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Madrid, Spain | Xinhua | Karim Benzema will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season, the club confirmed on Sunday. The 35-year-old becomes the fourth player to leave the club at the end of the campaign, after it was confirmed on Saturday that Marco Asensio, Mariano Diaz and Eden …

Gabarone, Botswana | Xinhua |  Botswana has submitted a bid to host the 36th Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in 2027 to the Confederation of African Football (CAF), according to a statement issued on Wednesday. After Namibia withdrew from the joint bid due to financial constraints, the bid solidifies Botswana’s …

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | Over half of the candidates passed the FIFA football agent exam, a requirement for a license to provide transfer services in the world football market, FIFA announced on Thursday. A total of 3,800 candidates took the exam on April 19, and 1,962 of them passed. Initially, …

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 …

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 …

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: …

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 …

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 …

  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 …

✳ 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 …