Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among has directed the Minister of Education and Sports to ensure that buses belonging to Pioneer bus company are vacated from Mandela National stadium to pave way for the country to host the African Nations Championship (CHAN) in September 2024, and …
Read More »Afcon’s decision to play 24 countries is paying off
It’s also having dramatic repercussions ANALYSIS | Chuka Onwumechili | By the end of the group stage, the 34th Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) was one of the most exciting and memorable Afcon tournaments in recent memory. This was particularly true of the performances of the continent’s best players on the field. …
Read More »Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania to host AFCON 2027
East Africa Pamoja Wins Bid Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT | The East Africa Pamoja consortium, comprising Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania, has been awarded the privilege of hosting the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. Patrice Motsepe, the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) made the announcement following a CAF …
Read More »East African sports ministers preparing joint AFCON 2027 bid
Dar es salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | Sports ministers from Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda convened here on Friday to discuss their joint bid to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). A statement from Tanzania’s Ministry of Culture, Arts and Sports indicated that the ministers’ meeting came ahead of the …
Read More »Vipers confident of solid start to CAF preliminary round in Botswana
🔴 CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Today, August 20th | 4pm (EAT) ✳Jwaneng Galaxy FC v Vipers SC Lobatse Sports Complex, Bostwana Gabarone, Botswana | VIPERS SC.CO.UG | Vipers SC kickstart their 2023/24 CAF Champions League campaign with a trip to Botswana for a date against natives Jwaneng Galaxy in Gabarone this …
Read More »MAGOGO: We have what it takes to host AFCON
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | FUFA President Moses Magogo has announced the Federation’s readiness to present Uganda’s bid to host the 2027 AFCON football event, as part of the East Africa AFCON Pamoja bid. Magogo revealed this information just before the arrival of a delegation of CAF inspectors in …
Read More »Crested cranes to play Algeria in first round of Women Afcon qualifiers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Women’s football team, the Crested Cranes will play Algeria in the first round of next year’s Total Energies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. According to the draws held on Thursday night at CAF Headquarters in Egypt, the winner between Uganda and Algeria …
Read More »MICHO: We must believe in our players
✳ TODAY ⚽ UGANDA vs ALGERIA (6PM) #TotalEnergiesAFCONQ2023 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cranes Head Coach Milutin Sredojevic Micho has urged all supporters to stand firmly behind the national team as they prepare to face Algeria in a crucial African Cup of Nations qualifying match. Micho made the plea while speaking …
Read More »FUFA names working committee for EA 2027 AFCON Pamoja bid
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda’s Football Associations (FUFA) has officially appointed an ad-hoc committee to oversee Uganda’s joint bid for co-hosting the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). According to a statement from the local soccer governing body, the committee was endorsed by the FUFA Executive …
Read More »Infrastructure questions loom over East Africa’s joint 2027 AFCON bid
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Confederation of African Football (CAF) confirmed on Thursday that it had received a joint bid from Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), the continent’s biggest football event that takes place every two years. Uganda’s Football Federation Association …
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