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Saint Petersburg, Russia | AFP |  Hosts Russia got off to a winning start at the Confederations Cup on Saturday, Fedor Smolov’s second-half goal sealing a 2-0 win over New Zealand in Saint Petersburg in the tournament opener. Russia went ahead in the first half of the Group A encounter …

Arua, Uganda| KCCA MEDIA| Kampala Capital City Authority Football Club (KCCA FC) finally ended a long standing jinx of not winning a double as they defeated Paidha Black Angels in the 2017 Uganda Cup final on Thursday. A goal apiece from the prolific duo of Geoffrey Sserunkuma and Derrick Nsibambi …

Incumbent Eng. Moses Magogo and international footballer Mujib Kasule have confirmed their interest in vying for top job in Ugandan soccer by picking nomination forms on Wednesday. Chairperson of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) Electoral Committee Sam Bakiika officially handed over the nomination forms that are expected back by …

Beijing, China | AFP |  Chinese President Xi Jinping met with FIFA chief Gianni Infantino on Wednesday as the football world watches for signs that the Asian giant will make a bid to host a World Cup. Xi greeted Infantino in the capital’s palatial Great Hall of the People but …

Madrid, Spain | AFP |  Spanish prosecutors on Tuesday accused Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo of evading 14.7 million euros in tax through offshore companies, the latest footballer to fall foul of fiscal authorities. The 32-year-old — the world’s highest paid athlete according to Forbes magazine — follows in the …

Tehran, Iran | AFP |  Sardar Azmoun and Mehdi Taremi were on target as Iran confirmed their spot in the 2018 World Cup finals with a 2-0 victory over Uzbekistan at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on Monday. It was Iran’s sixth win from eight matches in Group A which …

Beijing, China | AFP |  China’s football-mad President Xi Jinping will meet FIFA chief Gianni Infantino in Beijing on Wednesday as the world’s most populous nation harbours ambitions of hosting the World Cup. Xi will greet the president of football’s world governing body at the palatial Great Hall of the …

Moscow, Russia | AFP |  Despite fears over security and construction delays at several stadiums, Russia looks largely on course one year from the kick-off of the World Cup in June 2018. There was already a whiff of scandal around the first World Cup to be held in Eastern Europe …

80: Cape Verde ?? 0 Uganda ??  1 Geoffrey Serunkuma fires Uganda ahead against Cape Verde in Praia. Huge goal! #AFCON2019Q — Robert Madoi (@robertmadoi) June 11, 2017 LINE UP Goalkeeper Denis Onyango will captain a new-look Uganda Cranes in their opening African Nations Cup match against Cape Verde. (Watch live here) KCC’s …

Exactly 10 years ago, Ugandan football came face to face for the first time in a big way with the clause Force Majeure. The Uganda Cranes had arrived in full force in the South African state of Lesotho for a make-or-break match. Having beaten Lesotho 3-0 in Kampala on September 2, …