Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The I&M Bank Katogo Golf Series is set to return for the third leg of the 2025 season this Saturday at the Lakeside Entebbe Club. This weekend’s edition will be played under the ‘Daytona’ format, the same format of play used in the …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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, …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Former Arsenal, Atletico Madrid midfielder Partey bailed on rape charges
LONDON, UK | Xinhua | Former Arsenal and Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Partey was on Tuesday granted conditional bail after appearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London to face five cases of rape and one of sexual assault. Two of the rape cases are related to one woman and three …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Kabunga and Kitamirike win Stanbic Match Play Challenge at Entebbe Club
Entebbe, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | Entebbe Club members Charles Kabunga and Steven Kitamirike have claimed the second edition of the Stanbic MatchPlay final at Entebbe Club on Saturday. The playing duo beat their opponents, Henry Nsubuga and Picole Lukyamuzi on hole 17 with a score of 3 and 1 …
Read More »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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