🔵 AFCON QUALIFIERS ✳ Algeria 2 Uganda 0 ✳ Niger 1 Tanzania 1 Algiers, Algeria | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cranes started its Total Energies African Cup of Nations- AFCON Qualifiers campaign on a low note, falling to Algeria 2-0 in Algiers on Saturday night. It was a frustrating night for …
Read More »Vipers are Uganda Premier League champs
⚽ Vipers 3 Express 0 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vipers SC are the 2021/2022 Star-Times Uganda Premier League champions. A 3-0 victory today over defending champions Express FC gave Vipers the title with four games to go. A double from striker Yunus Sentamu and another from midfielder Bright …
Read More »Blacks Power, Maroons, Kyetume promoted to Uganda Premier League
StarTimes FUFA Big League Kataka FC 2-3 Kyetume FC Blacks Power FC 2-1 Luweero United FC Ndejje University FC 5-0 Kitara FC Nyamityobora FC 0-5 Maroons FC Calvary FC vs MYDA FC (MYDA FC never showed up) Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Blacks Power, Maroons, and Kyetume FC have …
Read More »Football can provide solution to youth unemployment in Africa: CAF president
Gaborone, Botswana | Xinhua | African countries have been urged to treat football as a business since it has got the potential of solving unemployment amongst the youths, a continental football leader said Monday. Due to the importance of football and the young people of Africa, there is need to interact …
Read More »Arsenal stun Chelsea to reignite top-four hopes
🔴 RESULT ✳ Chelsea 2 Arsenal 4 London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Eddie Nketiah scored twice as Arsenal beat Chelsea 4-2 in a thrilling match at Stamford Bridge. The striker scored his first on 13 minutes when he pounced on Andreas Christensen’s loose pass to slot the ball past Edouard Mendy. Chelsea equalised …
Read More »Vipers go 12 clear, have hands on trophy
🔵 KCCA 1 Vipers 2 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | KCCA FC lost 2-1 to Vipers SC at the MTN Omondi Stadium, Lugogo on Easter Saturday to take a decisive 12 point lead at the top of the soccer league table. The tie was a game in hand …
Read More »KCCA approves new football club board
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has approved a 10-member board to govern its football Club. The board was recommended by the City Executive Committee led by Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago and approved on Thursday during a Council sitting at City Hall, after a presentation of …
Read More »Kamuli Progressive banned for fronting 25 year old in schools games
Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Busoga sub region Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association-USSSA, committee has banned Kamuli Progressive College from participating in their activities for a period of two years. The school has been banned after being found guilty of fronting an over aged non-student as part of their …
Read More »LIVE: AFCON final, Senegal versus Egypt
🔴 CAF FINAL ✳ Senegal 0 Egypt 0 FT Yaounde, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT | Egypt rode their luck in the opening minutes of the AFCON 2021 final, when Sadio Mane missed a penalty that would have given Senegal an early lead. The match ended goalless after extra-time, and will …
Read More »Onduparaka fans invade pitch, KCCA FC match abandoned
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT The Uganda Premier League game between Onduparaka FC and KCCA FC was on Monday abandoned after Onduparaka supporters invaded the pitch. The fans were protesting a decision by the referee to award KCCA a penalty. Before the game at the Green Light Stadium in Arua …
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