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FUFA To Receive Shs647m For Cranes’ CHAN Show

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CHAN QUARTERFINALS SATURDAY*Mali vs Congo Brazavile, 7pm*DR Congo vs Cameroon, 10pm SUNDAY*Morocco vs Zambia, 7pm*Guinea vs Rwanda, 10pm Uganda Cranes were guaranteed Shs647m (US$175,000) for qualifying for the ongoing Africa Nations Championship (Chan) in Cameroon. They had a chance of increasing that to as much as Shs4.6bn ($1.25m) that will...
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Byekwaso summons UK based duo for U20 AFCON duty

SHABAN LUBEGASHABAN LUBEGA
The Uganda U20 football national team head coach Morley Byekwaso has named a 38-man squad for the upcoming AFCON U20 Championship. The Hippos will be among the teams competing at the tournament which will be hosted between 14th February and 6th March, 2021 in Mauritania. Among the players summoned is...
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Opportune Moment For Magogo To Leave – Misagga

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Football administrator Ben Misagga has asked Moses Magogo to abdicate his FUFA throne. The former SC Villa president says that now is the right time for Magogo to leave after he was voted into Parliament. Magogo will represent the people of Budiope East in the 11th Parliament. "This is the...
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KCCA FC Confirms Contractor For MTN Omondi Stadium

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Uganda Premier League side KCCA FC has confirmed the contractor for the proposed construction of MTN Omondi stadium after the bidding process. The contacted company is Sarjan Construction, founded in 2003 as a civil and building construction company. The club is set to redevelop the StarTimes Stadium Lugogo in a...
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Taekwondo: ITF Uganda Lauds Master Niklas Enander

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The International Taekwondo Federation in Uganda (ITFU) has come out to commend Master Niklas Enander for his continued support for the sport in the country. This was during a press conference held at Sofia's Restaurant in Kamwokya on Saturday, January 09. Enander is Taekwondo's Country Manager in Uganda and also...
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CHAN: McKinstry Drops Four, Names Lwaliwa Captain

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Uganda Cranes head coach Johnathan McKinstry has on Thursday, January 07 named his final squad for the upcoming CHAN tournament. Uganda is one of the 26 nations that will take part in the finals that start on Saturday, January 16 in Cameroon. After two games at the CHAN pre-tournament, McKinstry...
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Motorsport Facility To Be Built In Arua

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The Federation of Motorsport clubs of Uganda (FMU) signed a partnership agreement with Development Infrastructure Limited that will kick start the development of a Motorsport facility in Arua City. The facility will be designed to host Motorsport events in all descplines i.e Rallying, Motorcycling, Drifting, Vintage Karting etc. The initiative...
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FIFA Release List of 23 Ugandan Referees For 2021

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World Football governing body, FIFA, has released a list of Ugandan international referees for 2021. The list was approved by FIFA referees Committee and sent to FUFA on 17th December 2020. There is no change from the list of referees that were set in 2020. The list of 23 Uganda...
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KCCA FC Speaks Out On Canceled AS Kigali Match

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KCCA FC CEO Anisha Muhoozi says that the club is "saddened" by the cancellation of their first leg game with AS Kigali. On Wednesday, CAF awarded Kigali a 2-0 win few hours to kickoff of their game with KCCA FC after the Ugandan club failed to raise a minimum number...
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Uganda Cubs Trio Win Individual Accolades

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Three members of the Uganda Cubs squad won individual accolades at the CECAFA U17 Championship. The achievements came at the back of Uganda's successful Cecafa defence where they beat Tanzania 3-1 in the final on Tuesday. Oscar Mawa who scored six goals, was named the tournament top scorer thanks to...
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Defender Gavin Kizito Converts To Islam

Brian KawalyaBrian Kawalya
Uganda Hippos captain Gavin Kizito Mugweri has accepted Islam, his SC Villa teammate Asuman Alishe has confirmed. Alishe, has told The-SportsNation that "Allah has granted Kizito light" before adding that his new name is Shamuran. Both Kizito and Alishe stay together in Makindye. Gavin Kizito (left) with FUFA President Moses...
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Kiplimo To Renew Acquaintances With Kandie in UAE

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Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo is braced with another battle against Kenyan Kibiwott Kandie at the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon. Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon is an annual half marathon held in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. The event will welcome the world’s greatest professional runners to Al Marjan Island,...
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