Dar es Salaam | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and Express FC are in high spirits ahead of the regional clubs’ tournament, CECAFA Kagame Cup that starts this weekend in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Express FC, also known as the Red Eagles, are in Pool-A alongside …
Read More »FUFA to pay UGX72 million to register team for challenge cup in Ethiopia
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) will have to pay UGX72 million to enter a team in the 2021 CECAFA Challenge Cup. Auka Gacheo, the Executive Director of the Council of East and Central African Football Associations (CECAFA) told URN that a decision was …
Read More »Uganda to host U-20 women’s challenge cup
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will host the 2021 Women’s Challenge Cup for U-20s. The decision was made on Thursday during a meeting for members of the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) held at the Alba Maxima Room at the Sofitel Hotel in Rabat, Morocco. …
Read More »Uganda hippos to participate in pre-AFCON mini tournament in Tanzania
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda U20 National team will take part in the Pre Afcon tournament as they prepare for the final 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. The tournament will be organized in Dar Es Salam Tanzania with host Tanzania who are CECAFA regional runners up taking …
Read More »Uganda are U-20s CECAFA champions, heading for AFCON
CECAFA U-20 Challenge Cup 2020 ✳ Final – 🇺🇬 Uganda 4 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1 Arusha, Tanzania | THE INDEPENENT | Uganda’s U-20 team has whipped Tanzania 4-1 in the final of the 2020 CECAFA U-20 Challenge Cup played at the Black Rhino Academy sports center in Karatu. The trophy aside, Uganda’s Hippos also earned a berth …
Read More »Uganda ends Eritrea run to win 15th CECAFA Cup title
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP & URN | Uganda beat Eritrea 3-0 to win the Cecafa Cup for the 15th time on Thursday and become East Africa’s most successful side in the regional competition. Goals from Bright Anukani, Mustafa Kizza and Joel Madondo saw Johnathan McKinstry’s side triumph against the resurgent …
Read More »CECAFA: Minnows Eritrea stun Kenya, set up Uganda final
✳️ Eritrea 🇪🇷 4 Kenya 🇰🇪 1 ✳ Uganda 🇺🇬1 Tanzania 🇹🇿 0 Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Unheralded Eritrea stunned holders Kenya 4-1 to reach their first Cecafa Challenge Cup final in Kampala on Tuesday. The Eritreans are competing at the Central and Eastern African eight-team tournament after years …
Read More »CECAFA ask Police to search for missing Eritrean players
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Council of East and Central African Football Associations (CECAFA) and FUFA have asked the Ugandan Police to search for the missing Eritrean footballers. Five Eritrean players disappeared on Tuesday ahead of a Cecafa U-20 Challenge Cup semi final clash against Kenya. But one player …
Read More »CECAFA U-20 challenge Cup: Uganda hippos face Tanzania in quarter final clash
Njeru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Cecafa U-20 Challenge Cup quarter finals take place today at the Pece War Memorial Stadium in Gulu and the Fufa technical Center, Njeru. Uganda Hippos will face a tough task against a Tanzanian side that scored 11 goals in the group stage to top …
Read More »Djibouti 1 Uganda 5 in CECAFA U20 Challenge Cup
Group A 🇩🇯 Djibouti 1-5 Uganda Hippos 🇺🇬 🇪🇷 Eritrea 3-3 Sudan 🇸🇩 Group C: 🇧🇮 Somalia 1-2 Burundi 🇸🇴 Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It was a goal galore at the Pece War Memorial Stadium in Gulu as the Uganda U-20 national team (Uganda Hippos) humiliated Djibouti 5-1 during a group A contest at …
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