Browsing Month May, 2003
A FUFA House in the heart of Africa
By Online Reporter at May 18, 2003 | 2:33 pm | 0 Comment
Ugandan football was given a much-needed boost last week (4 May) with the inauguration of the new headquarters of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations in the Mengo district of Kampala. Within hours of touching down following a prolonged FIFA Executive Committee meeting in Zurich, Goal Bureau Chairman Mohamed Bin Hammam officially opened the three-storey FUFA more...
Problems and pitfalls – Ugandan football exposed
By Online Reporter at May 18, 2003 | 2:32 pm | 0 Comment
It should have been one of Uganda’s showpiece footballing occasions. The Kampala derby between Villa and Express is also a battle between the country’s two best clubs. But last week’s match, played in front of largely empty terraces at the 45,000-capacity Mandela national stadium, raised little excitement and fewer chances as the teams played out a drab goalless more...
Obwiny, Batabaire recalled to Cranes
By Online Reporter at May 18, 2003 | 2:31 pm | 0 Comment
By Andrew Jackson Oryada FUFA's technical committee has recalled SC Villa's defenders Phillip Obwiny and Timothy Batabaire after the two returned from long injury lay-offs. The duo was recalled after their splendid 90-minute performance in the Jogoos' 3-0 victory over Mbale Heroes on Friday. Obwiny joined the rest of the team in the morning workout yesterday under more...
Obwiny, Batabaire recalled to Cranes
By Online Reporter at May 18, 2003 | 2:31 pm | 0 Comment
By Andrew Jackson Oryada FUFA's technical committee has recalled SC Villa's defenders Phillip Obwiny and Timothy Batabaire after the two returned from long injury lay-offs. The duo was recalled after their splendid 90-minute performance in the Jogoos' 3-0 victory over Mbale Heroes on Friday. Obwiny joined the rest of the team in the morning workout yesterday under more...
Villa lead by example
By Online Reporter at May 18, 2003 | 2:30 pm | 0 Comment
They may be named after England’s 1982 European Cup winning side, but that is where the similarity ends. Sports Club Villa’s home ground is the Mandela stadium in Kampala, they play in blue shirts and have won the championship more often than not since they were formed a quarter of a century ago. Chairman Francisco Mugabe and coach Sredojevic Milutin told more...
