Kenya is set to welcome European football royalty when Bayern Munich and Ajax Amsterdam clash in a high-profile friendly on January 5, marking the official opening of the newly constructed Raila Odinga International Stadium in Nairobi. The fixture will bring…
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…
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…
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…
The fiercest rivalry in Spanish football has moved from the pitch to the paperwork. Real Madrid and Barcelona are once again locked in a contest, this time over the handling of the long-running Negreira matter, after UEFA confirmed it had…
There are weeks when football writes its history beyond the pitch. As Portugal confronts an unexpected rupture involving Cristiano Ronaldo and the iconic No. 7 shirt, Lionel Messi is simultaneously being celebrated in an entirely different arena—with the University of…
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…
Man United Fans Uganda FC player and team representative Bruno Kayongo—popularly known as Kayongo Fashions has asked Manchester United supporters across the country to show up in full force this Saturday at the HAMZ Stadium (Nakivubo War Memorial). His team…
Dr Danny Jordaan has been re-elected President of the South African Football Association (SAFA), securing a fourth term after defeating his challenger Sandile Zungu in Saturday’s elective congress. Jordaan emerged with a clear majority, receiving 157 votes against Zungu’s 82, according to results…
Some careers are measured in trophies, others in seasons—but every once in a while, sport produces a figure whose greatest victory is the generation he inspires. For more than two decades, Ayub Khalifa Kiyingi has walked that long road, carrying…
