Among names team to assess Namboole stadium works Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s game against Algeria will be played at a refurbished Mandela Nation Stadium at Namboole, State Minister for Sports Peter Ogwang has assured Ugandan soccer fans. “The game against Algeria will be played here in Namboole Stadium …
Read More »FUFA sacks all national football coaches except Micho
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has sacked all head coaches of its national teams except the senior team, The Cranes. “All positions of the ten Football National Teams are vacant with the exception of the Uganda Cranes positions. For the Senior National …
Read More »Infantino secures 2nd term as FIFA boss at congress in Kigali
Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gianni Infantino will serve a second term as FIFA President after being re-elected unopposed to lead global football’s governing body for another four years, during the 73rd FIFA Congress in Kigali, Rwanda. Speaking immediately after the re-election to serve from 2023 to 2027, President Infantino said: …
Read More »FUFA to cancel games once match fixing is detected
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has resolved to cancel football matches that will have been confirmed to have been fixed, regardless of whether they are ongoing or due to commence. According to the Federation, this is one of the new measures to combat the …
Read More »Vipers SC sack winless head coach Bianchi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Premier League champions Vipers SC have sacked their Spanish-Brazilian coach Roberto Luiz Bianchi Pelliser alias Beto Bianchi. The Club which signed Bianchi in January announced the new development on Thursday is a communication on the Club website. “Vipers Sports Club announces that the …
Read More »Busiro are Airtel-Masaza Cup winners
Airtel Uganda re-affirms commitment to support 2023 Masaza season Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 2022 Airtel – Masaza Cup tournament organized by Buganda Kingdom in partnership with Airtel Uganda has climaxed with Busiro claiming the 2022 Title against Buddu. Busiro beat Buddu 2-1 in added time of today’s …
Read More »TotalEnergies AFCON U-20: Nigeria battle past Uganda to reach semis
✳ Nigeria 1 Uganda 0 ✳ Senegal 1 Benin 0 Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT | Record champions of the TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Nigeria qualified for the semi-finals of the tournament in Egypt following their 1-0 victory over Uganda in Ismailia on Thursday. Ladan Bosso’s charges saw …
Read More »FIFA announces over 2-bln USD budget for football development
Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | FIFA announced Wednesday an increased budget of over two billion U.S. dollars in the 2023-2026 cycle for its FIFA Forward program. The FIFA Forward 3.0 Program, laid out by FIFA president Gianni Infantino in January, will provide 2.25 billion U.S. dollars to develop the sport worldwide, the …
Read More »FIFA reports record-breaking revenue of 7.6 billion dollars
Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) has approved the Annual Report 2022 with a record-breaking revenue of 7.6 billion U.S. dollars during the 2019-2022 cycle. “FIFA’s unprecedented investment in football is the result of our solid financial transparency and stands as a concrete example of …
Read More »SENEGAL ARE CHAN CHAMPS!
⚽ CHAN FINAL🌍 Algeria 🇩🇿 0 (4) Senegal 🇸🇳 0 (5) — 🏆🇸🇳 #TotalEnergiesAFCON title holders — 🏆🇸🇳 #TotalEnergiesCHAN title holders — 🏆🇸🇳 #BSAFCON title holders Algiers, Algeria | CAFONLINE.COM | Senegal are CHAN champions after beating hosts Algeria 5-4 on penalties after the final ended 0-0 on Saturday. Algeria’s …
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