Thieves have also targeted Cape Town Stadium. Although the city's 2010 spokesman Pieter Cronje downplayed the situation there, "kilometres of cabling", copper wire and a ton of bolts have disappeared from the site. Most of the thefts are believed to be inside jobs.
Much has been made of the country's image-perception management programme and how it is the panacea to attracting more tourists to Zimbabwe ahead of next year's soccer extravaganza. But the recent announcements by nations coming to the World Cup in South Africa and the Orange Africa Cup of Nations in Angola suggest otherwise.
EVEN after losing to title holders Uganda Cranes in the quarterfinal match of the Orange Senior Challenge Cup, Zanzibar Heroes head coach Hemed Morocco does not harbour any grudge for their painful exit.
URA FC have lost interest in Cranes midfielder Tonny Mawejje and are instead targeting his team-mate in Iceland Augustine Nsumba to strengthen the team.
The fact that Tanzania's Kilimanjaro Stars lost 2-1 to Rwanda in the Orange CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup on Thursday did not down well with some Tanzania journalists covering the event.
CECAFA general secretary Nicholas Musonye said yesterday that Kenya will not host the regional championship again because of the low turn up during matches.
With the Angola 2010 African Nations Cup fast approaching, former U-23 forward, Obiora Anorue has made a claim for a place in Nigeria's squad for the tournament.
SUPER Eagles manager, Shaibu Amodu, is not a happy man at the moment. In any case, his worries has nothing to do with Nigeria being drawn against dreaded Argentina at the South Africa 2010 World Cup.
Tunisia's Carthage Eagles new boss, Faouzi Benzarti has unveiled his plans for the North African nation after his recent appointment
KYAMBOGO lecturer and retired referee Ali Waiswa is the new chairman of the local referees body UFRA. He replaced Siraje Katono.
THE Cranes yesterday won a record eleventh CECAFA title in an unprecedented 15th appearance in a final of Africa's oldest competition.
UGANDA asserted her authority in the region when the Cranes won back-to-back the CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup after beating rivals Rwanda 2-0 in a thrilling final in Nairobi yesterday.
A team of African football greats on Friday lost 2-0 to a select Ugandan Super League side in a charity match at Nakivubo stadium.
Current national champions of the DSTV/NBBF Premier League and West African sub-region champions, Kano Pillars Basketball Club have a date with honour, as the Kano State government has pledged to honour the clubside immediately after this year's FIBA Africa Club Championship billed to hold between December 13 and 22 in Kigali, Rwanda.
AN audited report of the earnings from Dynamos' dream African Champions League campaign last year has been completed amid early indications that it contains explosive information on how the country's biggest football club was allegedly turned into a gravy train for a lot of people.
THERE was a danger last night that the Division One play-offs for a place in the Premiership next season could turn into a farce after the High Court on Friday barred the football authorities from going ahead with the Southern Region battle between Shabanie and Zimbabwe Saints.
THE domestic MTC Premiership wrapped up its first-round activities for the year with draws in most matches, with Blue Waters and Eleven Arrows the only sides that were due to complete their last fixture in Walvis Bay late yesterday.
So, we don't have the dream final that the neutrals craved: Kenya taking on defending champions Uganda. It would, indeed, have been a mouth-watering clash.
Kiddies football has set alight the Federal Capital Territory as the 3rd edition of the Nigeria Football Federation -organized National U-13 football championship rolled off the ground on Sunday.
Chelsea are presently English Premiership leaders. They have everything going for them and look like a team serious to get it right this time. With the advent of their big spending Chelsea have not been able to clinch the trophy since the 2005/2006 season when they did so in a grand style with the 'special one' Jose Mourinho in charge.
Uganda Cranes versus Rwanda affairs have never been short of drama and the region will expect nothing less when the two arch-rivals face off in this year's Orange Cecafa Senior Challenge at Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya this evening.
Such is the nature of Uganda's sports that a team on national duty can struggle to make a road trip to a place as near as Kigali, Rwanda.
It was a disappointing start for Kenya clubs when Kisumu Simba and Green Sharks fell to their Egyptians rivals in the 22nd Africa Cup Clubs Championships at City Park.
Brilliant Uganda stormed the second half with an awesome attacking show to power themselves to victory Sunday evening in this unforgettable thriller at Nyayo National Stadium and successfully defended the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (Cecafa) Cup.
Uganda Cranes reproduced a stunning performance to dismiss archrivals Rwanda's Amavubi (Wasps) Stars 2-0 in an exciting Orange Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup final played at Nyayo stadium yesterday.
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