Ugandan football is in mourning following the death of SC Villa captain David Owori, who succumbed to head injuries after reportedly being assaulted by unknown assailants near his home in Makindye, Kampala. Owori, 27, had been admitted to the Intensive…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has abandoned a controversial plan to open the commercial interests of the World Cup and other major FIFA competitions to private investors, following intense opposition from football authorities across the world. The dramatic U-turn comes just…
As preparations intensify for the historic TotalEnergies CAF AFCON PAMOJA 2027 tournament, the Uganda Local Organising Committee (LOC) has called on local businesses to position themselves for lucrative procurement opportunities by registering for supplier pre-qualification. The appeal signals the beginning…
The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has reshaped the outlook of the 2026/27 Uganda Premier League season after its First Instance Body (FIB) Club Licensing Committee approved only eight clubs for unrestricted participation while leaving five others battling to…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s appointment of Dr John Chrysostom Muyingo as Acting Minister of Education and Sports may have been necessitated by the absence of substantive appointed but not fully vetted minister and First Lady Janet Kataaha Museveni, but it…
When the whistle blows to usher in the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland from 5–27 September, Uganda’s footprint on the global stage will not be carried by a player but by a woman in black whose journey…
The FIFA World Cup 2026 will rekindle one of football’s most memorable rivalries when Senegal face France in a high-stakes Group I encounter, reviving memories of the famous 2002 tournament opener that stunned the football world. More than two decades…
Ugandan distance runner Sam Yeko has been detained by Dutch immigration authorities at Amsterdam’s Schiphol International Airport over allegations that he travelled using an invalid passport, a development that has sparked concern among Uganda’s athletics fraternity and government officials. Yeko,…
While the United States shut the door on him ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, European football has responded by placing Somali referee Omar Artan on one of the continent’s grandest stages. UEFA announced on Thursday that Artan will…
The 2026 FIFA World Cup has kicked off amid an atmosphere unlike any other, with football’s greatest celebration unfolding alongside growing fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East. As millions of supporters focus on the opening matches across…
