Vipers SC has on Tuesday 7th March, 2017 unveiled Portuguese based Duarte Miguel Jorge da Costa as new head coach. Miguel takes charge from caretaker coach Richard Wasswa who drove the team to current third position having collected 32 points from 19 matches played. Wasswa and Edward Golola will now take charge as his assistants […]
List of leading scorers at African Nations Cup finals tournaments: 1957- Ad El Diba (Egypt) 5 goals. 1959- Mahmoud Al Gohari (Egypt) 3 goals. 1962- Mohamed Al Badawi (Egypt) and Worku Mengistu (Ethiopia) 3 goals. 1963- Ahmed Al Chazli (Egypt) 6 goals. 1965- Abbrey Osei Kofi (Ghana) and Eustace Mangli (Ivory Coast) 3 goals. 1968- […]
Avram Grant has stood down from his job as Ghana head coach after they were knocked out in the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals. The 62-year-old former Chelsea, West Ham and Portsmouth boss resigns after more than two years in the role. Grant led the Black Stars to the final of the 2015 Africa Cup […]
Former Uganda Cranes coach Paul ‘Latest’ Nkata was on Tuesday evenning crowned the best coach of the season, 2015/16 in Kenya Premier League. The glamorous awards night was held at the Kenya Safari Hotel in Nairobi. Nkata, who guided Tusker to the league crown easily out-muscled Marcelo Ferreira (Gor Mahia) and Francis Baraza (Chemelil Sugar) […]
Algeria and Leicester City midfielder Riyad Mahrez has been crowned the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2016. Fans from across the world voted for the Algerian midfielder ahead of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Andre Ayew, Sadio Mane and Yaya Toure. Mahrez, 25, told BBC Sport; “It means a lot, it’s something big for African players so […]
Reigning African club champions Mamelodi Sundowns lost 2-0 to Japanese champions Kashima Antlers at the Suita City football stadium on Sunday 11th December in the FIFA Club World Cup. Yasushi Endo put the Antlers ahead two minutes after the hour mark before Mu Kanazaki sealed it with the second in the 88th minute. Mamelodi Sundowns, representing […]
Uganda Cranes team, coach Mulitin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic and Dennis Onyango are shortlisted for the team, Coach and African player of the year (based in Africa) respectively according to the list released by Confederation of African Football (CAF). Micho battles it out with DR Congo coach Florent Ibenge, Mamelodi Sundowns Pitso Mosimane and Mo Bejaia coach Nacer […]
Arsenal, Manchester City and Leicester City await their fate as the draw for the Champions League last-16 takes place on Monday 12th, 2016. Teams that topped their groups include; Arsenal, Napoli, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Monaco, Borussia Dortmund, Leicester City and Juventus. The group runners-up or teams that came second are; Paris Saint-Germain, Benfica, Manchester City, Bayern […]
Uganda has remained 72nd in the men’s FIFA/Coca Cola world ranking positions released on June 2, 2016 Thursday morning. Referee incharge of Botswana Vs Uganda, Victor Miguel de Freitas Gomes. Uganda tops countries that feature in the Council of East and Central African Football Associations(CECAFA) with 500(499.51) points amassed in the month of May 2016 […]
Werder Bremen’s Melvyn Lorenzen is undecided over commiting himself to Uganda according to media reports. The 21-year-old will not feature in Africa Cup of Nations qualification match when Botswana will take over Uganda Cranes on Saturday June 4, 2016. “Decision time [for Lorenzen] will be after the match against Botswana,” Uganda FA communications manager Ahmed […]