Procter &Gamble (P & G) President for Asia Pacific Middle East and Africa (AMA), Suranjan Magesvaran was in Kampala last week to meet with Ugandan leaders on a mission to re-affirm their investments. Magesvaran met with Uganda’s Minister for the Presidency Esther Mbayo at the State house as a sign of showing his company’s commitment […]
Rugby Africa has announced the successful bid of Kenya Rugby to host the U20 Barthés Trophy, sponsored by Société Générale, for three consecutive years. The 2020 edition of the U20 Barthés Trophy will be held on April 19, 22 and 26 in Nairobi, Kenya. “The Kenya Rugby Union and the entire Kenyan people are thrilled […]
Any simple talk on Somalia and the picture that comes to mind is one of anarchy. Since 1990, Somalia has never known peace. Yet there is so much potential in the country. One such is in a sport where the country’s basketball team is out to present a better image of the East African state. […]
Film producers in Uganda have launched an initiative that will support the development of the tourism sector. The New Initiative will see filmmakers promoting the sector through films, movies, soaps and Television documentaries. The Filmmakers through their umbrella organization Pamoja Film Makers and Distributors Association (PFMDA) told journalists in Kampala that many countries, especially in […]
The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) yesterday banned the President of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) Eng. Moses Magogo Hashim from football-related matters for two months with charges related to breaching the FIFA ethics code of conduct. An investigation into Magogo was opened on 23 July 2018 related to the resale of […]
The US mission in Uganda in partnership with the Tartan Burners Athletic Club and the Uganda Tennis Association have launched the inaugural Arthur Ashe Memorial Regional Tennis competitions aimed at creating awareness of the HIV virus as well as promoting the game of Tennis in Uganda. The US mission has injected in a total sum […]
The Star times Uganda Premier League, the top flight league of Uganda football consisting of 16 teams has witnessed great entertainment and massive display of quality talent with the recently promoted teams putting up great performances and the big guns merely losing out. KCCA woes Thirteen Times Uganda Premier League Champions KCCA FC were humiliated […]
Uganda’s Rugby ladies team, The Lady Cranes, will be competing for a slot in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics this weekend in Jemmal, Tunisia during the Women’s Qualifiers that doubles up as the Africa Women’s 7s Championship on 12th and 13th October. Lady Cranes, who were last year’s runners up, top Pool B alongside South Africa, […]
Northern Irishman Jonathan McKinstry who is a UEFA Pro licensed football manager has this morning been unveiled by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) as the New Head Coach of Uganda’s Senior Men Football Team ‘the Uganda Cranes’ replacing Frenchman Sebastien Desabre who left for Egyptian Premier League outfit Pyramids FC. McKinstry who has […]
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is the current Manchester United manager following a spell as caretaker manager after he replaced Portuguese Manager Jose Mourinho. He enjoyed a successful playing career before going into management. Solskjaer, first signed by Manchester United as a player from Norwegian club Molde in 1996, spent 11 seasons at Old Trafford, scoring 91 […]
President Yoweri Museveni has endorsed the Kony Order From Above Movie that was previously preselected for nominations of the 92 Oscar Awards. Kony Order From Above is a Ugandan starred and centred film by Atonga Media on the actual happenings of the Kony LRA rebel activities in Northern Uganda. In his message about the movie, […]
The UEFA Nations League will have a new league structure comprising 16 teams in Leagues A, B and C and 7 teams in League D, as of the 2020/21 edition. The teams are allocated to leagues based on the overall ranking following the 2018/19 inaugural UEFA Nations League. This change to the format follows a […]
After winning the Spanish La Liga trophy with Barcelona last season, Lionel Messi was yesterday announced the winner of the 2019 FIFA Best Men’s Player award, beating out Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk and Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo. It was the 32-year-old’s first win since the award separated from France Football’s Ballon d’Or award in 2017. Since […]