Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | KCCA FC Head coach Morley Byekwaso has acknowledged that his team lacked character in a faceoff with Bright Stars FC last evening. The team was ejected from the ongoing Stanbic Uganda Cup at a game played at MTN Omondi Stadium in Lugogo. A goal in …
Read More »Byekwaso vows to push KCCA FC to the top
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | KCCA FC interim head coach, Morley Byekwaso has vowed to put KCCA FC at the top of the table. He replaces Mike Hilary Mutebi whose contract was terminated. Byekwaso was Mutebi’s assistant coach at the club. Byekwaso believes that he will use his experience of …
Read More »Magogo promises to keep hippos team together
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda Football Association-FUFA President, Moses Magogo has unveiled his plans to keep the current Hippos team together for all other forthcoming championships. He was receiving the team following their return from the U20 Afcon finals in Mauritania. The Hippos lost 3-0 in …
Read More »Uganda to play Burkina Faso in U-20 Afcon quarter finals
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Hippos will face Burkina Faso in the quarter-finals of the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. The Hippos emerged second in group A with six points after defeating the hosts Mauritania and Mozambique while Burkina Faso topped group B with seven points after beating …
Read More »Cameroon defeats Uganda hippos 1-0 in U-20 Afcon
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cameroon on Wednesday defeated the Uganda Hippos in the African Cup of Nations under 20 championship at the Stade Olympique in Mauritania. In a game that was largely dominated by the Cameroonians in the first half, Uganda had few chances. Cameroon looked so energetic and …
Read More »Uganda hippos stop Mozambique in AFCON U-20 opening tie
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Hippos this afternoon kick started their 2021 Total Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) U-20 campaign with a 2-0 win against Mozambique. Coach Morley Byekwaso’s team netted in the two goals at the Stade Olympique in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Despite dominating in the first 45 …
Read More »Coach trims Uganda hippos team to 25 man squad ahead of Afcon
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Morley Byekwaso, the head coach of the Uganda Hippos has trimmed his team to 25 players ahead of the U20 African Cup of Nations scheduled for this month in Mauritania. The team has spent one and a half weeks camping at the Cranes Paradise Hotel-Kisasi. …
Read More »Uganda Hippos to open against Mozambique in U-20 Afcon
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Hippos will open their campaign against Mozambique at the U-20 Total Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) slated to take place next month in Mauritania. In the draws conducted on Monday at the Hilton Hotel in Yaounde, Cameroon by the Confederation of African Football …
Read More »AS Kigali coach warns KCCA FC ahead of confederation cup tie
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Head coach of Rwanda Premier League side AS Kigali has warned that KCCA FC ahead of their first leg match of the CAF Confederation Cup in Kigali on Wednesday at the Nyamirambo Stadium. Eric Nshimiyimana told Uganda Radio Network (URN) on phone that they are …
Read More »Afcon U-20 qualifiers: Uganda to face Kenya in semi-final clash
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Hippos will face arch-rivals Kenya in the first semi-final at the on-going Zonal Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier for the U-20 category in Tanzania. The Rising Stars of Kenya defeated Sudan 2-1 today evening in a Group C match played at the Sheikh …
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