Uganda coach Milutin Sredejovic says his side’s friendly against Togo on 04 October, 2016 will be used to assess his team a head of their opening 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Ghana. The Uganda cranes will camp in the West African country as they step up their preparation with an encounter against the Black […]
Uganda is the best ranked country in the East African region with neighbours Kenya dropping in the latest Fifa world rankings released on 15th September 2016. This comes after Uganda ended a 38-year wait by qualifying to the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon as one of two best placed runners-up. Uganda cranes coach Milutin […]
Ghana is set to use Uganda’s friendly with Togo as a measure of their opponents’ strength ahead of a crucial October 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia qualifier group tie. This comes after FUFA, Uganda’s football governing body, confirmed that a three-day training camp will be held in Lome-the Togolese capital, as the Cranes prepare to […]
When it comes to age in football, there is always an anecdote in most footballing federations to consider. It’s not like women preferring to always be younger than their actual age, in football terms its more about competition. In Africa its presumed that age in football especially is not a norm in most African countries. […]
Africa has been represented in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015-2016 list which shows the best global universities. These rankings are self acclaimed as the only international university performance tables to judge world class universities across all of their core missions – teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook. Uganda’s Makerere University is […]
A report by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has noted that journalists face unprecedented threats in Egypt. According to CJP “Egyptian authorities continue to imprison critical journalists while openly pledging media freedom. Egypt has the highest number of journalists behind bars since CPJ began keeping records” The Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent, non-profit […]
The leaders of Muslims communities in Uganda have congratulated the Muslim brotherhood in Egypt for having won the presidential elections. The Muslim Brotherhood member Sheikh Mohamed Morsi was on Sunday declared the new president of Egypt replacing ousted Hosni Mubarak. Sheikh Nuhuur Muzaata of the break way Muslim faction in Kampala says the Muslim community […]
The Egyptian government is to pay all costs for the operation of a set of conjoined twins at Mulago hospital. The twins who were born early this year have been at Mulago for over three months and were expected to be operated on from there. However, Mulago’s Deputy Executive Director, Dr. Doreen Birabwa says the […]
The Ethiopian Government is pressing Burundi and the DR Congo to sign the new River Nile sharing agreement to allow the upstream River Nile countries of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Burundi, Rwanda and DR Congo use the River Nile water to develop infrastructure like Hydro-electric power dams without the consent of the River Nile lower […]