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Mutebi’s KCCA FC edged out after FUS Rabat wins RESULT Africain ?? 4 KCCA FC ??  0 KCCA FC fell short of their dream Friday, after a 4-0 defeat in the final group match, and comeback win for FUS Rabat, denied them a quartefinal place in the CAF Confederations Cup. They were …

 Africain ??  Vs KCCA FC ?? Tunis, Tunisia | KCCA FC MEDIA|  To dream is the first step. The Kasasiro boys have written their story on the continent, and can complete the dream today. The lads were painfully ejected from the 2017 Total CAF Champions league by defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns. However, another …

Ugandan top distance ace Joshua Cheptegei finished third in the 5000m at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Lausanne, in an impressive personal best time of 12:59.83. The time is well inside his season best of 13:02.84, and previous personal best of  13:00.60 and saw him qualify for the 5000m …

MUTEBI: We shall play against Africain in our way… 11pm – KCCA FC ??  vs  Africain ?? Tuni, Tunisia | KCCA FC MEDIA| Kampala Capital City Authority Football Club (KCCA FC) will not change their style of play against Club Africain in their last Group A game of the CAF Confederation Cup on …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Five facts on French international striker Alexandre Lacazette, after he signed for English Premier League side Arsenal on Wednesday for a club-record fee that could rise to 60 million euros ($68m, £52.56m) from Ligue 1 outfit Lyon: Falls foul of Lyon faithful Lacazette may have …

Arsenal break club record to clinch Lacazette deal Lyon, France | AFP |  Arsenal signed France striker Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon for a club-record fee that could rise to 60 million euros ($68m, £52.56m), the two clubs confirmed on Wednesday. The transfer fee is also a new record sale for …

Kampala, Uganda | USPA| Boxer Muzamir Kakande was unanimously voted as the USPA Nile Special Sports Personality of June at the scribes’ monthly assembly held Monday at Imperial Royale Hotel. Kakande (welterweight) won a gold medal at the Africa Boxing Championships in Congo Brazaville last month when he knocked out …

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Disgraced former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, forced out as head of world football’s governing body amid a corruption scandal in 2015, admitted on Sunday he regretted not stepping down earlier. The 81-year-old was banned over ethics breaches, bringing an end to his 17-year reign as FIFA …

  Uganda’s top distance runner Joshua Cheptegei continued his stready return to the track with yet another 4th place finish, this time in the 3ooom at the Paris Diamond Athletics League on Saturday night. In front of 14,568 spectators  at Charléty Stadium, Cheptegei clocked 7:34.96 to finish fourth in a race …

Moscow, Russia | AFP | Adrien Silva scored an extra-time penalty as Portugal recovered from a goal down to beat Mexico 2-1 in Sunday’s third-place play-off at the Confederations Cup in Moscow. Luis Neto bundled into his own net to hand Mexico a 54th-minute lead, but Pepe stabbed home a …