Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Rugby Cranes will camp in Cape Town, South Africa ahead of the 2018 Rugby World Cup 7s. Ramzy Olinga, the Chief Executive Officer of the Uganda Rugby Union (URU) told URN on Wednesday that the team will have 10 days of training at the …
Read More »CRANES: Desabre looks for winning end to CHAN tourney
FT: Uganda ?? 0 Ivory Coast ?? 0 Prize Money Winners – $1.25m Runners-up – 700,000 Semifinalists – 400,000 Quarter-finalists – 300,000 Third in the Group – 200,000 Fourth in the Group – 175,000 Marrakech, Morocco | THE INDEPENDENT | New Cranes coach Sebastien Desabre continues his hunt for his first win …
Read More »LIVE: Goalkeeper Ochan dropped for Uganda vs Namibia
FT: Uganda ?? 0 Namibia ?? 1 | Zambia ?? 2 Ivory Coast 0 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cranes coach Sebastien Desabre will again depend on Derrick Nsibambi for goals, as Shaban Mohammed is out injured in the must-win match today against Namibia. “Shaban Mohamed (forward) is out injured and should be ready for …
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Sunday 10.30PM: FT Zambia ?? 1 ?? Uganda 3 | Sunday result: Guinea 1 Sudan 2 | Saturday result: Morocco 4 Mauritania 0 Rabat, Morocco | AFP | Derrick Nsibambi will lead Uganda’s attack as they start their CHAN 2018 campaign against Zambia on Sunday. “We are ready for the tournament. The attitude showed …
Read More »Five African Nations Championship facts
Rabat, Morocco | AFP | Five facts about the African Nations Championship (CHAN), which begins in Morocco Saturday: — A total of 242 goals have been scored during the previous four tournaments in the Ivory Coast, Sudan, South Africa and Rwanda at an average of 2.16 per match. — Tunisia …
Read More »Desabre impressed with Cranes attitude in 1-1 draw with Guinea
Uganda Cranes 1 Guinea 1 Rabat, Morocco | THE INDEPENDENT | Cranes coach Sebastien Desabre is impressed with the attitude of his team despite a 1-1 draw in a CHAN 2018 friendly match against Guinea. Nelson Senkatuka put Uganda level after Camara Saidouba Bissiri had put Guinea in the game played in …
Read More »THIS WEEK: All eyes on new Cranes coach Desabre as CHAN nears
THIS WEEK: All eyes on new Cranes coach Desabre as CHAN nears kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cranes coach Sebastian Desabre had a busy first week. A few days after the Cranes entered residential camp at African Bible University (ABU) in Lubowa to prepare for the TOTAL 2018 African …
Read More »Cranes in Morocco, face Guinea in friendly test for Desabre
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | New Cranes coach Sebastien Desabre gets a first chance to see his team in action when they take on Guinea in a friendly ahead of CHAN 2018. Saturday’s game in Rabat will be followed by another against Congo, before real action starts next week. At CHAN …
Read More »PICTORIAL: Presidential send-off for Uganda Cranes to CHAN
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni and First Lady Janet Museveni have flagged off the Uganda Cranes team headed to the fifth African Nations Championships (CHAN) finals starting in Morocco on January 12. Uganda are drawn in Pool B alongside Zambia, Ivory Coast and Namibia. The team …
Read More »CHAN: Desabre reduces Uganda Cranes squad to 27 players
Kampala, Uganda | FUFA MEDIA | Uganda Cranes Squad has been reduced to 27 players as the team continues with its preparations for the TOTAL 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN) Finals in Morocco. The players have enjoyed four days of non-residential training at both Namboole stadium and Maroons Stadium where …
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