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Denis Musanje The long awaited 2022 Masaza Cup final will be held on 4th March at the Muteesa II Stadium in Wankulukuku. Defending champions Buddu will lock horns with 2019 runners up Busiro in the final. Buddu prevailed to their third successive final after eliminating Bulemeezi on away goal’s rule following a 2-2 aggregate stalemate. Busiro on the other hand powered past two time winners Ssingo 4-3 on aggregate. Buddu have previously won the prestigious competition two times (2016 and 2021) while Busiro have never won the competition. His majesty the Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II will grace…
David GOMBE The winners of the Fortebet Real Stars for the month of January have been revealed at the ceremony held at Route 256 in Lugogo. Rasheeda Mutesi (Pool), Shadir Musa (Boxing), Ronald Lutaaya (Cricket), Waleed Omar ( Motocross), Henry Nsekuye (Rugby) won in their respective sports disciplines. Mutesi won the Pool gong after claiming the National Ladies Pool League title with Mukono Ladies. She beat her elder sister Rukia Naiga and Ibrahim Sejjemba to the accolade. Mutesi has not lost any individual game since 2017, She is the number one seed in Uganda and second on the continent. Nsekuye…
Denis Musanje Express FC players are on a strike over unpaid four month arrears just days to the resumption of the Uganda Premier league. Swift Sports Uganda understands that only eight players turned up for Tuesday’s training sessions at Makindye Barracks. According to reliable sources, after the club’s win over Kajjansi United in the Stanbic Uganda Cup on Sunday, the players told the club CEO Isaac Mwesigwa that they want their arrears settled before returning to training ahead of the second round. The players also went on to demand a meeting with the club chairman Kiryowa Kiwanuka before their game…
Sinan Rajub SENOGA Crested Cranes striker Natasha Shirazi has officially joined Italian club Venezia Women Football Club. Shirazi spent the first half of the season playing for Turkish giants Besiktas before she announced her departure shortly before the end of the transfer window. The 26 year old forward was today unveiled by Venezia alongside teenage midfielder Nicole de Canal who has been acquired from Sassuolo. Venezia Femminile competes in the Italian Serie C which is the third tier of the Italian women football hierarchy. Shirazi is a well travelled Ugandan female player who has had stints in Denmark, Spain, Israel…
David GOMBE Vipers SC have named an 18 man squad for their CAF Champions league group C opening game against Moroccan giants Raja Casablanca. Under the stewardship of Spanish-Brazilian Bianchi Pelliser Beto, the Venoms will depart Entebbe Airport in the wee hours of Wednesday abroad Turkish Airlines. They will have a stopover in Istanbul before heading to Casablanca. Defender Livingstone Mulondo returns after missing out for the Venoms during the last two months through a fracture. Talisman Yunus Sentamu has also fully recovered from injury and is in the squad to Morocco. New signings Martin Kizza, Israel Desire Tety and…
Sinan RAJUB SENOGA Steven Dese Mukwala scored a brace to inspire Asante Kotoko to a 4-0 win over Accra Lions in the Ghana Premier League encounter played on Monday evening. Mukwala was on target in the 27th and 49th minute while Rashid Nortey and Enock Morrison scored the other goals. The Uganda Cranes striker has now scored eight league goals after 16 games played. https://twitter.com/SinanRajub/status/1622695865319329792?t=nxbUzjcYW80AIVVtXBZ0NQ&s=19 Mukwala is currently one goal behind leading scorer Mezack Afriyie of Berekum Chelsea. He was later replaced by Brazilian forward Matheus Medieros who was making his debut in the 71st minute. The win took Asante…
David GOMBE Former Uganda Cranes captain Ibrahim Sekagya has been appointed as New York Red Bulls II head coach ahead of their inaugural season in the MLS Next Pro. Sekagya becomes the third head coach in Red Bulls II history after spending eight seasons as assistant coach. He replaces Gary Lewis who left the club in July last year. “Ibrahim [Sekagya] has played a crucial role in the development of Red Bulls II in addition to his success as a player with the main club.” “We know he will continue his hard work and dedication to improve in every facet…
David GOMBE SC Villa have appointed Arthur Kyesimira as their fitness coach ahead of the second round of the Uganda Premier league. The Uganda Cranes fitness coach replaces Philip Ssozi who was relieved of his duties at the 16 time Uganda Premier league champions. SC Villa has also added former KCCA FC statistician Allan Nsubuga to their technical team. The Jogoos are under the stewardship of Jackson Magera with Ibrahim Kirya as his assistant coach. Robert Mukasa alias Kiyenje is the goalkeeping coach at the club. SC Villa finished the first round in 5th place on the UPL table with…
David GOMBE StarTimes Uganda Premier League second round begins on Thursday, 9 February 2023 this time round with huge expectations and most notably with night games. As opposed to the previous seasons, the second part of 2022/2023 season will draw fans closer to the game by offering them engagement touch points such vote your Team of the Week, Star of the Week and Fantasy League. Comparing the last three years, the league is steady becoming a platform for companies to connect with audiences. MTN, Pilsner, Plascon, Hima Cement, CHINT, Bet Sure among the many brands currently associated with the league…
Sinan RAJUB SENOGA Express FC have signed Martin Opolot as one of the recruits at the club in the recently concluded transfer window. Opolot returns to the Uganda Premier League after a stint in the Botswana Premier League. He last featured for Prisons XI in Botswana alongside his compatriot Deus Bukenya before they became free agents. Just like Bukenya, Opolot is a utility player who can play as a midfielder but also as a right back. He is a brother to Uganda Cranes captain Emmanuel Okwi as well as Francis Olaki. Opolot previously played for SC Villa and URA FC…