Archive for the ‘Sports & Health’ section
30 years of AIDS in Uganda:
Why we need to reclaim the AIDS success story. By Henry Zakumumpa In Uganda, it began in the early 80s in Rakai in southern Uganda. A strange disease presented with severe weight loss among those it afflicted. The locals termed it ‘silimu’ because all those that suffering from this strange illness suffered severe weight loss [...]
Can we treat ourselves out of the HIV epidemic in Uganda?
I recently attended a very engaging and thoughtful debate at Makerere University’s School of Public Health in Uganda. The debaters were up-and-coming Ugandan Center for Disease Control (CDC) fellows, so the perspectives were largely Ugandan in nature. It was a dialogue akin to an excellent secondary school debate, with proponents and opponents for the motion [...]
Kizito resigns from National team
Uganda’s professional player based in Serbia, Nestory Kizito announced his retirement from the national team. Spokesman for the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) Rogers Mulindwa said in an official communication sent on February 10, Kizito said he wants to give chance to the younger players. The defender has been part of the Cranes team for [...]
FIFA to intervene in FUFA, USLL wrangles
The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) finally sending officials to Uganda to try and resolve the wrangles between the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) and the Uganda Super League Limited (USLL). The two Fifa officials Ashford Mamelodi (Development Officer) and Primo Corvaro will arrive in Uganda on Monday. They will hold meetings with [...]
FUFA withdraws League mandate from USLL
The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) finally withdrawn the mandate of the Uganda Super League Limited (USLL) to run the Bell lager Super League. After almost two months of wrangling between the two parties, the federation on Wednesday took the decision despite an early court injunction by the Commercial Division of the High Court restraining the [...]
Uganda’s sporting bodies have lessons to learn
If teams want to count on players showing up, then players should be able to count on a paycheck Uganda’s sporting institutions have something to learn from NGOs. A quick look around the hills of Kampala reveals hundreds of aid organisations, each bringing its own agenda to the table. They exist to fight poor sanitation, [...]
The Bombers are back! – A boxing saga
Long-running wrangles within the Ugandan Amateur Boxing Association have kept the country’s top boxers out of international competition. A recent compromise means that the national team can now fight and the boxers are more than ready to step into the ring. by Moses Hategeka Wrangles for control in Uganda’s boxing fraternity have forced the Minister [...]
From the Cranes to the courts
by Brian Tuka T he last time Cranes won an away game was in 2003. That was against Malawi. And 1978 was the last time the Cranes appeared in an African Nations Cup tournament. This year, the pessimistic view of our national team has changed as many Ugandans now believe that this team will make [...]
Ben Komakech, FUBA MVP 2010
In January, DMark Power, against all odds, pleasantly surprised despairing fans by beating the Kyambogo Warriors to win the MTN-FUBA League Title. Up three games to nil, the Power proceeded to lose the following three games of the seven game series. Point guard Ben Komakech received the extra pleasure of bagging the award for Most [...]
Bowling to balling – Uganda’s Sport Report
On so many occasions in sports, people get excited about games and end up disappointed because of the outcome and the performances. But this occassion was not going to disappoint. In the Cricket World Cup game between India and England, India won the toss and elected to bat. They put on 338 all out and [...]