2017 AFCON Qualifier Saturday Botswana vs Uganda 5pm (LIVE SS4) Francistown Sports Complex Standings P W D L F A Pts B. Faso 4 2 1 1 3 1 7 Uganda 4 2 1 1 3 1 7 Botswana 4 2 0 2 3 4 6 Comoros 4 1 …
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The Uganda Cranes team flew to Zimbabwe Sunday night enroute to their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Botswana this weekend. @AFCON_2017 Last training before flying to Harare.Botswana we’re coming for you @OfficialFUFA @Airtel_Ug pic.twitter.com/7mjmaVT64k — Uganda Cranes (@UgandaCranes) May 29, 2016 Cranes head coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic named …
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Soccer governing body FUFA insist they will defy new regulations for them to register with National Council of Sports NCS. FUFA president Moses Magogo told the press on Thursday that not only are the rules useless in the effort to move sport forward, but some clash with statutes of their …
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SV Werder Bremen striker Melvyn Lorenzen has arrived to join the Uganda Cranes camp that has started training for their penultimate African Cup of Nations qualifying match June 4 away against Botswana. He arrived at Entebbe Airport just after 1.30pm on Tuesday with his manager Manager Hankus Rainer aboard Emirates …
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SV Werder Bremen striker Melvyn Lorenzen has been called to the Uganda national soccer team Cranes for their penultimate African Cup of Nations qualifying match June 4 away against Botswana. Lorenzen’s father is Ugandan while mother German. Werder Bremen posted on twitter and their facebook page the news of the …
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Former Uganda Cranes goalkeeper Abel Dhaira was laid to rest Wednesday in Mayuge. The stadium where he started his career, Walukuba Tobacco ground, will be renamed Abel Dhaira stadium, soccer governing body FUFA revealed. Thousands, including Iceland’s national soccer coach Heimir Hallgrimsson attended the burial ceremony for the former Cranes …
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By Joan Akello Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic, Uganda Cranes head coach talked to Joan Akello about the teams’ preparation for upcoming competitions. As former SC Villa coach and head coach, what is your assessment of Uganda Cranes? The first time I came to Africa was in 2000 when I was given …
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By Aloysious Kasoma Uganda Cranes head coach Bobby Williamson has been sacked. Federation of Uganda Football Association publicist Rogers Mulindwa said today at FUFA House in Mengo. FUFA made the announcement during a press conference held in Kampala. The decision is to be taken into effect immediately, the statement said. …
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By Ronald Musoke Uganda’s national football team, the Cranes have moved up two places from 86th in November to 84th in the year-closing FIFA/Coca-Cola soccer rankings. Despite winning the CECAFA Challenge Cup for the record 13th time, the Cranes did not accumulate any additional points and as such remained with …
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By Ronald Musoke Two goals in each half were enough to see hosts Uganda advance to the semi-finals of the on-going CECAFA Tusker Challenge Cup at the expense of Ethiopia. The game played at the Nelson Mandela national stadium saw youthful Geoffrey Kizito slot home as early as the 4th …
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