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Match Day Three Results Morning Fixture Kyoga Avengers – 163/7 (20 overs) Bunyonyi Warriors – 142/6 (20 overs) Kyoga Avengers won by 21 runs Player of the Match: Derrick Bakunzi Afternoon Fixture Victoria Strikers – 130 all out (18 overs) Mburo Blasters – 135/2 (12.1 overs) Mburo Blasters won by 8 wickets Player of the Match: Riazat Ali Shah The third day of the Great Lakes Men’s T20…

The 2026 Cricket Uganda Women’s T20 National League is set to commence this weekend with a revamped structure designed to enhance competition and fast-track player development across the country. In a major change from previous editions, the league will now be staged in two divisions, determined by team standings from last season’s Women’s T20 competition. Division One Soroti City Olila CC Jinja…

Kitara FC have received a major boost ahead of their CAF Confederation Cup campaign after the Government of Uganda, through State Minister for Sports Hon. Peter Ogwang, granted the club permission to use Hoima City Stadium for their continental home matches. The announcement was made during celebrations following Kitara FC’s triumph in the 2025/26 Stanbic Uganda Cup, where Minister Ogwang…

Uganda Premier League side BUL FC have confirmed the departure of ten players as the club embarks on a major squad rebuild ahead of the 2026/27 season. The Jinja-based club announced on Friday that all players whose contracts expired at the end of the 2025/26 campaign will leave the club after their deals were not renewed. The decision comes after a season in which BUL finished ninth in the…

The Great Lakes Men’s T20 tournament is scheduled to get underway on Thursday, 12 June 2026, at the Lugogo Cricket Oval, with an exciting opening clash between Victoria Strikers and Bunyonyi Warriors. This men’s edition follows shortly after the conclusion of the women’s tournament and brings together some of the country’s top cricket talent. The competition features a strong mix of senior…

Uganda’s Rugby Cranes 7s have been forced to withdraw from the 2026 Rugby Africa Men’s Sevens Championship in Mauritius after Ebola-related travel restrictions prevented the team from entering the island nation. Uganda Rugby confirmed the development on Wednesday, bringing an end to the national team’s hopes of competing in the continental tournament scheduled for June 20-21 at SPARC in…

The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has confirmed that the planned international friendly match between the Uganda Cranes and Zanzibar, scheduled for June 11, 2026, at the New Amaan Complex, has been cancelled. According to FUFA, the decision was communicated by the Zanzibar Football Federation (ZFF), which cited government health precautionary directives as the reason behind…

Uganda’s U-17 Women’s National Team, the Teen Cranes, will face Ethiopia in an international friendly match on Thursday, June 11, in Addis Ababa as part of their final preparations for the 2026 CECAFA U-17 Women’s Championship. The friendly was confirmed by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) on Monday, with the team scheduled to depart Uganda on June 9 before heading to…

Uganda Premier League champions Vipers SC have officially parted ways with head coach Ivan Minnaert following the expiry of his contract. The Belgian tactician leaves St. Mary’s Stadium, Kitende, after guiding the Venoms to the 2025/26 Uganda Premier League title, their eighth league crown in club history. In a statement released on Sunday, Vipers thanked Minnaert for his contribution during his…

Police have arrested three suspects in connection with the death of Rugby Cranes and Stanbic Black Pirates player Sydney Gongodyo following an alleged mob justice incident in Kampala. According to a statement released by Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson SP Racheal Kawala on Saturday, the suspects have been identified as Ssebagala Noordin, Ayebazibwe Roden and Namukose Juliet. The trio is…

After ten years in the FUFA Big League, Kataka Football Club have finally earned promotion back to the Uganda Premier League following a decisive 2-0 victory over Soltilo Bright Stars on the final day of the 2025/26 season. The Mbale City-based side sealed their top-flight return on Saturday at Coffee Stadium in Bugolobi, where goals from Ali Ssentamu and Usama Khayemba ensured Kataka claimed the…

Uganda Cranes’ planned international friendly matches against Tanzania and Madagascar have been cancelled despite the team already being in Morocco ahead of the June FIFA international window. The Cranes had travelled to Marrakech earlier this week and were set to face Tanzania on June 5 before taking on Madagascar on June 8 as part of preparations for the AFCON PAMOJA 2027 qualifying…

Senegal are the new TotalEnergies CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations champions after defeating Tanzania 4-2 in a penalty shootout following a 1-1 draw in the final played on Tuesday night in Rabat, Morocco. The West Africans were forced to come from behind after Tanzania made a dream start to the contest at the Moulay El Hassan Stadium. Hamis Chenga sent the Serengeti Boys into wild celebrations when…

  Uganda Cranes midfielder Allan Okello and Prisons Netball Club star Christine Namulumba Kango headlined the list of winners at the Fortebet Real Stars Monthly Awards for May. The awards ceremony was held on Tuesday at Nanjing Restaurant in Kololo, where outstanding athletes from football, netball, athletics and chess were recognized for their exceptional performances during the month. Okello,…