Tag Archives: sports

Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | Julius Kyazze, the co-owner and CEO of Uganda’s biggest record company, Swangz Avenue has expanded his talent management skills to sports. Kyazze joined hands with Bukomansimbi South MP Geoffrey Kayemba to form a sports agency and their partnership had big news when they brokered the transfer of Cranes …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector-General of Police Martin Ochola has urged Ugandans celebrating Olympics medals won by police officers to extol his predecessor, Gen Edward Kale Kayihura for his efforts to revamp sports activities in the force. Ochola in a statement shared to journalists by Police Spokesperson Fred …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority Football Club URA FC has appointed Simeon Masaba as interim coach after parting ways with their former head coach, Sam Simbwa. The tax collectors reportedly failed to reach an agreement with Ssimbwa following the expiry of his contract after serving the …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sports federations under their newly formed Union of Uganda Sports Federations and Associations- UUSFA have complained about the unfair distribution of funds among sports federations in the country. The issue came up during a meeting between the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga and the …

Kasese, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Presidential hopeful Joseph Kabuleta has pledged to transform sports into an industry that will not only be a recreation but an employment enterprise.  Kabuleta told sportsmen in Kasese Municipality on Thursday evening that regardless of how talented youth in Uganda are, it is becoming very …

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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Council of Sports-NCS has categorized sports disciplines ahead of the resumption of sporting activities in the country. According to a document issued on Friday, the sports disciplines have been categorized according to the nature of competition, risks involved, location of the competition, training …

Saturday 26 September 15:00: Torino v Atalanta 18:00: Cagliari v Lazio 18:00: Sampdoria v Benevento 20:45: Internazionale v Fiorentina Sunday 27 September 12:30: Spezia v Sassuolo 15:00: Napoli v Genoa 15:00: Hellas Verona v Udinese 18:00: Crotone v Milan 20:45: Roma v Juventus Monday 28 September 20:45: Bologna v Parma …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government’s decision to lift the suspension on sports activities has generated mixed reactions from sports administrators. During his latest nationwide address on the Covid-19 pandemic in the country on Sunday, President Yoweri Museveni said sports should resume provided the organisers of different sports …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mandela National Stadium–Namboole, is to undergo a major rehabilitation to ensure that it meets all the required standards for both national and international sporting activities. Constructed in 1997, the national sports pride is currently appalling and has since failed the tests of the Confederation …