🟥 Thursday Results FT Lesotho 1 – 0 Central African Republic FT Equatorial Guinea 0 – 0 Algeria FT South Sudan 3 – 2 Congo FT Burundi 0 – 0 Malawi FT Madagascar 2 – 3 Tunisia FT Rwanda 0 – 1 Libya FT Niger 4 – 0 Sudan FT …
Read More »Put names 4 new players in the Cranes’ squad
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cranes Head Coach Paul Put has named four new players in the 27-man squad to prepare for the final two matches of the 2025 AFCON qualifiers. Uganda will host South Africa at Namboole Stadium on November 15, and then face Congo in Brazzaville four …
Read More »Why CAF adjusted Uganda-South Africa kickoff to 4 pm
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has announced that Uganda’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match against South Africa will kick off at 4 pm. A brief statement issued on Thursday by FUFA spokesperson Ahmed Hussein explained that it was the Confederation of …
Read More »Mandela Stadium Namboole will host 2024 Airtel Masaza Cup Final
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Airtel Masaza Cup 2024 final game will be played at the Mandela National Stadium on November 2, it has been announced in Bulange today by Buganda Sports Minister Robert Sserwanga. The tournament, which started in June this year, is now at the semifinal …
Read More »Running track at Namboole gives hope to Ugandan athletes
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) sees renewed prospects following the restoration of the Mandela National Stadium’s running track, almost four years after the stadium was closed for renovation. While football fans and players lamented the absence of a home stadium for the Uganda Cranes, the …
Read More »Court throws out challenge on ownership of Namboole stadium land
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court Judge Bernard Namanya has dismissed an application challenging the ownership of part of the land comprising Mandela National Stadium at Namboole. The administrators of the estate of the late Keresipo Kitaka which owned 16 acres of land at Namboole wanted the court …
Read More »The story of Onana, a Premio and 35 minutes to Entebbe Airport
Premio Driver who drove Onana to airport says deal was pre-planned Kampala, Uganda | ISMAEL KIYONGA & DON MUGABI – Kawowo Sports | The Ugandan driver of the Toyota Premio who drove away Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana from Mandela National Stadium, Namboole to Entebbe International Airport says the deal was …
Read More »How Uganda Cranes tamed Congo at Namboole
Kampala, Uganda | FUFA MEDIA | Uganda Cranes continued with their brillant start to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers after picking maximum points against Congo on Monday at Mandela National Stadium. In the game played under the floodlights and watched by a capacity crowd, Uganda secured a 2-0 …
Read More »Stylish goal-scoring Uganda Cranes go top of AFCON Group
Uganda 🇺🇬 2 Congo 🇨🇬 0 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cranes built on their fine start to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers by hammering Republic of Congo 2-0 at newly rebuilt Mandela National stadium Monday night. Goals came in via Aziizi Kayondo in the 21st before Jude Ssemugabi sealed …
Read More »Kenya to host AFCON at Namboole stadium
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kenyan National Team Harambee Stars will host their first round of Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying matches at Mandela National Stadium in Uganda. The confirmation came just days after Uganda’s Football Association CEO, Edgar Watson, announced that Kenya and Zimbabwe would play their …
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