Kenya is set to host the Federation International of Football Professionals (Fifpro) Division Africa Conference in Nairobi on March 14. The workshop is aimed at empowering administrators from the members’ unions in Africa. “It is our hope that the participants who will attend will leave with increased capability to aid their implementation,” said Kefwa Secretary-General […]
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 […]
Former Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) football youngster Allan Okello was officially unveiled on Tuesday by Algerian Club Paradou AC as their new player. His former club KCCA officially announced on their official website that the 19-year-old together with his handlers flew to Algeria late last week to seal talks with Paradou and finally penned […]
Internationally unrecognized Somaliland is shifting gear towards her push for self-determination through sports. Somaliland declared its independence in 1991 after the Somali civil war had broken out in 1988, and now claims the territory that was once part of the British Somaliland protectorate. Despite their government controlling most of the area that it claims, and […]
The Uganda Rugby Cranes Coach, Tolbert Onyango has summoned a squad to train ahead of the Challenger Series in Chile and Uruguay this year. The team will have its first training session on 7th January 2020 at Kyadondo Rugby Grounds. The 17-man squad that has been summoned for sevens training is comprised of fifteen experienced […]
As the holiday season draws closer, Ugandan travellers onboard Emirates can enjoy one of the country’s best-scripted films, Bala Bala Sese, a Ugandan movie on ice, Emirates’ award-winning entertainment system with over 4,500 channels of on-demand content. The movie is an unimaginable love story between a village belle, Margaret, played by Natasha Sinayobye and a […]
Arsenal has sacked manager Unai Emery following the disastrous sequence of results that culminated in Thursday’s 2-1 home defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League, in front of a largely empty Emirates Stadium. The club’s board had publicly backed their manager during the recent international break saying he was “the right man for the […]
Tottenham Hotspur has appointed Jose Mourinho as their new head coach after sacking Mauricio Pochettino, the club said on Wednesday. The former Chelsea and Manchester United manager has signed a contract that runs until the end of the 2022/23 season, the north London club said in an online statement. Spurs sacked manager Mauricio Pochettino on […]
dfcu Bank continues its mission to spotlight, inspire and reward women entrepreneurs in the SME sector across the nation through its ongoing partnership with Monitor Publications Limited’s (MPL) flagship brand Daily Monitor and Uganda Investment Authority-UIA in an ongoing countrywide financial literacy campaign dubbed ‘Rising Woman’ under the theme ‘Taking your Business Ahead’. The Rising […]
Granit Xhaka has been stripped of the Arsenal captaincy, manager Unai Emery has confirmed, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang taking over the armband. Xhaka, who was named the Gunners’ permanent skipper in late September, succeeded Laurent Koscielny in the role. But he has increasingly come under fire from supporters with abuse aimed at his conduct and performances, […]
Coach Tolbert Onyango has announced the Uganda Rugby Men’s Sevens squad that will take part in the 2019 Rugby Africa Men’s Sevens Tournament in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Uganda Rugby Cranes will be led by Captain Michael Okorach. The tournament also serves as a qualifier for the 2020 Olympics in Japan and will be battles […]
Coaches Matia Lule and Mike Mutebi were 100% at fault when their clubs were consecutively dumped out of the CAF Confederations Cup over the weekend. Lule, whose Proline FC needed any win or a draw of fewer than two goals was beaten 0-2 by Libyan Outfit Al Nasser Benghazi at the Startimes Stadium Lugogo despite […]
A new report by Jumia Uganda has indicated that more Ugandans are embracing E-commerce or online shopping. The firm said that this is reflected on the number of online orders that are increasing especially during their annual Black Friday sales. Jumia Uganda Chief Executive officer Ron Kawamala told reporters while announcing the upcoming Jumia Black […]