NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | Kenya’s soccer head coach Benni McCarthy has retained faith in most of the players he used in the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) in the squad for the forthcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The South African boss led the Harambee Stars to the quarter-finals of …
Read More »Uganda to take on France, Canada in FIFA U-17 World Cup
Group K France Chile Canada Uganda 🇺🇬 Doha, Qatar | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has been drawn against France, Canada and Chile at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar in November. The draw for the newly expanded FIFA U-17 World Cup that will feature 48 nations for the first time was …
Read More »Uganda Cranes battles to 1-0 win over Guinea
RESULT ⏰ FT’ | #WCQ2026 🚨🌍 Angola 🇦🇴 1-2 Cape Verde 🇨🇻 Benin 🇧🇯 0-2 South Africa 🇿🇦 Nigeria 🇳🇬 1-1 Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 Rwanda 🇷🇼 1-1 Lesotho 🇱🇸 Uganda 🇺🇬 1-0 Guinea 🇬🇳 Namboole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & FUFA MEDIA | Allan Okello’s first have wonder strike from a free …
Read More »Kenya shocks Uganda in FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifier
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The Kenya Junior Starlets defeated hosts Uganda 2-0 in the first leg of the second round of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers on Saturday. Uganda, captained by Agnes Nabukenya, began the match with attacking intensity, but Kenya managed to handle the pressure well. …
Read More »FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup: Uganda confident ahead of qualifier against Namibia
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | The head coach of Uganda’s U-17 women’s team is confident that her team will be capable of picking up positive results in the first round of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2025 qualifiers. Sheryl Botes Ulanda, the head coach, told Xinhua on Wednesday that her …
Read More »FIFA’s human rights policy
How could FIFA award Saudi Arabia the 2034 soccer World Cup to `sportswash’ their regime’s human rights records COMMENT | KEITH RATHBONE | In early December, FIFA officially awarded Saudi Arabia the 2034 World Cup. The Gulf Kingdom was the sole bidder after the Asian Football Confederation made it clear it …
Read More »Six countries on three continents to host centennial FIFA World Cup in 2030
Morocco, Portugal and Spain to host FIFA World Cup 2030™ Three centenary celebration matches to take place in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay in 2030 Saudi Arabia appointed to stage FIFA World Cup 2034™ ZURICH, SWITZERLAND | THE INDEPENDENT | All 211 FIFA Member Associations that convened virtually at an Extraordinary …
Read More »South Africa’s Influence on the FIFA World Cup 2026: A Look at African Teams
“People have an opinion of Africa, and it is not so good, but we have to let sport unite us all.” – Didier Drogba It’s full of hope, unity, and strength. Africa’s rich history of football will not be forgotten so soon. The 2010 World Cup in South Africa marked …
Read More »Uganda’s referee Nabadda to officiate in U-17 Women’s World Cup 2024
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | The World football governing body FIFA has selected Uganda’s leading female referee Shamira Nabadda to officiate at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2024. FIFA communicated the selection of the 12 referees, 24 assistants and two support referees on Friday. Sixteen teams including Kenya will …
Read More »Uganda Cranes to miss two key players in FIFA World Cup qualifier vs Botswana
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | The Uganda Cranes will miss two key players in their Group G FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier tie against Botswana. The Uganda Cranes, who have already collected three points from two matches played, will host the Zebras of Botswana in the refurbished Mandela National Stadium, …
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