 23, 2021July 23, 2021

Former KCCA FC hotshot Allan Okello has opened up on his spell at Algerian side Paradou AC. Okello joined the Algerian club from Uganda Premier League side KCCA FC in January 2020. Prior to joining his new side, the former KCCA midfielder was the shinning star in Ugandan football due...

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MYDA FC: Newly Relegated Club Up For Sale, President Blames Tribalism

Brian KawalyaJuly 21, 2021July 21, 2021

MYDA FC, recently relegated from Uganda Premier League, has been put on market, The-SportsNation can exclusively report. The Club President John Rubamburamuzi says the club has faced financial uncertainty and has gone ahead to blame division among fans as their biggest undoing. He says that tribal conflicts between Japadhola and...

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From Futsal to UPL Champion: An Interview With Express Defender Ssekyembe

John Paul NtegeJuly 20, 2021July 20, 2021

Many young players are inspired to the beautiful game of football by role models, and as well tend to change from one sport to join football. Express FC leftback Sadik Ssekyembe was inspired by former Uganda Cranes midfielder Tonny Mawejje to play football. From playing street soccer in the Ghetto...

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Untold Story: How Netball Elections Brought Former Prime Minister to Campaign

StaffJuly 19, 2021July 19, 2021

Writing was all over the wall, Uganda Netball Federation was to change guard, and delegates and other netball stakeholders were not ready to just have the very same old wine into new bottles. Sarah Babirye Kityo failed an attempt to join Ugandan Parliament again as Bukoto East Member of Parliament...

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John Revita Speaks Out On Recovery, Weight and Future

John Paul NtegeJuly 16, 2021July 19, 2021

Long term injuries : It's the curse of football players and their greatest undoing. So often when a player is at the peak of his powers, injuries rear in their ugly head. And KCCA FC defender can attest to the foresaid school of thought, literally. The pony tail defender has...

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The Meteoric Rise Of Sharon Kirabo

Brian KawalyaJuly 15, 2021July 15, 2021

Sharon Kirabo was part of the 12 players coach Nicholas Natuhereza summoned to represent Uganda at the 2021 FIBA Afrobasket Women Championship Zone Five Qualifiers in Rwanda. The dream debut for Kirabo will however have to wait after FUBA withdrew Gazelles from the competition citing financial constraints. Her story to...

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Money Lenders Rescued Uganda’s FIBA Afrobasket Dream

Brian KawalyaJuly 12, 2021July 12, 2021

Federation of Uganda Basketball Association (FUBA) President Nasser Sserunjogi has revealed that the federation borrowed money from lenders to fuel Uganda's FIBA Afrobasket aspirations. The Uganda's men national basketball team, the Silverbacks, beat Morocco 77-65 last Thursday in Rabat to return to the continent for a third straight time. However,...

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From Simon Tamale To Eric Kambale: The 2020/21 UPL Team Of The Season

Brian KawalyaJuly 4, 2021July 4, 2021

It was Covid9 that denied us a natural ending to what promised to be one of the most thrilling title race in recent memory. This was going to the wire. But few will doubt how impressive Express has been this season and it comes as a no surprise that the...

Mbarara City: Mwine On ‘Reformed’ Mbabazi, Stadium Plans and Player Exits

Inke BrianJuly 1, 2021July 2, 2021

Mbarara City Football Club President Hon. Mwine Mpaka says that club coach Livingston Mbabazi is 'reformed' and focused to take the club forward. Mbabazi returned at Mbarara City in March and later managed to save a 'sinking ship' as the Ankole Lions survived relegation. The gaffer helped Mbarara win 7 of...

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Wasswa Bbosa Names Easiest, Hardest Games Of the season

Inke BrianJuly 1, 2021July 1, 2021

Express gaffer says URA didn't give him hard time last season, naming it his easiest opponent of their title winning season. Bbosa has named Kitara as his toughest opponent "because everyone expected us to win by big-goal margin but we were rescued by a late penalty." The Red Eagles were...

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Nuba Walks Out Of Peace Proscovia’s Shadow at Lighting Loughborough

Nelson SsengoobaJuly 1, 2021July 1, 2021

When former Loughborough Lightning shooter Peace Proscovia left England for a new chapter in Australia, she had established herself as one of the Vitality Netball Superleague's most cherished and adored players. Proscovia's warm heart, beaming smile and her passion for netball went with her wherever she went, and on court...

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Facilities, Funding, Covid19 Relief Headline 7th Sports Forum

Brian KawalyaJune 30, 2021June 30, 2021

The 7th Sports Forum was held on Wednesday, chaired by State Minister for Sports Hon Hamson Obua. The forum tackled on a number of issues including a brief on the resolutions from the sixth forum that was held on March 30, 2021. The meeting among Sports Federations heads and other...

Prepare For Turbulent Times – Minister Obua Warns Sports Federations

Brian KawalyaJune 30, 2021July 1, 2021

The Minister of State for Sports, Denis Hamson Obua, has told Sports Federations to get ready for hard and tough times ahead. Obua, speaking during the 7th National Sports Forum on Wednesday, notified the Sports Heads of imminent budget cuts from Government. Obua chaired the forum held via Zoom as...

FUFA Declares Express 2020/21 UPL Champions

Brian KawalyaJune 29, 2021June 30, 2021

Federation of Uganda Football Association has finally decided on the fate of the 2020/21Uganda Premier League. FUFA has ended the season and declared Express FC as the champions, with four matchdays still on the card. "Epress FC who were top of the table declared Champions of the 2020/21 Uganda Premier...

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