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  • December 7
  • New Vision Uganda/Kenya: Kenyan Hurdle Again

    Uganda and Kenya renew their rivalry that spans 83 years when they lock horns in the Orange CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup quarterfinal at Nyayo National Stadium today.

  • Nation Kenya/Ethiopia: Stars Run Rings Around Clueless Ethiopians

    Harambee Stars put up a sterling performance to beat Ethiopia 2-0 in their final Group A match to enter the quarter-finals of the Orange Cecefa Senior Challenge Cup at the Nyayo Stadium on Saturday.

  • Leadership Nigeria/South Africa: Will Nation Shine in South Africa? [analysis]

    It has been optimism all the way after world's attention was shifted to South Africa last weekend where Nigeria's Super Eagles got drawn in Group B alongside Argentina, South Korea and Greece for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

  • Daily News Tanzania: Zanzibar Enter Quarterfinals

    ZANZIBAR Heroes booked the quarterfinals spot in the Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup, after they forced a barren draw against Uganda Cranes in a match that has just ended here.

  • Nation Kenya: Lions Sharpen Claws to Sink Dockworkers

    Champions KCB Lions and KPA men and women's teams open the defence of their league titles with Game One of the best-of-three series play-offs finals at the KPA Makande gymnasium in Mombasa on Saturday.

  • Monitor East Africa: Djibouti Coach Banned for Two Years

    The Council of East and Central Africa Football Association (Cecafa) have banned Djibouti's coach Ahmed Goshery for indiscipline.

  • Monitor Uganda: Arsenal Njeru Beat Villa

    Super League giants SC Villa were humbled by Jinja's division one league side Arsenal Njeru 2-0 in a friendly match played at Kakindu stadium on Friday.

  • Daily News Tanzania: Zanzibar Heroes Face Test of Time Today

    ZANZIBAR credentials as one of the top contenders for the senior Challenge Cup title would be tested today when they face Zambia in one of the two quarterfinal matches on the menu.

  • Citizen Tanzania: 10 Teams Set for Soccer Bonanza

    Ten teams have so far confirmed to compete in the 48th Independence Day Soccer Bonanza slated for Wednesday at TCC grounds in Dar es Salaam.

  • Citizen Tanzania: Maximo - We've to Step Up

    Kilimanjaro Stars head coach Marcio Maximo has urged his players to step up their gear as they clash with Eritrea in the Orange Challenge Cup quarterfinal match today at Nyayo Stadium.

  • Citizen Tanzania/Uganda: URA to Face Yanga, Simba in Friendlies

    Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) football club will arrive on Monday ready to play two international friendly matches against Tanzania soccer giants, Young Africans (Yanga) and Simba Sports Club.

  • Citizen Tanzania: Ngassa Sends Stars Through

    Mrisho Ngassa scored yesterday to send the Kilimanjaro Stars into the quarterfinals of the Orange/Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup in Mumias, Kenya.

  • The Herald Zimbabwe: Chitungwiza Crowned Bakers Inn Champions

    CHITUNGWIZA district are the overall champions of the inaugural Bakers Inn Superior League having scooped most of the prizes in the schools soccer and netball tournaments.

  • Monitor Uganda: Coca Cola to Support Corporate League

    Century bottling company has pledged to increase financial support towards the corporate league, a monthly event where different companies enter staff teams in sports competitions in different sports disciplines throughout the year.

  • New Times Rwanda/Zimbabwe: Amavubi Tame Zimbabwe

    YUSSUF Ndayishimiye scored his second goal of the tournament to make sure that Amavubi ended their Group B campaign on a high.

  • This Day Nigeria: A Nation On Auto Pilot [opinion]

    As I write this piece, Nigeria is still without a functioning President. The regularity of our President's disappearing acts reminds me of Ola Rotimi's play, Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again.

  • Monitor Uganda: Cranes All Out to Top Group C

    The Uganda Cranes will today wind up their group C matches against their boggy side Zanzibar and maximum points or at least a draw will see the national soccer side top the group to book a date with the team that will finish second in group A.

  • New Vision Uganda: Football Privatised

    It's unofficial but true. Ugandan football is no longer a public good, but a private enterprise, owned and managed by a private company Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) Ltd, which was incorporated on 13th October, 2009.

  • New Vision Uganda: Kobs Hope to Bounce Back After Poor Show

    THE uganda telecom Kobs wound up the 2009 season empty handed but coach Herbert Wafula hopes to keep his job. Wafula, who took up the job after Kobs lost the Super 8 League title in August, led that depleted side that went on to lose the Uganda Cup as well.

  • BuaNews South Africa: Zuma Arrives at the Final Draw

    President Jacob Zuma has arrived at the 2010 Final Draw event in Cape Town, accompanied by Limpopo Premier Cassel Mathale and Tshwane Mayor Gwen Ramokgopa.

  • BuaNews South Africa: Stage Set for 2010 Final Draw

    It's all systems go for what promises to be one of the most exciting FIFA Final Draws in history at the Cape Town International Convention Centre tonight.

  • BuaNews South Africa: 2010 Official Match Ball Unveiled

    With just two hours to go before the much-anticipated 2010 Final Draw, FIFA and Adidas have unveiled the official match ball which will be used during the 2010 World Cup.

  • Daily Champion Nigeria: African Footballer of the Year - Another Local Exclusion

    For no less than seven consecutive seasons, no Nigerian-born footballer has made the shortlist of the Confederation of Africa, CAF, player of the year, and the forecast for the 2009-2010 soccer season does not look promising as well as far as Nigerian footballers across the globe are concerned,

  • Vanguard Nigeria: Greatness Campaign - Guinness Unveils Football Viewing Centres

    As part of events marking the reach for greatness embarked upon by Guinness Nigeria Plc for lovers of football in Nigeria has kicked off the promo with the unveiling of its mobile soccer viewing units.

  • Vanguard Nigeria: Amodu Pleased With 'Good' Draw

    Nigeria coach Shaibu Amodu described as 'good', the Super Eagles draw for the preliminary stage of next year's FIFA World Cup in South Africa, but admits that things will be tough.


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