Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Broadcaster, Uganda Broadcasting Corporation-UBC is negotiating with the Confederation of African Football-CAF to broadcast African Cup of Nations-Afcon on credit. UBC broadcast Afcon 2019 for three days and stopped. In a statement, UBC said it had temporarily stopped the broadcast and that …
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WEDNESDAY: Uganda 🇺🇬 vs Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 8pm Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT | Victory for Uganda today will see them make it to the next round and condemn Zimbabwe to an early exit in the Nations Cup. Uganda go into the game with three points after humiliating DRC 2-0, while the Zimbabwe Warriors …
Read More »Uganda Cranes end 41-year wait for Africa Cup victory
Cairo, Egypt | AFP | Uganda ended a 41-year wait for an Africa Cup of Nations victory when they upset the Democratic Republic of Congo 2-0 Saturday in a Group A match in Cairo. The Cranes last won at the showcase of African football in March 1978, defeating Nigeria …
Read More »LIVE: Uganda 2 DRC 0
FT: Uganda 🇺🇬 2 (Kaddu) DRC 🇨🇩 0 💠 IT’S OKWI & KADDU ✅ ✅!!!!! 💠 #Uganda 🇺🇬 2 DRC 🇨🇩 0 💠 Uganda’s first #AFCON win in 41 years 💠 Uganda top of the table 💠 Cranes debuts for Abdu Lumala & Bevis Mugabi Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda secured a …
Read More »Cranes eager to snatch first AFCON win in 41 years
Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Uganda Cranes will be seeking their first win in 41 years at the Africa Cup of Nations finals when they take on neighbours DRC in their opening match. This is Cranes’ second straight return to the Nations Cup finals, having featured in …
Read More »2019 AFCON: D-Day as Cranes face DR Congo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Cranes start their 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign against a tricky Democratic Republic of Congo side in a Group A match at the Cairo International Stadium on Saturday. Coach Sebastien Desabre’s side will be cheered on by a couple of …
Read More »We have quality in Cranes – Onyango
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cranes skipper Denis Onyango has said the team has the quality to get to the later stages of the 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon). Onyango, one of the experienced players on the Ugandan team said their target is to make it …
Read More »Cranes stop Ivory Coast in build-up game
Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT | A penalty converted by Farouk Miya was enough to give Uganda Cranes a morale boosting 1-0 win over Ivory Coast in pre-Africa Cup of Nations Cup build-up match played in the UAE on Saturday. Miya struck the ball past Ivory Coast goalkeeper Guelassiognon Sylvain Gbohouo …
Read More »Ahmad Ahmad: 2019 AFCON will be among the best
Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT | The President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Ahmad Ahmad has said the 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will be one of the best events in-terms of organization and play on the field. “I am happy with the level of organization that the …
Read More »Magogo sets AFCON target for Uganda Cranes
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The President of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA), Moses Hassim Magogo has said if the Cranes don’t make it out of the group stages at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), it will be termed a failure. Speaking to URN in …
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