Kampala, Uganda | KCCA FC MEDIA | Kampala Capital City Football Club (KCCA) and telecommunication giants MTN on Friday July 28th, 2017 entered a Sh1.290 billion partnership for the next three years. The treble winners from the 2016/2017 season KCCA FC and MTN unveiled a Sh430 million annual package to support the club’s football …
Read More »Court rules FUFA elections to go ahead August 5
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an application that had sought to suspend the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) presidential elections on August 5, 2017. Justice Henrietta Wolayo based her ruling on the fact that grass root elections are already in advanced stages. Three FUFA fans led …
Read More »VIDEO: Bakkabulindi says not aware of details on Micho saga
VIDEO: Bakkabulindi says he is not aware of details on Micho saga Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Cranes coach Micho Sredojevic yesterday left the country a day after an ultimatum he gave FUFA to clear his outstanding salary arrears ended. It is unclear whether Micho left because of the standoff …
Read More »I’m staying at Real, says Ronaldo
Madrid, Spain | AFP | Ending weeks of speculation about his future, Cristiano Ronaldo has told a Spanish newspaper he is staying put at Real Madrid to plunder more silverware. “To win important trophies with my club and the personal honours last season was brilliant, to do it again …
Read More »Five things on Benjamin Mendy
Paris, France | AFP | Five things on Benjamin Mendy, who signed a five-year contract to join Manchester City from Monaco on Monday to make him the world’s most expensive defender: #BlueMendy – New Order Fans of Manchester band New Order will have been tickled to see the witty #BlueMendy …
Read More »Monaco’s Mendy completes record Man City move
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Monaco full-back Benjamin Mendy has signed a mega five-year contract with Manchester City, the Premier League club announced on Monday. The 23-year-old, who joined the French champions from Marseille last summer, has agreed a deal reported to be worth a record £52 million (58 …
Read More »No decision until FUFA talks with Micho’s agent
No decision until FUFA talks with Micho’s agent Kampala, Uganda| THE INDEPENDENT | Cranes coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic has held talks with the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) over his salary arrears. The two parties agreed, according to a statement, that FUFA talks to Micho’s agent Ivic Stankovic.to resolve any issues …
Read More »After hammering South Sudan, Mucureezi waits for Rwanda
Qualifiers (1st Round, 2nd Leg): Uganda Cranes 5-1 South Sudan (Agg: 5-1) Rwanda 0-0 Tanzania (Agg: 1-1) *Rwanda advances on away goal rule Lugogo, Uganda | FUFA.CO.UG | Uganda Cranes humiliated neighbors South Sudan 5-1 to book a place in the final round of the Total CHAN championship qualifiers against Rwanda. Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) striker Paul Mucureezi single handedly led …
Read More »Uganda’s Mucureezi scores 4, Guinea go on record 7-goal spree
CHAN: Uganda’s Mucureezi scores 4, Guinea go on record 7-goal spree Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Guinea thrashed Guinea-Bissau 7-0 in Conakry Saturday for a record winning margin for an African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier. The west Africans overtook Tanzania, who walloped Somalia 6-0 in Dar es Salaam during …
Read More »FUFA: Micho is still coach, until he resigns officially
Kampala, Uganda| THE INDEPENDENT | Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has described reports that national team coach, Serbian Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic, has resigned, as mere “rumours”. “Mr. Sredojevic hasn’t forwarded any communication to FUFA about rumours that he has resigned his post as National team coach of Uganda Cranes,” FUFA said in a …
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