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Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cranes head coach Jonathan McKinstry has asked his players to be confident of victory as the team departs for the CHAN tournament 2021. The 25 players on Monday departed to Cameroon for the Pre-CHAN Mini Tournament Scheduled to start on 1st January 2021. The …

Madrid, Spain| THE INDEPENDENT |   FC Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman said on Monday that his side will be without Lionel Messi for Tuesday’s La Liga game at home to Eibar. Messi has delayed his return to Barcelona from Argentina, and speaking to the press ahead of the game, Koeman said …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An entertaining contest that produced Leicester’s first draw of the season and ends Man Utd’s run of 10 consecutive PL away wins, one shy of Chelsea and Man City’s record. A late goal from Jamie Vardy helped Leicester City to twice come from …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Experienced goal keeping coach, Fred Kajoba has been ejected from the Uganda Cranes Camp that is preparing for theAfrican Nations Championship-CHAN for alleged non-compliance with the Standard Operating Procedures-SOPs. Kajoba was shown the exit on Christmas, according to a statement issued by the Federation of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With the 2020-21 NBA season set to explode onto your screens in just a few days, one of the biggest pieces of news coming out of the league has been LeBron James signing a two-year, $85million contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers. The 35-year-old …

Buenos Aires, Brazil | Xinhua | A second autopsy has shown that Argentine football legend Diego Maradona did not consume alcohol or narcotics in the days before his death, a local prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday. The 1986 World Cup winner died of a heart attack aged 60 on November 25, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | CAF the football governing body in Africa has canceled the CAF Confederation game between AS Kigali and KCCA FC. This was confirmed on Wednesday 23rd December in a letter written to KCCA Football Club. KCCA FC did not have the recommended number of players to …

Tokyo, Japan | THE INDEPENDENT |     The Tokyo 2020 organizing committee announced here on Wednesday that Hiroshi Sasaki has replaced actor Nomura Mansai to become the chief executive creative director of next year’s opening and closing ceremonies. Sasaki, director of the flag handover ceremony at the 2016 Rio Olympics, …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cubs stopped Tanzania 3-1 to retain the regional CECAFA U-17 Cup in the final played on Tuesday at the Umuganda Stadium in Rubavu, Rwanda. The Tanzanian side came all out with a defensive approach, but Oscar Mawa almost gave the Cubs the lead after …

  Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cubs had coach Hamuza Lutalo has vowed that his team will defeat Tanzania in the final of the CECAFA U-17 Challenge Cup this afternoon at the Umuganda Stadium in Rubavu, Rwanda. Reaching the final also guarantees the two teams appearance in the Afcon …