Who will guard the goal posts?

Cranes coach Bobby Williamson will inevitably disappoint six of his 24 players when he trims the team to 18, just like he will in naming his starting X1 on Saturday. Daily Monitor is camping with the national team at Namboole since they started preparations on August 22 and below looks at those likely to start against Angola, their training performance and pedigree in consideration.

Battle for places heats up as Cranes host Zambia

In a match intended to separate boys from men as well as getting the national team in shape, Uganda takes on Zambia in an international football friendly this Wednesday at Namboole stadium.

BADRU ZZIWA: PART II; How Villa became a soccer powerhouse

In the second of the three-part series about SC Villa, we look back at the golden years from 1982 to the sale of Majid Musisi SC Villa, having acquired full autonomy from Express, its proprietor Patrick Kawooya mapped strategies to transform the club into a force, noting that the club’s main priority was to compete with Express FC and break KCC FC’s football dominance.

SC Villa to re-brand

AFTER a lax and deterioration in management at SC Villa that climaxed with a players’ sit down strike, the club today re-launches its image as a springboard to regain its past glory.

Former Villa coach Micho joins El Hilal

Talk about falling in love with Africa and Serbian born coach Micho Sredojevic Milutin will tell you all about it.

Obua was Mr Football

Like any man, he had his flaws. He breathed football, ate football and enjoyed football. He never liked the game; he loved it jealously like a lion does to its first cub.

Football mourns Obua

A day after death robbed the country of key football administrator Andrew ‘Zzimwe’ Kasagga, former Cranes midfielder and Fufa president Denis Obua passed away yesterday morning.

Football fraternity mourns Zzimwe

It was yet another blow to the football fraternity after they lost another big pillar in the sport, Andrew Kassaga, popularly known as Zzimwe. The deceased has been until his death the vice chairman of SC Villa.

TOP 10 LIST: Local football’s top versatile acts

Ugandan football has had its fair share of versatile players. HASSAN BADRU ZZIWA looks at the 10 such players whose all-round abilities captivated their adoring fans.

FLASHBACK: Uganda’s football owes Ouma a big debt

Ex-star languishing in Luzira Prison for Shs 16m Whereas Phillip Omondi is widely regarded as Uganda’s greatest footballer, Ouma is by far the most accomplished of them all. He is the most influential footballer in Ugandan football history and also the most successful. Because he won several accolades in a leading role

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