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Yaounde, Cameroon | Xinhua | Title holders Morocco won the African Nations Championship (CHAN) for the second consecutive time on Sunday after beating Mali 2-0 in an exciting final at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde. The Eagles of Mali showed extraordinary determination in the first half dominating the Atlas Lions …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Liverpool have lost each of their last two Premier League home outings, having been unbeaten in 68 at Anfield before this. They have not lost three in a row at home in league competition since September 1963. Since a 2-1 defeat in May 2003, Liverpool …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Budget Committee has tasked the Ministry of Finance to come up with a budget towards the refurbishment of Mandela National Stadium -Namboole in the coming financial year 2021/2022. Namboole is Uganda’s only national stadium of international standard and is supervised by the Ministry of …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  The National Council of Sports has flagged off the Uganda National Basketball team, the Silverbacks to Monastir, Tunisia for the second FIBA Afro Basket 2021 qualifiers. The qualifiers have been scheduled for February 19-21, 2021. The team under the management of assistant coach Mande Juruni …

Madrid, Spain | THE INDEPENDENT |    Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has tested positive for the coronavirus, COVID-19, the club informed on Tuesday. “Real Madrid C. F. would like to inform that our president Florentino Perez has tested positive in the COVID-19 tests that he periodically undergoes, although he is …

Madrid, Spain | THE INDEPENDENT |   The quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey kick off on Tuesday night with second-division side Almeria taking on Sevilla. Almeria have already beaten two top-flight sides on their run into the last eight, with a 5-0 thrashing of Alaves followed by a dramatic penalty …

London, England | THE INDEPENDENT |   The English Premier League moves directly into another round of midweek matches on Tuesday with four games that have a key importance at both the top and bottom of the table. Manchester United slipped three points behind Manchester City with their 0-0 draw away …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | FIFA is teaming up with the World Health Organization (WHO) to promote the need for fair access to COVID-19 vaccines, treatment and diagnostics, and to encourage people to keep practicing life-saving, everyday public health measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and to protect …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Swimming Federation is opting to restructure their calendar owing to anticipated failure to host some of the planned events.   The Federation will postpone some events scheduled in February and March, including Can Zone IV championships that are not yet confirmed, National Primary Schools …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  MultiChoice Uganda has today announced a 23% slash on GOtv decoder prices in a new and exciting campaign that will see GOtv customers access cutting edge entertainment at sh69,000 effective February 1, 2021. According to a statement from Multichoice Uganda, the new GOtv offer, a reduction …