African football is set for a fresh financial injection, with CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe announcing a major increase in annual funding for national associations, regional football unions and clubs’ representatives. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has raised the…
NAIROBI, KENYA — In football, the loudest roar belongs to the crowd, the sweetest sound is the net rippling, but the finest compliment an official can earn is a match remembered for football, not fuss. On Sunday, 18 October 2026,…
NAIROBI, KENYA — 10 OCTOBER 2026: Kenya has confirmed its first imported case of Bundibugyo Ebola Virus Disease after a Kenyan national who had lived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for seven years died in Nairobi. The case…
The 2026/27 Laws of the Game have introduced a significant new weapon in the fight against time-wasting: a five-second visual countdown for deliberately delayed goal kicks. The International Football Association Board (IFAB) says the measure is designed to protect the…
The football may still be months away, but in Bunyoro, the AFCON 2027 countdown is already being measured in beds, buildings and deadlines. President Yoweri Museveni has directed the African Development Bank (AfDB) to immediately release Shs102 billion to support…
For a man who spent his career collecting trophies, records and medals, Lionel Messi is about to add a rather different title to his name: Doctor. The University of Buenos Aires (UBA) has approved its highest honorary distinction for the…
In football, a referee’s whistle can be a pause button—but under IFAB’s latest guidance, delaying that whistle after a sending-off offence can turn the next few seconds into a disciplinary maze. Referees are advised not to play advantage after red-card…
At the edge of dawn in Fort Portal, the ancient symbols of Tooro royalty took centre stage as a succession dispute gave way to a new reign. Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma, a former television journalist, was formally installed on Tuesday as…
By the time the final whistle pierced the Hoima night, Uganda had secured three precious points—but the bigger story had already unfolded beyond the scoreboard. From a gruelling five-hour journey from Kampala to the roar of a packed Hoima City…
For decades, Uganda’s football search largely began at home. Now, FUFA is turning its scouting map upside down. The Uganda Cranes are looking beyond Uganda’s borders for players whose football careers may have taken them elsewhere, but whose family roots…
