Football

Former Uganda Cranes and Express FC Coach David Otti dead

David Otti, the Coach of Express FC is dead. He was 74. Otti died on Thursday at Case Hospital in Kampala following a sustained battle with diabetes.   According to Hamid Juma, a close friend of the deceased, Otti collapsed today morning after he and his wife Faith had just returned to their home in […]

Proline Soccer Academy receives 30 acres of land from President Museveni

The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development has given 30 acres of land to Proline Soccer Academy. The Ministry was honoring the promise President Yoweri Museveni made to the academy that government would allocate them land to run their activities properly. An officer from the ministry of Lands said that the land has been […]

Tanzania beats Uganda Cranes 5-4 on penalties in CECAFA semi finals match

Tanzania’s Taifa stars beat CECAFA cup holders Uganda Cranes in the second semi final game played at Mkapa National Stadium on Friday. Tanzania beat Uganda 5-4 on penalties after the two teams failed to score a single goal in 120 minutes. All Tanzania’s players converted their penalties, and their keeper, Juma Kaseje saved Tony Maweje’s […]

Live Uganda Cranes Vs Tanzania Kilimanjaro Stars CECAFA Semi-final match

Uganda Cranes will face another uphill task when they take on Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro Stars on Friday at 5pm in the second semi final match of the ongoing CECAFA Challenge cup taking place in Tanzania. Kilimanjaro Stars coach Jan Poulsen has already warned the Uganda Cranes to prepare for their first defeat in a long time, […]

Uganda Cranes defeats Zanzibar on penalties in CECAFA quarter final results

Defending Champions Uganda Cranes had to pull out their penalty scoring skills to pit Zanzibar in Wednesday’s first quarter final match in the ongoing CECAFA senior challenge cup taking place in Tanzania. Simon Masaba scored the decisive 5th penalty to send the Uganda Cranes bench in jubilation after a committed show by Zanzibar who came […]

Russia and Qatar win bid to host the FIFA World Cup Finals

The campaigns have been friendly but intense. And the results are finally out. Russia and Qatar have won the bid to host the FIFA World Cup finals in 2018 and 2022 respectively. FIFA President Sepp Blatter announced the decision to journalists in Zurich after FIFA Executive Committee voted on the matter earlier today in a […]

Uganda could lose Cranes Coach Bobby Williamson to Ghana Black Stars

Uganda is standing the risk of losing instrumental Cranes Coach Bobby Williamson following delays to renew his contract and reports of interest in his services by Ghana Black Stars. The Ghana football governing body is searching for a national coach to replace Serbian coach Milovan Rajevac who quit after Ghana failed to renew his contract. […]

Team selection to determine Uganda Crane’s Destiny in 2012 African Cup of Nations

Ssepuya, Batabaire and Mudde, deserved vacancies in the squad Its only a few days before Uganda’s national Soccer team, the Uganda Cranes kick start the country’s  2012 African Cup of Nations qualifiers  campaign against Angola  on 4rd September, 2010 at Namboole Sports Complex. Uganda, last appeared in the Finals of African Cup, 32years ago in […]

African football teams in the world cup like Nigeria copying Uganda’s tricks

Recently when I saw Nigeria succumb to the thrashing of Greece, I was not shocked at all or not even disappointed in anyway. This is not because I am not a fan of Nigeria or any other African team at the FIFA 2010 world cup. No. In fact if there is any buffoon that is […]