David Otti, the Coach of Express FC is dead. He was 74. Otti died on Thursday at Case Hospital in Kampala following a sustained battle with diabetes. According to Hamid Juma, a close friend of the deceased, Otti collapsed today morning after he and his wife Faith had just returned to their home in […]
The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development has given 30 acres of land to Proline Soccer Academy. The Ministry was honoring the promise President Yoweri Museveni made to the academy that government would allocate them land to run their activities properly. An officer from the ministry of Lands said that the land has been […]
Many Uganda youths would have loved to undertake weightlifting a sport but lack of equipment, training and facilities, many weightlifting clubs are barely surviving. But as Alfred Odong writes, the youths are looking to tap other benefits of weightlifting now, hoping that the sport will improve in the near future. Having existed for close to […]
Tanzania’s Taifa stars beat CECAFA cup holders Uganda Cranes in the second semi final game played at Mkapa National Stadium on Friday. Tanzania beat Uganda 5-4 on penalties after the two teams failed to score a single goal in 120 minutes. All Tanzania’s players converted their penalties, and their keeper, Juma Kaseje saved Tony Maweje’s […]
Uganda Cranes will face another uphill task when they take on Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro Stars on Friday at 5pm in the second semi final match of the ongoing CECAFA Challenge cup taking place in Tanzania. Kilimanjaro Stars coach Jan Poulsen has already warned the Uganda Cranes to prepare for their first defeat in a long time, […]
Defending Champions Uganda Cranes had to pull out their penalty scoring skills to pit Zanzibar in Wednesday’s first quarter final match in the ongoing CECAFA senior challenge cup taking place in Tanzania. Simon Masaba scored the decisive 5th penalty to send the Uganda Cranes bench in jubilation after a committed show by Zanzibar who came […]
The campaigns have been friendly but intense. And the results are finally out. Russia and Qatar have won the bid to host the FIFA World Cup finals in 2018 and 2022 respectively. FIFA President Sepp Blatter announced the decision to journalists in Zurich after FIFA Executive Committee voted on the matter earlier today in a […]
News Release Kampala, Uganda: Over twenty five thousand athletes are expected to participate in this year’s MTN Kampala Marathon slated for 5th December 2010. The MTN Kampala Marathon is the biggest sporting event on the country’s sporting calendar, and draws together sports and non-sports enthusiasts, from all walks of life. This year’s Marathon is the 8th […]
Press Release ‘Sport for all’ on the agenda, as Ministers discuss using sport for social and economic development Commonwealth Sports Ministers will meet during the 19th Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, on 4 October 2010. Dr M S Gill, India’s Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, will chair the fifth biennial meeting of Commonwealth […]
Uganda is standing the risk of losing instrumental Cranes Coach Bobby Williamson following delays to renew his contract and reports of interest in his services by Ghana Black Stars. The Ghana football governing body is searching for a national coach to replace Serbian coach Milovan Rajevac who quit after Ghana failed to renew his contract. […]