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Lukaku helps keep perfect Inter top with derby triumph

Milan, Italy | AFP | Romelu Lukaku fired Inter Milan back top of Serie A with the second goal of a 2-0 derby win that extended their perfect start to the season at the expense of city rivals AC Milan. Belgium striker Lukaku and Marcelo Brozovic’s second half strikes gave …

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CECAFA: Eritrean Under-20s hold Uganda to 1-1 draw

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Hippos settled for one-all draw against a resurgent Eritrean side in a Cecafa U-20 Challenge Cup match on Saturday. Ivan Bogere gave Uganda an early lead before Michael Habte Gebremeskel equalized 17 minutes into the second half in a poorly attended match at …

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Man City’s 8 as Spurs rue VAR

Man City hit eight in Watford demolition, Spurs rocked by Leicester London, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester City powered to their record Premier League win as the champions scored five times within 18 first half minutes of an incredible 8-0 thrashing of Watford, while Leicester enjoyed a VAR-assisted 2-1 …

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Uganda drops six places in latest Tourism Competitiveness Index rankings

❇ TTCI Rankings 2019 ❇ In 2015 ➡ 114 ❇ In 2017 ➡106 ❇ In 2019 ➡112 👉Visitor arrivals 1,402,400 👉 Inbound receipts $937.3 million 👉Receipts per arrival $668 Top African countries 🇲🇺 Mauritius 54 🇿🇦 South Africa 61 🇸🇨 Seycheles 62 🇪🇬 Egypt 65 🇲🇦 Morocco 66 🇳🇦 Namibia 81 🇰🇪 Kenya 82 🇹🇳 Tunisia 85 …

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Obasanjo hails Museveni for showing initiative in Rwanda row

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Nigeria President Olusegun Obasanjo has praised President Yoweri Museveni for taking steps to remove hurdles that had created a row with Rwanda. Obasanjo said that he was in the country earlier in the year and talked to Museveni about ways to resolving …

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