Football
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FUFA expands UPL squads and raises foreign-player allowance
Uganda Premier League clubs will be allowed to name up to 26 players on match day and include as many as six foreign players under FUFA’s revised competition rules for 2026. The…
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FUFA raises coaching bar but suspension clause draws scrutiny
Uganda Premier League clubs face tougher technical requirements this season after FUFA extended the minimum CAF A qualification from head coaches to assistants, while a wider licensing framework gives the federation powers…
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FUFA appeal pathway leads to inactive arbitration mechanism
Ugandan football clubs, players and officials seeking to challenge eligible decisions beyond FUFA could face uncertainty over where to take their cases after the federation aligned its dispute-resolution system with a national…
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Uganda draw Kenya, Burundi in CECAFA U20 AFCON qualifiers
Uganda will have to negotiate regional rivals Kenya and Burundi in their bid to return to the Africa Cup of Nations U20 finals after the Hippos were drawn in Group B of…
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Documents trace UPL’s yearlong push for direct government funding
Government’s decision to fund Uganda Premier League clubs directly follows more than a year of lobbying by the league leadership for public financing to reach clubs rather than remain concentrated at federation…
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AFCON 2027: Uganda races to complete Kadiba and Namboole upgrades
Uganda has handed one of its key Africa Cup of Nations 2027 training facilities to the Uganda People’s Defence Force Engineers Brigade for a KSh180 million redevelopment, as the country races to…
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AFCON 2027: Kenya stakes claim to host opening match and final
Kenya has publicly staked its claim to host both the opening match and final of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, raising the stakes in the competition among the three PAMOJA co-hosts…
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Nairobi United lead fresh wave of Ugandans into Kenyan football
Nairobi United will begin the 2026/27 Kenyan Premier League season with an unmistakable Ugandan presence after assembling one of the biggest contingents of Ugandan players at a single Kenyan club in recent…
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The anatomy of a champion: What does it take to win the Uganda Premier League?
Winning the Uganda Premier League has rarely been about simply assembling the most recognisable names or spending more money than everyone else. Recent champions have taken different routes to the title. SC…