Sports
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At AFCON, Speak Up Africa Rallies Football Leaders to Accelerate Polio and Malaria Elimination
RABAT, January 20, 2026 — On the eve of the Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON] Final, Speak Up Africa convened football leaders, policymakers, global health partners, athletes, youth, media, and civil society…
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New report reveals how AFCON 2025 is becoming a global sports and commercial powerhouse
KAMPALA, January 17, 2026 — Africa Sports Unified [ASU], a boutique strategic consultancy and intelligence platform focused on the Pan-African sports economy has released its Africa Cup of Nations 2025 Overview Report.…
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Gulu hands over Pece War Memorial Stadium to NCS for redevelopment
GULU CITY, January 8, 2026 — Gulu district councillors on Tuesday handed over Pece War Memorial Stadium to the National Council of Sports [NCS] for redevelopment. Also handed over to NCS are…
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NBA Family and Global Basketball Community to Engage Hundreds of Millions of Youth and Fans in Celebration of World Basketball Day
KAMPALA, December 21, 2025 — The NBA family and the global basketball community, including the International Basketball Federation [FIBA], USA Basketball, the National Collegiate Athletic Association [NCAA], the Naismith Basketball Hall of…
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Uganda among top 6 ranked nations invited to Netball World Cup Sydney 2027
KAMPALA, December 5, 2025 — World Netball (WN) has updated the WN World Rankings to include all results up until December 1, 2025 midnight GMT, with the top six invited to compete at the Netball…
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Afreximbank avails Shs 127.4bln loan for construction of Akii Bua Olympic Stadium in Lira City
KAMPALA, November 7, 2025 — African Export-import Bank [Afreximbank] has extended a US$ 36.4-million [approximately Shs 127.4 billion] contract financing facility to Egypt’s SAMCO-National Construction Company [SAMCO] for the construction of the…
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Uganda to host 15th EAC Inter-Parliamentary Games
KAMPALA, October 7, 2025 — Uganda will host the 15th Edition of the East African Community [EAC] Inter-Parliamentary Games from December 5-15, 2025, an activity designed to strengthen regional integration, cooperation, and…
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Uganda Cranes receive standing ovation as House tasks govt on funding
KAMPALA, September 11, 2025 — The Uganda Cranes team has been commended for outstanding performance at the just concluded 2024 African Nations Championship [CHAN] in which the national team made a historic…
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Morocco and Madagascar meet in TotalEnergies CAF CHAN PAMOJA 2024 final
KAMPALA, August 31, 2025 — The TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship [CHAN], PAMOJA 2024 reaches its climax with North African giants Morocco and Madagascar meeting in the final in Nairobi, Kenya on…
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MATCH FACTS: Sudan, Senegal play for bronze medal
KAMPALA, August 29, 2025 — Sudan and Senegal meet in the bronze medal match of the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship, a fixture that will be played on Friday night at the…
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