A few days ago, silent loaded young city businessman Honest Reagan Kavuma aka ‘Champagne Papi’, unveiled an artificial turf stadium under construction in Munyonyo, a Kampala suburb, which is to be named Bayern Arena Uganda.

The facility which sits on three acres of land will cost Shs4Bn and will have a tennis court, basketball court, gym and a restaurant.  However, latest info reaching us has it that a big clash has erupted between the facility promoter Kavuma and Proline boss Mujib Kasule, over ownership of the stadium.

Sources say that Kavuma is mad after  word reached him that the stadium is perceived as Mujib’s stadium for his Proline team that has been training in Lugogo.  Sources say that when word got into Kavuma’s ears that the stadium is said to belong to Mujib, he went berserk and warned everyone to go slow on the matter.

It is revealed that Kavuma sought guidance from Mujib because of his long experience in the sports fraternity to advise him on the technical know-how in the sports industry.  It was upon that background that the two decided to stage an unveiling ceremony for the facility.

Kavuma left Mujib to help him handle the media and other sports related regulations in regard to running a sports facility. However, the two have since developed misunderstandings, whereby Kavuma has been going around vowing to stop Mujib from associating with his stadium.

Meanwhile, reports reveal that Mujib some years back had promised to open a sports academy in Entebbe after receiving a donation from former Manchester striker Rio Ferdinand, which never happened.

It should be noted that around 2011 President Yoweri Museveni offered Proline Soccer Academy land to expand their facilities. The president ordered Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development to allocate 30 acres of land to Proline Soccer Academy in Entebbe, but since then nothing has ever materialized.

Kavuma is a silent showoff who enjoys flashing money on social media. He is a businessman dealing in stock markets and investments. Watch this space.

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Express FC chief executive officer Jjuuko Walugembe has resigned just two months in that role.

Walugembe cites no proper procedures at the club that could enable him execute his work and the top management is doing nothing to help him.

In his letter to the club chairperson Florance Nakiwala Kiyingi, Walugembe added that even there is no protocol at the club hence making it hard for football development at the club.

Despite handing in his resignation, Walugembe has been on suspension from his job for allegedly tarnishing the club reputation.

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Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton avoided tax on his £16.5m luxury jet, according to Paradise Papers documents.

They show a £3.3m VAT refund was given after the Bombardier Challenger 605 was imported into the Isle of Man in 2013.

It appears a leasing deal set up by advisers was artificial and did not comply with an EU and UK ban on refunds for private use – although he may have been entitled to one for business.

Hamilton’s lawyers say a tax barrister review found the structure was lawful.

They added it was not correct to say no VAT had been paid on any of the arrangements.

A statement later issued by the racing driver’s representative said: “As a global sportsman who pays tax in a large number of countries, Lewis relies upon a team of professional advisers who manage his affairs.

“Those advisers have assured Lewis that everything is above board and the matter is now in the hands of his lawyers.”

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At 06:15 on 21 January 2013, Hamilton touched down at Ronaldsway airport on the Isle of Man in his new jet with his then-pop star girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger to finalise the paperwork with customs.

While Hamilton’s planned use of the jet was predominantly for business purposes, the BBC’s Panorama programme has seen documents which suggest the 32-year-old F1 Mercedes driver intended to make private flights about a third of the time.

-BBC

-BBC

The African continent will this weekend stand still in anticipation as the third and last round of African qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup draws to a close.

Three of the five tickets to next year’s tournament in Russia are still up for grabs, with the remaining two already snatched by Nigeria and Egypt.

But there is still all to play for in Groups A, C and D of the qualifiers, to make this weekend and the matches unique.

Newsmen report that in Group A, leaders Tunisia hold a three-point advantage over the Democratic Republic of Congo.

This weekend, the Leopards are set to face Guinea, while the North Africans are at home to Libya.

The Tunisians who are on 13 points require just a point to secure their place at the World Cup finals for the first time since 2006.

However, if they lose, DR Congo on ten points can overtake them but may need to win by at least two goals.

Both will be level on goal difference should Tunisia lose 1-2 to Libya and DR Congo beat Guinea 1-0, and in that scenario, Tunisia will go through on the head-to-head rule.

Group C is delicately poised between Morocco and Cote d’ Ivoire, with the pair set for battle in a crunch encounter in Abidjan on Saturday.

As things stand, table-toppers Morocco with 10 points hold a slim advantage as they lead the table by just a point, closely followed by the Ivorians on eight points.

The situation is quite simple though as the Moroccans will qualify if they avoid defeat against the Ivorians in Abidjan.

Meanwhile the Ivorians, who will be counting on their home advantage, must win if they are to top the section and pip Morocco to the ticket.

Just as intriguing is the situation in Group D, where all of the teams in the group have a chance of qualifying.

There are actually three matches still to be played, including South Africa-Senegal, and it makes it a dicey affair.

The South Africa-Senegal match which originally took place in November 2016 will now be replayed on Friday as per the recent decision of the Bureau for the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.

