Uganda’s professional player based in Serbia, Nestory Kizito announced his retirement from the national team. Spokesman for the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) Rogers Mulindwa?said in an official communication sent on February 10, Kizito said he wants to give chance to the younger players. The defender has been part of the Cranes team for [...]
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on February 14th, 2012 at 01:02 pm
The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) finally sending officials to Uganda to try and resolve the wrangles between the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) and the Uganda Super League Limited (USLL). The two Fifa officials Ashford Mamelodi (Development Officer) and Primo Corvaro will arrive in Uganda on Monday. They will hold meetings with [...]
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on February 6th, 2012 at 05:02 pm
The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) finally withdrawn the mandate of the Uganda Super League Limited (USLL) to run the Bell lager Super League. After almost two months of wrangling between the two parties, the federation on Wednesday?took the decision?despite an early court injunction by the Commercial Division of the High Court restraining the [...]
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on February 1st, 2012 at 06:02 pm
If teams want to count on players showing up, then players should be able to count on a paycheck Uganda’s sporting institutions have something to learn from NGOs. A quick look around the hills of Kampala reveals hundreds of aid organisations, each bringing its own agenda to the table. They exist to fight poor sanitation, [...]
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on November 25th, 2011 at 03:11 pm
Long-running wrangles within the Ugandan Amateur Boxing Association have kept the country’s top boxers out of international competition. A recent compromise means that the national team can now fight and the boxers are more than ready to step into the ring. by Moses Hategeka Wrangles for control in Uganda’s boxing fraternity have forced the Minister [...]
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on July 27th, 2011 at 03:07 pm
by Brian Tuka T he last time Cranes won an away game was in 2003. That was against Malawi. And 1978 was the last time the Cranes appeared in an African Nations Cup tournament. This year, the pessimistic view of our national team has changed as many Ugandans now believe that this team will make [...]
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on April 21st, 2011 at 05:04 pm
In January, DMark Power, against all odds, pleasantly surprised despairing fans by beating the Kyambogo Warriors to win the MTN-FUBA League Title. Up three games to nil, the Power proceeded to lose the following three games of the seven game series. Point guard Ben Komakech received the extra pleasure of bagging the award for Most [...]
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on March 18th, 2011 at 02:03 pm
On so many occasions in sports, people get excited about games and end up disappointed because of the outcome and the performances. But this occassion was not going to disappoint. In the Cricket World Cup game between India and England, India won the toss and elected to bat. They put on 338 all out and [...]
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on March 15th, 2011 at 02:03 pm
The World Cup has made it to the African continent. But is this really “Africa’s World Cup”? Artwork by Ronex.
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Commentary by TMS Ruge Football is part and parcel of African culture. From the barefoot pickup games by the village kids using balls made from banana stalk to the boda boda riders huddled over a radio on the street corner in the middle of Kampala to hear the latest premier league match. While this edition [...]
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on June 16th, 2010 at 01:06 pm