A section of MPs have questioned Government’s determination to develop the sports sector in the country. They argue that funds for international tournaments always come at last resort after the intervention of Parliament. “We have just passed budget for next financial year; what the Ministry of Education calls sports, the
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Midfielder Amr Warda has been sent home from the Africa Cup of Nations for disciplinary reasons by hosts Egypt. The decision to remove Warda, who plays for Greek club PAOK, was announced on the day Egypt play DR Congo. The Egypt Football Federation said he was withdrawn "to maintain discipline,
Read MoreVipers Sports Club have confirmed the signing of forward Allan Kayiwa from Tooro United. Kayiwa was officially unveiled to his new teammates by Vipers head coach Michael Nam Ouma this morning at the club training. The tantalising forward joins Vibers from the then Fort Portal based club as a free
Read MoreTOTAL AFCON Egypt 2019 Finals (Group A): Wednesday, 26th June 2019 Zimbabwe Vs Uganda Cranes At Cairo International Stadium (8 PM Ugandan Time) The Uganda Cranes Head Coach Sebastien Desabre and Captain Denis Onyango addressed the media at the Cairo International Stadium on Tuesday morning. This was during the official
Read More2019 Afcon: Uganda Sends Delegation To Egypt To Promote Its Tourism Potential
A team from the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities (MTWA), Uganda Tourism Board (UTB), and other officials are off to Egypt to promote and market destination Uganda alongside the Uganda Cranes who are making a second consecutive appearance at the biennial event after appearing at the 2017 showpiece. The
Read MoreThe Uganda Cranes start their 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign against a tricky Democratic Republic of Congo side in a Group A match at the Cairo International Stadium on Saturday. Coach Sebastien Desabre's side will be cheered on by a couple of Ugandan fans who have travelled
Read MoreA drastic and dramatic overhaul of African football is expected to be announced on Thursday, the eve of the kickoff of the African Cup of Nations, in the wake of corruption scandals consuming the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The CAF executive committee took a stunning decision on Wednesday to
Read MoreSpeaker of Uganda’s Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has directed Frank Tumwebaze, the Minister of ICT and National Guidance and Minister of Education and Sports to put in a request of Shs1bn needed by national broadcaster, Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) to telecast the Africa Cup of Nations matches. "Minister is directed to
Read MoreBrighton is among the clubs in the English Premier League which want Tanzania striker Mbwana Samatta to join their team. Other clubs from England which are interested in the 26-year-old are Aston Villa, Watford, Leicester and Burnley. According to the UK's Sun newspaper, Samatta has been valued at $15m (UShs56.5
Read MoreThe 5th edition of the Corporate Games Uganda took place on Sunday, June 2nd 2019, at Mandela National Stadium in Namboole. The games keep on growing by the day and Sunday saw the introduction of two more sports; Chess and Paintball Shooting. On the same day, National Resistance Movement Organization
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