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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Patrice Motsepe, President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has commended Uganda’s preparations for the African Nations Championship (CHAN), scheduled to take place from February 1 to 24, 2025. Motsepe uttered his favourable assessment during a brief media interaction on Friday evening after …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda has completed the 2024 season as the best-ranked team in the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) according to the latest FIFA rankings. In the rankings released Wednesday by the world football governing body FIFA, Uganda is placed 88th in the …

LONDON, ENGLAND | Xinhua | Most of the drama in the Premier League will have to wait until Sunday, with Liverpool visiting Tottenham, while second-placed Chelsea will test the water at Everton with new owners and Manchester United has a difficult game at home to an in-form Bournemouth. There is …

  What Rwanda’s bid to host Formula One tells us about its president’s personal qualities as a leader THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | This December President Paul Kagame announced that Rwanda was bidding to host the world’s most iconic racing competition, Formula One. It is unfathomable that Rwanda would be …

  Uganda’s Omedi edged out in race for Puskas goal-of-the-year award Doha, Qatar | AGENCIES | Spain’s FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 winner Aitana Bonmatí has been named The Best FIFA Women’s Player and Brazil’s Vinícius Júnior has won The Best FIFA Men’s Player at a star-studded The Best FIFA Football …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Andrew Opio was over the weekend crowned the Men’s Order of Merit winner for the 2024 Stanbic Mug of Mugs, achieving an impressive total of 756 nett points across ten tournaments. Opio’s remarkable achievement sets the stage for his upcoming participation in the Finaritu …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Host Uganda settled for a 1-1 draw against Tanzania in their Group A opening match of the TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers for the CECAFA Zone on Sunday. The visitor started the match looking like the stronger side and took the lead …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jinja Hippos rugby club on Saturday qualified for the masters rugby finals after beating their rivals Walukuba Barbarians by 21:20. The highly contested game was characterized by competitive ball-playing skills, maintaining competitiveness against each other, however, Hippos sailed through with one point against the Barbarians. …

Uganda’s Results at the Africa Netball Cup 2024:   Group Stage Uganda 85-34 Eswatini Namibia 43-55 Uganda Uganda 49-50 Zimbabwe Semi-final  Uganda 51-43 Malawi FINAL Uganda 50-65 South Africa Swakopmund, Namibia | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s national netball team, the She Cranes, have settled for Silver after falling to South Africa’s SPAR Proteas …

LONDON, ENGLAND | Xinhua | English Premier League leader Liverpool was held to a 2-2 draw at home to Fulham on Saturday, but coach Arne Slot could well be satisfied with a point after the personality his side showed after playing for over 70 minutes with a player less. Andy …