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Kamulindwa leads at Watoto Golf Tournament

Kampala, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | Entebbe-based professional golfer David Amooti Kamulindwa took a 2 shot lead with a score of 5 under par 67 at the second edition of the Watoto Golf Tournament at Kitante. Kamulindwa sunk 5 birdies on hole 3, 5. 6, 8, 13 and 17 to put …

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Uganda’s Sebatindira wins ITTF Africa Youth Cup U15 title

🇺🇬 Joseph Sebatindira 🥇 🇺🇬 Sharif Nsereko 🥈 🇩🇿 Bilel Zouitene 🥉 🇳🇬 Tobi Adebakin🥉 KAMPALA,UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s table tennis prodigy Joseph Sebatindira claimed the 2025 ITTF Africa Youth Cup U15 boys’ singles title on Tuesday night. Sebatindira, 10, dispatched Algeria’s Zouitene Bilel 3-2 at the semifinal stage, …

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CECAFA Kagame Cup set for September return in Tanzania

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Twelve teams from the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) region will feature in the CECAFA Kagame Cup from September 2 to 25 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. CECAFA Executive Director Auka Gecheo told Xinhua on Tuesday that one guest side from …

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CHAN 2024’s kick-off delights East Africa again

CHAN 2024 Results August 03 Tanzania 2-0 Burkina Faso August 04 Kenya 1-0 DRC Morroco 2-0 Angola Madagascar 0-0 Mauritania August 05 Niger 0-1 Guinea Uganda 0-3 Algeria August 06 Congo 1-1 Sudan 17:00 Senegal 1-0 Nigeria 20:00 NAIROBI, NAIROBI | Xinhua & THE INDEPENDENT | The East African region …

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Abiria shines in NCBA Golf Series in Jinja

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  James Abiria won himself a fully paid trip to Muthiaga Golf Club in Nairobi for the Grand Finale of the NCBA Golf Series by coming top in the Jinja leg of the competition at the weekend with 43 points. Oyom Vicky (Ladies, 39 pts) and …

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Cheptegei to skip 2025 World Championships, turns focus on marathon

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three-time world champion Joshua Cheptegei has confirmed he will not be part of Uganda’s national team heading to the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, scheduled for September 13–21. In an exclusive interview with Uganda Radio Network, the long-distance star revealed that his decision …

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African women’s football scores

3 positive signs from recent Women’s Africa Cup of Nations ANALYSIS | CHUKA ONWUMECHILI | Women’s football in Africa has been through radical changes over the past few years. From small beginnings in the late 1990s, it has grown to the point that its biggest competition is receiving considerable global attention. …

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