SPORTS

Pakwach, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the 6th edition of the Ker Alur football competition hurtles towards its grand finale on Nov. 30, the counties of Jonam, Padyere, and Okoro find themselves in a heated battle for the coveted prize of Shs 4 million. Ker Alur, in collaboration with its …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda national netball team She Cranes will not participate in the upcoming 2023 African Nations Championship scheduled for November 26, 2023, in Botswana. Moses Mwase, the Chairperson of the recently appointed ad-hoc Normalization Committee for Netball told URN that it has been difficult …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Peter Apell leads the race for the Order of Merit with a nett score of 575 after 10 rounds as the MTN Monthly Tee for November is held Saturday at Entebbe Club. “It’s anyone’s round to take from the top 7 going into the …

Berkane, Morocco | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cranes secured their first win of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers by edging Somalia 1-0 Tuesday. In the game played at Stade Du Municipal in Berkane, Morocco, Rogers Mato’s lone strike in the opening minutes was the difference. The winger tapped home …

  Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Joseph Bogera and Kenneth Kiddu battled there way to the finals of the Singleton Match Play Challenge due next month. The pair beat Serwano Walusimbi and Peter Magona 4-3 in a close contest on Saturday at the par 71 Lakeside Entebbe golf course. …

Nijmegen, Netherlands | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Long-distance runner Jacob Kiplimo has set off for the Sevens Hills Race in Nijmegen, Netherlands slated for Sunday. Kiplimo will compete against long-distance star athlete Rogers Kwemoi, Ethiopia’s Selemon Barega and Yomiv Kajalcha, and Ronald Kwemoi from Kenya. Following his participation in the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The FUFA Disciplinary Panel has issued a two-year ban against three fans of Express Football Club prohibiting them from participating in football-related activities.The three are Mukenya Noah, Zimula Sulaiman, and Nkata Abasi. They are penalized for beating up referee Fahad Sekayuba after the Uganda …

Rabat, Morocco | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Cranes are set to take on West African giants Guinea in their inaugural 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying fixture today at Stade De Municipal in Berkane, Morocco. Joseph Paul Put, the new Uganda Cranes head coach faces the daunting task of fielding …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Zanzibar are the regional 2023 CECAFA U-15 Boys champions. The Zanzibar team defeated Uganda Rhinos 4-3 in the penalty shootouts to be crowned as CECAFA U-15 champions at the Njeru based FUFA technical center on Thursday. The match had ended 1-1 in the allotted 90 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda’s Football Association- FUFA has finally zeroed down on South Africa’s Sheryl Botes to take the helm of Uganda’s senior women’s football team- the Crested Cranes.  Botes was unveiled by FUFA President Moses Magogo at a brief press conference at the FUFA …