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Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | CAF Host Country Manager Kabelo Bosilong has assured Kenyans that their co-hosting rights for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2025 remain intact despite concerns over stadium readiness. Speculation emerged earlier this week, suggesting that CAF might revoke Kenya’s hosting rights and award them to Rwanda. …

  Morocco, Portugal and Spain to host FIFA World Cup 2030™ Three centenary celebration matches to take place in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay in 2030 Saudi Arabia appointed to stage FIFA World Cup 2034™ ZURICH, SWITZERLAND | THE INDEPENDENT | All 211 FIFA Member Associations that convened virtually at an Extraordinary …

Zombo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda Football Association, in collaboration with Zombo District, has trained 32 beginner coaches in an initiative aimed at fostering football growth among the youth in Zombo and Nebbi Districts. John Rwothomio, the Chairperson of the Competition Committee for West Nile, emphasized that …

⬜ AKII BUA STADIUM ✅ A 20,000-seat main stadium with an athletics track ✅ Two training fields with changing rooms ✅ A 2,000-seat indoor multi-sport arena ✅ A 25-meter semi-Olympic swimming pool ✅ Outdoor courts for basketball, netball, volleyball, and badminton ✅ Parking facilities for 1,000 vehicles Lira, Uganda | …

Windhoek, Namibia | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s national netball team, the She Cranes, bounces back to international duty today in Namibia that is hosting the 2024 Africa Netball Cup December 9 to 14 at the MTC Dome in Swakopmund Municipality. The team arrived in Namibia two days ago and has …

London, UK | ARSENAL.COM |   With four successive wins under their belt, Arsenal look to keep the feel-good factor going at Fulham on Sunday (2pm UK), as they aim to avenge our New Year’s Eve defeat on our last visit to Craven Cottage. That was the only time in the …

Manchester United 2-3 Forest Manchester, UK | nottinghamforest.co.uk | Forest recorded their first win at Old Trafford since 1994 in a thrilling encounter played under the lights at Old Trafford on Saturday evening. For the second time this week, Manchester rain beat down as Forest emerged from the tunnel and got …

NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | Kenya is under pressure to meet the requirements to co-host the 2025 Africa Home Nations Championships (CHAN), scheduled for February. The tournament, exclusively for locally-based players, will feature 19 teams, with Kenya set to partner with Uganda and Tanzania as co-hosts. Unlike Uganda and Tanzania, …

London, UK | ARSENAL.COM |  The 500th competitive men’s game at Emirates Stadium was one to remember as goals from Jurrien Timber and William Saliba saw Arsenal clinch a fourth straight win over Manchester United for the first time ever. Set pieces did the damage yet again, with Jurrien Timber turning …

LONDON, ENGLAND | Xinhua | Premier League leader Liverpool looks to maintain its nine-point cushion at the top of the classification when Arne Slot’s side plays in Newcastle United’s St. James’ Park on Wednesday night. Liverpool travel boosted after a magical week that saw them beat Real Madrid in the …