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International friendly Result Uganda 0 Kenya 0 Cranes and Harambee Stars played a cautious game for most part Tuesday, with both sides settling for a goalless draw at Mandela National Stadium Namboole. Kenya’s Harambee stars were led by England-based midfielder Victor Wanyama and had their best efforts in the second half. …

International friendly Uganda vs Kenya – Tuesday 4 p.m AFCON 2017 qualifier Uganda vs Comoros – Sunday 5 p.m The countdown proper to the make-or-break African Cup of Nations qualifiers against Comoros starts today with a friendly against Uganda’s bogey side Kenya. On form or not, no team gives Uganda as much …

Paris, France | AFP |    Kenyan-born Olympic champion Ruth Jebet obliterated the 3000m steeplechase world record Saturday as Dafne Schippers got back to winning ways in the 200m at the Paris Diamond League. On a sultry Parisian evening, Jebet’s performance was the standout, the now-Bahraini having transferred allegiance to …

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP |  Kenya’s sports minister, under fire after a series of scandals and embarrassments at the Rio games, on Thursday announced the disbanding of the country’s Olympic committee. “I do hereby disband the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) with immediate effect,” Hassan Wario said at a …

VIDEO: Fresh from Brazil where Uganda ended without a medal at the just concluded Rio 2016 Olympics, the state Minister for education and sports Charles Bakkabulindi has lashed out at critics of the team. Speaking at the launch of the 2016 Africa Blackball pool championships that Uganda will host later this year, …

Uganda Cranes coach Micho Sredojevic has today named the side that will take on Comoros in their final Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on September 4. Goalkeepers: Dennis Onyango (Mamelodi Sundowns, South Africa), Salim Jamal Magoola (El Merriekh, Sudan), Benjamin Ochan (KCCA, Uganda), Ismail Watenga (Vipers, Uganda) Defenders: Nicholas Wadada …

By UPL TUESDAY UPL RESULTS Soana 3 Saints 1 Sadolin 0 Villa 2 Vipers 4 Police 0 URA 1 BUL 1 Brightstars 2 Ondumparaka 0 JMC Hippos 0 Kirinya 0 Lweza 0 KCCA 1 Proline 1 Express 1 It was hardly a cute display from defending champions, KCCA, but the …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | AFP | Olympic marathon silver medallist Feyisa Lilesa failed to return to Ethiopia Monday night despite assurances he would not be punished for his Rio protest over political repression in his country. An AFP journalist at the airport in Addis Ababa said Lilesa was not onboard …

New Delhi, India | AFP | As Olympic under-achievers India head home from Rio having failed to win a gold medal, its gate-crashing, selfie-taking officials have been accused of failing to help its athletes taste success. A string of below-par performances saw India win just two medals at the Games, …

The British government and lottery fund has spent hundreds of millions of pounds on sporting success in the past two decades. And it has paid off. London, United Kingdom | AFP | Twenty years after a stinging Olympic failure, Britain has risen from the ashes to become a sporting “superpower” …