Uganda’s sports sector is celebrating a week of exceptional achievement as Team Uganda athletes returned from the 6th Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh with an impressive 13 medals, while 16-year-old Marcel Otim made history by winning the country’s first-ever international rowing medal at the Commonwealth Rowing Beach Sprints in Barbados. The Ugandan contingent from athletics,…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and Kenya’s President William Samoei Ruto officiated at the groundbreaking of the USD 500 million Devki Mega Steel Plant in Kayoro Village, Osukuru County, Tororo District—an investment set to become one of East Africa’s largest industrial projects. The facility, developed by Kenyan industrialist Dr Narendra Raval (Guru) of the Devki Group,…
The First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Maama Janet Kataaha Museveni, has been honoured with the prestigious International Women Icon Award 2025, presented by Binary University of Malaysia. The award ceremony took place at State House, Entebbe, where President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni congratulated her on the achievement, describing it as a well-deserved recognition…
The Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU) has announced that the 9th edition of the PRAU Excellence Awards is scheduled for December 4th, 2025, at Protea Hotel in Kampala, starting 5:00 PM under the theme “Recognising Innovation and Impact in Public Relations.” The PRAU Excellence Awards were established to honour exceptional work in the Public…
Few objects in African sport carry as much symbolism as the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) trophy. It is a vessel for memory as much as metal: an emblem of continental pride, the culmination of generations of talent, and a mirror of the competition’s own growth from a four-team invitational in 1957 to a…
The historical Uganda U-17 men’s team, The Cubs, arrived in the country on Friday aboard Qatar Airways and were received by the FUFA 1st Vice President Justus Mugisha and Honorary FUFA Executive Committee Member Chris Kalibala, the football family, together with joyous fans and members of the media.
Matchday 8 delivered thrilling action across five fixtures, showcasing the growing gulf at the top and a fierce scramble in the mid-table. Kawempe maintained their winning form, She Corporate, Amus college and St Noa secured vital wins while Kampala Queens unbeaten run came to end. Edinah Nasipwondi scored the first hat-trick of the league this…
The Player Spotlight is a feature by the FUFA Communications Department that offers bold and in-depth conversations with female footballers. It explores mindset, motivation, defining moments, and personal reflections. The segment reveals the person behind the player. In this week’s spotlight feature, Long-serving Kawempe Muslim Ladies FC defender Samalie Nakacwa shares insights about her football…