A number of referees have been sent home by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and won’t officiate at any game again untill the end of this Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). One of them is Gabonese referee Pierre Ghislain Atcho who officiated Senegal vs Ivory Coast’s game, his offence being that he failed to […]
By Tony Evans Ngabo Fear on Sunday gripped residents of Kyaddondo East constituency following the sudden death of a former Member of Parliament aspirant. James Serebe, who ran on the Democratic Party (DP) ticket in 2020 is said to have died on Saturday night following the stressful African Cup of Nations quarter final results. Owen […]
Senegal 1 (4) vs (5) 1 Ivory Coast The Africa Cup of Nations defending champions Senegal ended the game against the tournament hosts, Ivory Coast in tears after a loss in a penalty shoot-out. Though the match seemed to be a walkover for team Senegal, it stretched up to 120 minutes only to end in […]
The two-week-long East African Community (EAC) Inter-Parliamentary Games came to a successful end in Kigali, Rwanda on Monday, 18 December 2023. The closing ceremony that took place at Kigali Conference and Exhibition Village was climaxed by the award of medals in recognition of the best East African parliaments and outstanding individual performances in the annual […]
Activists in Lango are reportedly receiving threats following their petition over construction of Akii-Bua stadium in Lira City. Last month, the activists petitioned Confederation of African Football (CAF) over the removal of Akii-Bua Olympic Stadium in Lira City from hosting the African Cup of Nations, AFCON 2027. Subsequently, the group launched a drive to generate […]
The Uganda national netball team She Cranes will not participate in the upcoming 2023 African Nations Championship scheduled for November 26, 2023, in Botswana. Moses Mwase, the chairperson of the recently appointed ad-hoc Normalization Committee for Netball told URN that it has been difficult for the Ugandan team to mobilize on very short notice amidst […]
Zanzibar are the regional 2023 CECAFA U-15 Boys champions. The Zanzibar team defeated Uganda Rhinos 4-3 in the penalty shootouts to be crowned as CECAFA U-15 champions at the Njeru based FUFA Technical Centre on Thursday. The match had ended 1-1 in the allotted 90 minutes, but Zanzibar proved a better prepared side on penalty kicks. […]
The Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among has appealed to Ugandans to mind about the legacy they will leave behind when they die, other than focusing on individual material accumulation. Among said that a lasting legacy should not be solely defined by one’s material possessions in form of land, many commercial flats in town, farms […]
Although David Obua made a name as a player, his coaching experience has previously been limited to serving as an assistant coach to George Best Nsimbe at Maroons. Uganda Revenue Authority Football Club- URA FC have announced that they have appointed former Uganda Cranes icon David Obua as the team Head Coach replacing Fred Muhumuza […]
Uganda Cranes head coach Paul Joseph Put has appointed Sam Ssimbwa Bamweyena as his assistant. The decision was made Thursday after the Belgian tactician was officially unveiled as the new Uganda Cranes head coach. Ssimbwa, a CAF A Certified coach will start his role with immediate effect according to FUFA Communications Director Ahmed Hussein. “FUFA has […]