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.

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.

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

Sserunkuma, Matovu stake claim for wings

By James Ssekandi, Yasser Kalyango & Ruth Desire

Kampala

Cranes coach Bobby Williamson reckons improved wing play will be crucial as his troops take on Burundi in the Championship of African Nations (CHAN) return leg at Namboole on Saturday. And the return from injury of Simon Sserunkuma couldn’t have [...]

The curse of continental withdrawal

After SC Villa’s recent withdrawal from the CAF Confederation Cup citing financial constraints, several football fans have sought my opinion on the logic behind the decision as well as the repercussions on the players and the club as a whole. To understand the whole issue, one needs to recite previous incidents and how they impacted on Ugandan football.

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