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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The President of the football body in Uganda, FUFA, has blamed inexperience of both the players and coaching staff of the Uganda Crested Cranes for the poor show at the ongoing TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2022 in Morocco. Moses Hassim Magogo told …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On July 6, Paint maker Plascon Uganda welcomed the She Cranes at their Namanve Plant and guided the netball team through company manufacturing lines. Company executives said in a statement that the visit for the She Cranes was a big testimony that the two …

🔵Silverbacks results July 1 – Uganda 20-00 Mali July 2 -Uganda 78-87 Cape Verde July 3 – Uganda 72-91 Nigeria Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National basketball team, the Silverbacks will play in the next round of FIBA World Cup qualifiers despite a second consecutive loss to Nigeria in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of residents of Kireka Zone B are spending sleepless nights over their pending eviction as the UPDF Engineering Brigade nears the completion of the construction of the perimeter wall around Mandela National stadium. The government kicked off the renovation of Mandela National Stadium …

🔵 Uganda’s Group Fixtures ✳ July 3 – Uganda 0  Senegal 2 ✳ July 5 – Uganda Vs Morocco ✳ July 8 – Burkina Faso Vs Uganda Casabalanca, Morocco | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Crested Cranes started their campaign for for glory in the TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) …

Rabat, Morocco | THE INDEPENDENT | The President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Dr. Patrice Motsepe has announced that the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 will now be played in 2024. The 34th edition of Africa’s biggest football showpiece was meant to take place in Ivory …

🔵 Uganda’s Group Fixtures ✳ July 3 – Uganda vs Senegal 6pm ✳ July 5 – Uganda Vs Morocco ✳ July 8 – Burkina Faso Vs Uganda Uganda’s National senior women’s Football team, the Crested Cranes is in high spirits as they prepare for their opening match against Senegal in the Women’s …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Agricultural Research Organisation-NARO has rejected plans for hosting motor rallies at Entebbe Botanical Gardens. Sitting on 40.7 hectares of land in Entebbe, the gardens were established for purposes of research and to preserve the diversity of plants in Uganda. The gardens house a …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | WRC Safari Rally got off to a dramatic start that saw 2021 champion Sebastien Ogier of France kick off his title defense in style by clocking the fastest time on Thursday. Ogier, who is contesting a partial program with Toyota Gazoo Racing this season, edged off …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has flagged off the second edition of the World Rally Championship (WRC) that started in the capital Nairobi on Thursday. Kenyatta flagged off the first ten rally cars which included Kenyan McRae Kimathi, Maxine Wahome, Jeremy Wahome, Hamza Anwar, and the French …