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Eritrean players seek refugee status

| December 5, 2012

The 18 Eritrean soccer players who had gone missing since Monday this week have this afternoon showed up at the Disaster Preparedness Ministry seeking for asylum. The players were in the country to take part in the ongoing CECAFA Tusker tournament but later disappeared from their camp under unclear circumstances. […]

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Police mounts hunt for Eritrean footballers

| December 4, 2012

Only 7 out of the 25 members of the Eritrean delegation showed up today at Entebbe International Airport for the return flight to Asmara. This is after the team was eliminated out of the on-going Cecafa tournament. 17 players and one team doctor vanished yesterday leaving behind only the head […]

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Rugby one stand on

| November 12, 2012

2007 African rugby champions will come together for one night to rewind the hand of time for not only themselves but also rugby lovers in the country. That will be in the 7s fun rugby tournament dubbed “One Nite Stand” at the Legends club in Lugogo this Friday. Fly half […]

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Cranes improve in FIFA rankings

| November 7, 2012

Uganda has risen four places from 90th to 86th in the November Coca Cola Fifa rankings released this afternoon. The rise is attributed to the Cranes 1-0 win over African Champions Zambia in the return leg of the 2013 AFCON qualifiers despite bowing out 8-9 on spot kicks. Uganda remains […]

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Kiprotich piped

| September 7, 2012

Uganda’s golden boy Stephen kiprotich has today been piped as a full Assistant Superintendent of Prisons at an occasion held at Luzira Prison. Kiprotich who has been piped with 32 other sports officers has pledged continued service to the Institution and to the country. Internal affairs minister Hillary Onek pledged […]