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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Youth Representative for Central region, Sarah Babirye Kityo has been elected President of the Uganda Netball Federation (UNF). She beat two other candidates, Joselyn Uchanda and Christine Nampijja during the elective general assembly held at the Lugogo indoor stadium. Babirye collected 184 votes, while …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda Football Association-FUFA has directed clubs not to admit fans to the stadiums until further notice. According to FUFA’s Deputy CEO in charge of Football, Decolus Kiiza, the directive follows the increasing number of Covid-19 cases in the country. “As you are …

🔴 The awardees for this year’s WOA Grants 🇲🇱 Mali 🇵🇦 Panama 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 🇫🇷 France 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇺🇬 Uganda 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇮🇹 Italy Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Olympics Committee has got a grant that will enable it to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fred Kajoba has resigned from his position as head coach of Vipers SC after serving for a year at the helm of Uganda Premier League Champions. Kajoba told URN that he decided to step down following misunderstandings between him and the club’s technical director, …

  FUFA Polls: Ssewanyana Fails to Beat Second Nomination Deadline Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Makindye West Member of Parliament Allan Aloysius Ssewanyana has for the second time failed to meet the requirements for running for the presidency of Uganda’s soccer governing body FUFA. Ssewanyana has filed to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Recently, the Uganda Cranes stand-in coach Abdallah Mubiru summoned a squad of 34 players to prepare for an international friendly match against Bafana Bafana slated for next month in South Africa. The team is dominated by young players mostly featuring in the domestic league while some …

Lisbon, Portugal | XINHUA |  Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola lamented the loss of the UEFA Champions League to Chelsea on Saturday night. Afterwards, the Spanish coach, who has not won a European tournament for almost a decade, preferred to focus on the efforts of his team. “I did my …

Berlin, Germany | XINHUA | German coaches continue to leave their mark in the UEFA Champions League. Following the example of Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool 2019) and Hansi Flick (Bayern 2020), Thomas Tuchel (Chelsea 2021) completed the triumphal march of coaches raised in German football over the past three years in …

Solid defense and high investment, all-English Champions League final ▶ Chelsea 1 Man City 0 Lisbon, Portugal | XINHUA | Chelsea have won their 2nd UEFA Champions League, thanks to a first half goal Saturday at Dragao Stadium, in the city of Porto, north of Portugal. Chelsea first won their first …

Solid defense and high investment, all-English Champions League final ▶ Chelsea vs Man City Lisbon, Portugal | XINHUA | The grand final of the UEFA Champions League takes place this Saturday at Dragao Stadium, in the city of Porto, north of Portugal, with the confrontation of two English clubs — Chelsea …