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David GOMBE The round of 16 draw of the Stanbic Uganda Cup has been held on Tuesday morning at FUFA House in Mengo. The draw was conducted by former Uganda Cranes and KCCA FC custodian Shadiq Wassa. Wakiso Giants will host two time winners Vipers SC while KCCA FC will entertain Mbarara City FC. Express FC will welcome Paidha Black Angels whereas Onduparaka FC will face the winner between BUL FC and SC Villa. The FUFA disciplinary panel ordered the replay of the round of 32 tie between BUL FC and SC Villa. Villa filed a petition after their disallowed…

Sinan Rajub SENOGA The group stages of the ongoing Total Energies AFCON U20 tournament in Egypt concluded last night with two games from Group C. Gambia and Senegal cruised to the quarter finals as the only two team with a 100% winning record. The quarter finals will officially kick off on Thursday 2nd March with Senegal taking on Benin in the early kick off. Uganda’s Hippos who topped Group B will face off with Nigeria later on the same day. On Friday, Gambia will take on South Sudan while Congo Brazzaville will face Tunisia in the final game. The eventual…

Sinan RAJUB SENOGA  Former KCCA FC defender Allan Enyou has joined CD Leganes B in Spain from UAE club Elite Falcons. Enyou recently joined Elite Falcons from KCCA on a permanent deal following an initial loan stint. He becomes the third Ugandan player at the club after left backs Aziz Kayondo and Ibrahim Juma. https://twitter.com/SinanRajub/status/1630291097682321409?t=zrjrDzgPmDlK8Xw1eaLQTw&s=19 Enyou is a former Maroons Junior Team player who joined KCCA FC at the start of the current season. He was part of the squad that won the Cambiasso and Rainbow U20 tournament held in Tanzania. After the tournament, Enyou alongside Eddie Elvis Mwanje joined…

Sinan RAJUB SENOGA  Uganda Cranes left back Aziz Kayondo has completed his move to Spanish side Leganes B. Kayondo has officially been unveiled today by the Spanish club and will be playing the club’s subsidy Leganes Pepinera. He will be a teammate with fellow countryman Ibrahim Juma who also plays left back. https://twitter.com/SinanRajub/status/1630277080624635909?t=8cFYNUi1fJT0HDAA0jlZZg&s=19 Kayondo spent last season playing for Real Monarch in USA but on loan from Czech Republic side MFK Vyškov. Kayondo is a former Vipers left back who sprung to the scene from the St. Mary’s Kitende conveyor belt. He starred at the 2021 U20 AFCON tournament where…

After struggling for form in the opening two matches of the ongoing TotalEnergies CAF U-20 AFCON in Egypt, Uganda’s highly rated youngster Travis Mutyaba finally found his footing when the Hippos faced South Sudan in the CECAFA derby. The SC Villa attacking midfielder lost his place to Saidi Mayanja in the second group game but he regained it in the final group game against South Sudan and he managed to redeem himself with a man of the match performance. Despite the stalemate with Sudan, Uganda finished as winners of group B and were rewarded with a date against Nigeria…

David GOMBE The Uganda Premier league secretariat has postponed the game between Arua Hill and Vipers SC. Arua Hill were to host Vipers SC on match day 17 on Wednesday, 1st March at the Barifa Stadium in Arua. The game has been postponed to give Vipers more time to prepare for their CAF Champions league group C game against Simba SC. A new date is expected to be revealed by the secretariat in the due course. The Venoms will face off with Tanzanian Giants Simba SC on Tuesday 7th March. Simba beat Vipers 1-0 on Saturday under the floodlights at…

David GOMBE The 2023 Edition of the biggest badminton tournament on Uganda Badminton Association calendar climaxed on Sunday 26th February at Lugogo Indoor Arena. The closing ceremony was graced by State Minister for Sports, Hon. Peter Ogwang who was flanked by the National Council of Sports Board Chairman, Mr. Ambrose Tashobya and NCS general secretary Dr Patrick Bernard Ogwel. Minister thanked Uganda Badminton Association for a proper organisation of the event. He pledged more support to the sport tht has potential to bring over 40 countries in the nation, which he termed as foreign exchange Uganda gained. Bringing upto 49…

Gladys ZAWEDDE Kajjansi United and Kiyinda Boys registered victories as the second round of the Buganda Regional League started on Sunday 6th with 11 games. Kiyinda Boys defeated Buwambo United 1-0 at Ssaza grounds in Mityana thanks to Rodgers Masembe who scored the winner. Victory took Kiyinda Boys on top of Katonga group with 30 points one above second placed Buwambo United. At Uganda Clays grounds Kajjansi, Kajjansi United scored through Joshua Neymar Kaliisa to defeat Standard High School Zzana 1-0. Earlier on, Joel Sserunjogi had failed to convert from the spot for Kajjansi United following a foul on Kaliisa…

David GOMBE FUFA has reinstalled West Nile side Paidha Black Angels in the Stanbic Uganda Cup despite their defeat to Kampala Region side Kisugu United in the round of 32. Kisugu United had prevailed to the last 16 following their 5-4 shootout win in the round of 32 after a 1-1 draw in normal time. Paidha Black Angels petitioned FUFA that Kisugu had used three ineligible players in the game that was played on Friday, 17th February at Bugolobi Coffee Ground. Hamza Kasumba, Samuel Matovu and Mugisha Richard are the players Kisugu used but were not licensed by the FUFA…

David GOMBE URA FC beat Express FC 1-0 in a Uganda Premier league contest at Nakisunga Ssaza Grounds on Sunday. Nicholas Kabonge second half goal was enough to inspire the tax collectors to maximum points over the Red Eagles. Kabonge fired Sam Timbe’s side into the lead in the 66th minute after being fed by Saidi Kyeyune. Isma Kawawulo came close to levelling matters for Express but his effort hit the woodwork. Joseph Akandwanaho who came on as a second half substitute also a decent chance to score an equalizer for Express but his shot went inches wide. The Red…