Author: Moses Mugalu

RESULTS: KCCA 1 Maroons 1 BrightStars 0 URAFC 2 Express 4 Onduparaka 1 Busoga United 0 SC Villa 1 Wakiso Giants 0 UPDF FC 1 The race to win this season’s StarTime Uganda Premier League title picked the tempo on Saturday, April 1 after KCCA FC lost the table leadership to traditional rivals SC Villa by just a single point. Currently, SC Villa lead the 15-team league table with 37 points from 19 games compared to second-placed KCCA on 36 points from 17 matches. Villa assumed the 15-team league table top spot after their narrow 1-0 win over Busoga United…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed the dates for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Finals tournament. In a statement issued on Thursday, March 30, Veron Mosengo-Omba, the CAF general secretary, announced that the tournament will be played between January 13 and February 11, 2024. Ivory Coast will host the tournament. So far, five nations; Algeria, Senegal, South Africa, Morocco and hosts Ivory Coast have booked their slots to the 2023 AFCON Finals. The qualifiers are scheduled to end in September. The Uganda Cranes are still among the teams battling for qualification following their 1-0 win…

CAF Champions League Friday, March 31@7pm: Horoya v Vipers Uganda champions Vipers seek to end their debut in the CAF Champions League group stage on a high note when they play Horoya AC on Friday, March 31 in Bamako, Mali. Only pride is at stake for Vipers, who are already out of this year’s competition. In their recent match, Vipers drew 1-1 with Morocco giants Raja Casablanca (on March 18) but had already dropped out after earlier humiliating losses to Raja (0-5) and Tanzania’s Simba SC, who beat the Venoms 1-0 at home and in Dar es Salaam. Despite the…

Former champions SC Villa could go top of the StarTimes Uganda Premier League, for at least 24 hours, if they beat Busoga United in one of the scheduled games on Friday, March 31. Villa, who last won the league title in 2004, are currently second on the 15-team table with 34 points from 18 games. The Jogoos, as Villa are fondly nicknamed by their fans, trail leaders KCCA FC by just one point. Victory over Busoga United at the Kakindu stadium in Jinja could see the Jogoos ascend to the top of the league for at least 24 hours as…

GROUP F RESULTS: Tanzania 0 Uganda 1 Niger 0 Algeria 1 The national football team, the Uganda Cranes, kept alive the dream of qualifying for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Finals after beating Tanzania Taifa Stars 1-0 on Tuesday, March 28 at the Benjamin Mpaka stadium in Dar es Salaam. KCCA FC striker Rogers Mato, who replaced skipper Emmanuel Okwi in the second half, scored Cranes’ sole winner in injury time to revive Uganda’s chance in Group F of the qualifiers. It was a sweet revenge for the Cranes who lost 0-1 to Tanzania on March 24 in…

GROUP F FIXTURES Friday, March 24 Uganda v Tanzania Tuesday, March 28 Algeria v Niger Tanzania v Uganda Niger v Algeria Uganda Cranes coach Milutin Micho Sredojevic is upbeat his side will prevail in the battle against Tanzania and walk away with maximum points to revive the country’s qualification campaign for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Finals. The two East African neighbours are scheduled to play the Group F AFCON qualifier on Friday, March 24 in the Egyptian city of Ismailia. Speaking at the pre-match media conference on March 23, Micho stated that the Cranes are ready for…

On March 16, officials from the Uganda Wildlife Association (UWA) captured 30 kobs at the Kabwoya Wildlife Reserve in western Uganda, loaded them on a truck and transported them to the Kidepo Valley National Park, located in the north eastern part of the country. The capture team included UWA veterinaries, park rangers and wardens. A media team of 20 journalists from radio, television, print and online witnessed the exercise. After capture the 30 kobs were trans-located to their new home in Kidepo, more than 480km away from Kabwoya. UWA officials said 200 kobs will be transported to Kidepo by end…

Vipers’ coach Alex Isabirye picked positives from his side’s one-all draw with Morocco giants Raja Casablanca in the CAF Champions League match played on Saturday, March 18. Vipers are already out of the competition but Isabirye, who recently replaced Brazilian Beto Bianchi, was pleased with his players’ performance before the home crowd at the St Mary’s stadium, Kitende. “I’m happy not only because of the fact that we scored our first goal at this stage of the competition but also the players showed great improvement in their character on the pitch,” Isabirye told the club website in the post-match interview…

ZURAH NAKABUGO With a few days to the holy month of Ramadan, a senior cleric has called Ugandan Muslims to pray for the country against the spread of homosexuality acts in the country. Muslims are expected to start fasting in Ramadan on Thursday, March 23. “All Muslims are requested to use the opportunity of Ramadan and pray to Allah to save us from acts of homosexuality,” Sheikh Haidari Kizza, vice chairman of Hear Uganda, a humanitarian organization, said on March 16. Homosexuality, which has dominated headlines in the country in recent months, is forbidden in Islamic teachings. Kizza was speaking…

UGAND CUP QUARTERFINAL FIXTURES: Wednesday, March 15@4pm: Express vs Paidha Black Angels Onduparaka vs BUL FC Express FC coach James Odoch warned his players against complacency ahead of their scheduled Uganda Cup quarterfinal match against lower division Paidha Black Angels. The Red Eagles, as Express are nicknamed, host Paidha Black Angels on Wednesday, March 15 at the Muteesa II stadium, Wankulukuku. Speaking ahead of the game, Odoch cautioned his players against underestimating Paidha Black Angels. “The most important thing is not to take our opponents for granted because they managed to make it to this round. They have also been…