How the Cranes blundered in Cairo when they went on strike over pay and refused to train THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Last week, the Uganda Cranes players went on strike in Cairo Egypt, where they were competing in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). They …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forum for Democratic Change-FDC wants government to increase funding to sports activities. Addressing the press on Monday at the party headquarters in Najjanankumbi, FDC Deputy Spokesperson John Kikonyogo said that sport is a very good avenue to market Uganda abroad. According to the 2019/2020 …
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Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT | Part of the Uganda Cranes team will arrive back in the country on Sunday afternoon after exiting the 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Egypt. Decolas Kiiza, the head of finance at the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) told URN that some …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Cranes are the second team together with Zimbabwe to go on a sit-down strike and miss training over alleged unpaid allowances at the on-going 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt. The Nigerian team players also boycotted one of the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The President of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA), Moses Hassim Magogo has said if the Cranes don’t make it out of the group stages at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), it will be termed a failure. Speaking to URN in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) is set to play a helping hand in training the South Sudan Football Association (SSFA) administrators. Michael Amin, President of SSFA disclosed the development to URN on Thursday night at the Pyramids Hotel in Juba. “We are …
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Uganda ?? 1 South Sudan ?? 0 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A late penalty converted by Mustafa Kizza was enough to give Uganda Kobs a slim 1-0 win over South Sudan Wednesday in a 2019 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) match, that is qualifier for the Japan 2020 Olympics. The …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Soccer governing body FUFA have banned the referees of yesterday’s Express versus Vipers match that ended 1-1, after a disputed equaliser. Express fans took to social media to protest, saying the goal was scored from an offside position. The ban, means FUFA agree the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Defending champions Uganda Cubs are out of the on-going CECAFA U-17 Championship in Burundi. The Cubs suffered a shock 1-0 defeat to Somalia at the Gitega Stadium in one of the semi final matches played on Wednesday. Uganda Cubs who won the trophy when the …
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Kampala, Uganda | MOSES MAGOGO | COMMENT | My experience is that leadership is about seeing tomorrow from the position of today. Humanity naturally resists change and introducing new ideas definitely meets a lot of resistance of moving from the comfort zone. It is also true that you cannot achieve …
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