Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sports Federations and Associations have welcomed the decision of Parliament to investigate the activities of the National Council of Sports (NCS). This comes two after the speaker of parliament, Anita Among constituted a seven-member select committee chaired by Laura Kanushu, the National Female PWDs MP …
Read More »UBC to broadcast 2022 World Cup matches
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Broadcasting Corporation- UBC, the National Broadcaster has today announced that it will be broadcasting nearly all of the games of the forthcoming 2022 FIFA Qatar World Cup, a development that has generated excitement amongst football fans. The games will be on the UBC main …
Read More »MPs reiterate need for sports funding
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The remarkable performance by Uganda’s national netball team, the She Cranes has re-ignited discussions on the prioritization of the sports sector with Parliament directing government to ensure funds allocated in the 2022/2023 financial year are released. The She Cranes emerged fifth in the First Five …
Read More »Absa Bank Uganda sponsors 10 for the 2023 Magical Kenya Golf Open
PRO AM – TOP RESULTS TUESDAY 1 Joshua Seale (Entebbe Club) – 67 2 Silver Opio (Entebbe Club) – 69 3 Robson Chinhoi (Royal Harare Golf Club) – 72 ✳ Team prizes 1. Motorolla five – 76 pts – sh3.5m 2. Uganda Golf Union – 75pts – sh2.5m 3. NBS …
Read More »Education State Minister urges schools on physical education
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Peter Ogwang, the state minister of sports, has urged school administrators to engage learners in co-curricular activities so as to prevent them from being idle, participating in illegal activities like strikes. Ogwang made the remarks while closing a workshop on ‘Teacher Change Maker Development …
Read More »Housing Finance Bank gives Uganda Prisons’ Maroons FC a sh10million boost
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Housing Finance Bank has today given Maroons Football Club a sh10 million boost ahead of their participation in the upcoming FUFA Super League this September 2022. The handover event was held at the Housing Finance Bank headquarters in Kololo. “As an indigenous bank, …
Read More »Panic in Kireka over looming eviction from Namboole land
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of residents of Kireka Zone B are spending sleepless nights over their pending eviction as the UPDF Engineering Brigade nears the completion of the construction of the perimeter wall around Mandela National stadium. The government kicked off the renovation of Mandela National Stadium …
Read More »Sports federations welcome increase in budget
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sports federations have welcomed additional funding to the sports sector. According to the 2022/23 financial year budget figures read by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija on Tuesday, the sports sector will receive Shillings 47.81 billion up from Shillings 17billion provided …
Read More »Kamwokya Christian Caring Community unveils multipurpose sports facility
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kamwokya Christian Caring Community has unveiled a multipurpose sports facility dubbed Treasure Life-TLC following the completion of the project. The facility will host different sports disciplines such as boxing, football, netball, and volleyball among others. The facility will give priority to children in Kamwokya. Construction …
Read More »Sports sector budget allocation to increase to UGX25Billion
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Education and Sports Hamson Obua has said that Cabinet has agreed to increase the budget of the sports sub-sector from 10 Billion to 25 Billion Shillings. Obua revealed this on Wednesday during a virtual meeting with heads of sports federations and …
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