Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Council of East and Central African Football Associations (CECAFA) and FUFA have asked the Ugandan Police to search for the missing Eritrean footballers. Five Eritrean players disappeared on Tuesday ahead of a Cecafa U-20 Challenge Cup semi final clash against Kenya. But one player …
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Njeru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Cecafa U-20 Challenge Cup quarter finals take place today at the Pece War Memorial Stadium in Gulu and the Fufa technical Center, Njeru. Uganda Hippos will face a tough task against a Tanzanian side that scored 11 goals in the group stage to top …
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Group A 🇩🇯 Djibouti 1-5 Uganda Hippos 🇺🇬 🇪🇷 Eritrea 3-3 Sudan 🇸🇩 Group C: 🇧🇮 Somalia 1-2 Burundi 🇸🇴 Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It was a goal galore at the Pece War Memorial Stadium in Gulu as the Uganda U-20 national team (Uganda Hippos) humiliated Djibouti 5-1 during a group A contest at …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Hippos settled for one-all draw against a resurgent Eritrean side in a Cecafa U-20 Challenge Cup match on Saturday. Ivan Bogere gave Uganda an early lead before Michael Habte Gebremeskel equalized 17 minutes into the second half in a poorly attended match at …
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KCCA 🇺🇬 1 Azam 🇹🇿 0 Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mike Mutebi’s KCCA Football Club has lifted the 2019 CECAFA Kagame Club Championship title. KCCA FC stopped defending champions Azam FC (Tanzania) 1-0 in the final played at Kigali Stadium, Nyamirambo, on Sunday. Mustafa Kiiza scored the lone goal in the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four-time African Player of the Year Award winner and ex-Barcelona striker Samuel Eto’o has praised Uganda Cranes good performance at the on-going 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The Cranes are the only team from the Council for East and Central African Football …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will host the regional Council for East and Central African Football Associations (CECAFA) Senior Challenge Cup 2019. Moses Hasim Magogo, the Uganda FA President agreed that they will host the Championship during a meeting for CECAFA members held at the Jupiter International Hotel in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has changed the dates for the 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). CAF communicated on Monday that hosts Egypt requested for a change of dates for the tournament that will attract 24 teams for the first time. “During …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwanda are preparing to host the 2018 Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) Women’s Challenge Cup slated for May 12-22th at the Stade de Kigali. Bonnie Mugabe, the spokesperson and head of Communication at the Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) told URN on …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Defending champions Uganda Cubs are out of the on-going CECAFA U-17 Championship in Burundi. The Cubs suffered a shock 1-0 defeat to Somalia at the Gitega Stadium in one of the semi final matches played on Wednesday. Uganda Cubs who won the trophy when the …
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