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Manchester City will face Real Madrid while holders Liverpool have been drawn against Atletico Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League. Chelsea play Bayern Munich in a repeat of the 2012 final while Tottenham take on another German side, RB Leipzig. In the pick of the other ties, Borussia Dortmund will play Paris…
FUFA CEO Mr. Edgar Watson and his Deputy Mr. Sam Bakiika are in South Africa at the Nelson Mandel University-Port Elizabeth attending the FIFA Executive Programme for African General Secretaries and Top FIFA Forward Staff. The duo is undergoing the two more modules in areas of strategic planning and project management (module 3), marketing and…
There was a Fan fare as the football fraternity warmly welcomed back to office the FUFA President Eng. Moses Hassim Magogo. FUFA Executive Committee members, Delegates, FUFA Judicial bodies, members of the secretariat, fans and the media gathered at the home of football, FUFA Headquarters in Mengo, Kampala as early as 8 AM. A special…
Uganda has been left sole organiser of the East African Community games after Parliaments in Rwanda and South Sudan boycotted the games, choosing not to send delegates and to further rub salt into the wound, the two nations didn’t explain why they boycotted the games. The 10th edition of the annual East African Community Inter-Parliamentary…
Uganda Cranes Head Coach Johnathan McKinstry has named his final 20-man squad that will play for in the CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup starting from Saturday 7th – 19th December 2019. The selected players are all locally based and play their trade in the StarTimes Uganda Premier League. Vipers SC defender Halid Lwaliwa is given the responsibility to…
The winners of the men and women’s Ballon d’Or will be announced this evening as the football world pays homage to its biggest and best stars. Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi is favourite to take the men’s prize for a record sixth time but Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk is expected to provide strong competition.…
FUFA, through the Uganda Cranes Head Coach Johnathan McKinstry has made an arrangement for the StarTimes Uganda Premier League Coaches to attend the National Team’s training sessions ahead of the 2019 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup as a step forward in sharing coaching skills with UEFA Pro Licensed McKinstry. The basic aim is for the local coaches…
The Spaniard, who previously led Paris St-Germain to the French league title and won three Europa Leagues with Sevilla, was appointed Gunners boss in May 2018, succeeding Arsene Wenger. He has been replaced on a temporary basis by assistant and former Arsenal midfielder Freddie Ljungberg. Arsenal said the decision had been “taken due to results…
Uganda Cranes Head Coach Johnathan McKinstry has named a 30 man preliminary squad for the forthcoming 2019 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup to be hosted by Uganda from 7th to 19th December. This provisional squad is composed of only home based players. Training starts on Wednesday, 27th November 2019 but KCCA FC, Proline FC and SC…
Uganda Women national football team (Crested Cranes) finished third at the 2019 Cecafa senior women challenge cup. Crested Cranes players celebrate one of their two goals on the evening This followed a 2-0 victory in the third place play off match over Burundi on Monday at the Chamazi stadium in Tanzania. Two second half substitutes Shamira…
