Author: Moses Mugalu

RESULTS:SC Villa 1 Gaddafi 0Maroons 1 Vipers 1KCCA FC 3 Bright Stars 0Kitara 1 Express FC 0 FIXTURES:December 22, 2023SC Villa vs KCCA FCDecember 23, 2023Vipers vs BUL FC MOSES MUGALUIn a tantalizing buildup to the Uganda Premier League showdown on December 22, SC Villa and KCCA FC are set to ignite the pitch with football fireworks. This clash promises to be a thrilling spectacle, offering local football fans a timely Christmas gift after years of scarce competitive encounters due to the league’s diminished standards.KCCA FC is riding high on confidence following a resounding 3-0 victory over Bright Stars. Their recent performance demonstrated dominance and flair as they turned off the Bright Stars in…

Local football governing body, FUFA, has sacked Uganda Cranes’ head coach Milutin Micho Sredojevic following the team’s recent failure to qualify for the Africa Cup Nations (AFCON) Finals. In a statement issued Thursday (September 14) night, FUFA spokesman Ahmed Hussein stated that the federation agreed with Micho to ‘mutually end the existing employment contract between the two parties.’ “FUFA appreciates all efforts and commitment by Mr. Milutin during his period as Head coach of Uganda Cranes,” Hussein added. No immediate replacement was named for Micho, who returned to the Cranes’ job in 2021 for the second stint. In his second…

Uganda Cranes head coach Milutin Sredojevic named the final squad of 23 players who will play Niger in the final game of the group qualifiers for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) this week. Niger hosts Uganda Cranes at the Grand Stade Marrakech, Morocco on Thursday, September 7. Like Uganda, the West African nation currently does not have a CAF-approved stadium, hence resorting to host their home games in Morocco. The Uganda Cranes squad that flew out of the country on Saturday night includes goalkeepers Isima Watenga, Salim Omar Magoola, Nafian Alionzi; defenders Kenneth Semakula, Elvis Bwomono, Abdu Aziizi…

Ugandan star long distance runner Joshua Cheptegei clinched his third world title on Sunday (August 20) after winning the 10,000-metre final at the ongoing IAAF World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Cheptegei muscled his way to the gold medal by winning the race in 27 minutes 51.42 seconds. He beat Kenya’s Daniel Ebenyo (27:52.60) and Ethiopian Selemon Barega (27:52.72) in second and third positions respectively. This is his third consecutive triumph in the race, which he won during the earlier championships held in 2019 in Doha, Qatar and in 2022 in Oregon, USA. It is also the first medal for…

All eyes will be on former champion Joshua Cheptegei when he steps onto the track on Sunday, August 20 at the ongoing 2023 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungry. Indeed, Cheptegei, the reigning Olympic champion and 2019 world champion, is widely expected to win Team Uganda’s first medal from the event in Budapest when he competes in the men’s 10,000m final. In Sunday’s race, Cheptegei will be supported by compatriots Rogers Kibet and Joel Ayeko, who are expected to set the pace for the former world champion in the absence of Jacob Kiplimo. Kiplimo withdrew from the championships in…

Leonard Chemutai set the ball rolling for Team Uganda at the 2023 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary when he qualified for the men’s 3,000 metres steeplechase final. Chemutai qualified for the final on Saturday, August 19 after finishing fourth in Heat 2 in a time of eight minutes 24.74 seconds. American Kenneth Rooks won the Heat in eight minutes 23.66 seconds. Chemutai will now prepare for the final slated for Tuesday, August 22. In this final, the 20-year-old Ugandan runner will up against some of the best performers in the heats such as Ethiopians Lamecha Girma (8:15.89) and…

The senior national football team, Uganda Cranes, will soon regroup to prepare for the final Group F game against Niger in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers. This is after head coach Milutin Sredojevic released a 33-player squad on Monday, August 14 to start preparations for the game due on September 7. Niger will host the game at the Grand stade Marrakech in Morocco. The Cranes provisional squad includes goalkeepers Watenga Isima (Golden Arrows FC, South Africa), Magoola Salim Omar (Richards Bay FC, South Africa), Lukwago Charles (Unattached), Alionzi Nafian (Unattached), Mutakubwa Joel (BUL FC, Uganda); defenders Semakula…

Striker Fazila Ikwaput hit a hat-trick as Kampala Queens won their opening game 3-0 over South Sudan’s Yei Joint Stars FC in the CAF Women’s Champions League CECAFA Zonal Qualifiers 2023 tournament. The Group A game was played on Saturday, August 12 at the FUFA Technical Centre in Njeru as the tournament kicked off. Ethiopia’s Commercial Bank (CBE) FC defeated Buja Queens of Burundi in the other Group A game played at the same venue. Kampala Queens, who are the Ugandan women’s Super League champions, are hosting the tournament that has attracted eight clubs from the Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania,…

KCCA FC and URA FC joined SC Villa and BUL FC in the semifinals of the FUFA Super Eight tournament after winning their respective quarterfinal games against Wakiso Giants and Bright Stars on Friday, August 11. KCCA defeated Wakiso Giants 2-0, thanks to goals by Abubaker Mayanja in the second half of the game played at the Phillip Omondi stadium, Lugogo. At the Mehta stadium in Lugazi, hosts URA FC edged visiting Bright Stars 2-1 to storm the semis. The winner of the pre-season final warm up tournament will pocket Shs 20 million while the runners-up walk away with Shs…

RESULTS: SC Villa 2 Maroons 1; BUL 1 Vipers 0 FIXTURES Friday, August 11@4pm: Wakiso Giants v KCCA URA v Bright Stars Samuel Sekamatte converted a second-half penalty as BUL FC dumped Vipers SC, the StarTimes Uganda Premier League champions, out of the FUFA Super Eight tournament on Thursday, August 10. This was the first competitive game for newly-appointed Vipers’ Brazilian coach Leonardo Neiva, who will now kick off the league next month under immense pressure. Meanwhile, SC Villa defeated Maroons FC 2-1 in the other quarterfinal game played on Thursday at the Mutesa II stadium, Wankulukuku. Denis Ojara…