In the event that Senegal record a win in South Africa, they would be assured of finishing in first place and traveling to Russia next year.

A draw may also be enough for Senegal, if four days later the Burkina Faso-Cape Verde match ends in a stalemate.

Conversely, should South Africa record a win in the replayed encounter then that would leave all four sides still very much in the hunt with one match remaining.

However, the South Africans who remain at the bottom of their World Cup qualifying group are sweating on the fitness of first-choice goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune.

He recently picked up an injury and his absence can be a huge blow for Bafana Bafana who were beaten back-to-back by Cape Verde the last time Khune was missing.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup is expected to hold from June 14 to July 15 in Russia with 32 teams in attendance.

The Uganda Boxing Federation (UBF) is set to usher in a new leadership this weekend on (Saturday) November 11^th, 2017 that many members hope will end the problems that have plagued the sport for years.

The assembly at the MTN Arena Lugogo at National council of Sports (NCS) is expected to institute a lasting solution amidst all the petitions requesting for NCS to call off the general elections by a group of stakeholders headed by Vincent Byarugaba  citing a serious conflict of interest, why suspended UBF executives serving as the Federations trustees are also contesting in the elections and are the same who drew the electoral roadmap also Claiming Outgoing President Kenneth Gimugu, Simon Barigo (secretary), Fred Kavuma (Publicity) and Paul Ayasi (Secretary) are trustees and are contesting for various executive position.

Moses Muhangi who is contesting against outgoing President Kenneth Gimugu for the UBFs Presidency pointed yesterday after meeting members that: ‘I Fancy my chances in the elections, am  looking at whoever is contesting as a family member and not as an opposition member.’

The final round of matches to compete for the remaining three slots for Africa ahead of next year’s football World Cup in Russia, will kick off later today.

Egypt and Nigeria have already qualified, while Tunisia and Senegal are almost there.

Senegal could be the first to qualify if they win away against South Africa to guarantee top spot in Group D.

The match in Polokwane is a replay of last year’s 2-1 win for South Africa at the same venue.

Football’s world governing body, Fifa, ordered a repeat of the game after it found the result was manipulated by Ghanaian referee Joseph Lamptey, who has since been handed a life ban.

It means Senegal and South Africa play each other twice in the space of four days with a return encounter next Tuesday in Dakar.

Senegal need one point from the two games and South Africa coach Stuart Baxter admits that he and his side are underdogs to qualify for Russia.

Here’s a list of other matches to look out for:

Friday:

Group D – South Africa v Senegal – 1700GMT

Group B – Algeria v Nigeria – 1930GMT

Saturday:

Group B: Zambia v Cameroon – 1300GMT

Group C – Gabon v Mali – 1430GMT

Group A – Tunisia v Libya – 1730GMT

Group A – DR Congo v Guinea – 1730GMT

Group C – Ivory Coast v Morocco – 1730GMT –

Sunday:

Group E – Congo v Uganda – 1430GMT

Group E – Ghana v Egypt – 1530GMT

Tuesday:

Group D – Senegal v South Africa – 1930GMT

Group D – Burkina Faso v Cape Verde – 1930GMT

By Emmanuel Sekago
sekagoemmanuel@gmail.com

Hajati Aida Nambusi launched her bid for Presidency of the Uganda Netball Federation (UNF). Addressing the media at the Uganda manufacturing Association Hall (UMA) at Lugogo, Nambusi who is a vice chairperson of National primary teachers colleges, technical institutes, vocational institutes, Farm institutes and Metrological institutes sports association in Uganda (NAPTIVFISA)  released her Manifesto showing what she intends to do if elected as UNF President.
Nambusi the delegate of Kampala University Netball club, who once played the sport from primary, secondary and University level, coached , officiated and a teacher of it with her experience in Netball wants to rule the Netball body.
Once elected, Nambusi says she intends to improve the officiation, coaching, players, Competitions, Marketing and Communication sectors in the federation, Nambusi stated that the journey to lead Netball in the country will not be for her alone but for the entire netball fraternity since she does want to share her experience with other UNF members.
She said: ‘Time has come to share my experience with others and pay back what I owe to the game of Netball, however this journey is not my personal journey, and it is a journey of all of us. Just like me, you have experience and most importantly your passion for the game and your continuous effort and wishes to develop it.’

She added: ‘It pains to see the quality of the game decline in districts, no district in the country has an organized a league, but when I get into office it will be a must for districts to have leagues, supervised by the UNF and must all play in UNF sanctioned tournaments.’
Outgoing President Susan Anek Ongom is the other member to have shown interest in serving as the federation head again.
Elections will be held on 25th November 2017 at National Council of Sports (NCS), Lugogo.

Mulago-based Rugby Premiership outfits; Rams RFC over the weekend named their best players that stood out in the 2016/2017 top flight season including during the Uganda Cup.

The glamorous event dubbed the Rams Annual Dinner was held at Uganda Institute of Allied Health and Management Sciences, Mulago and was attended by various stake holders and the players themselves.

The event also involved Rugby Uganda Cup Shield trophy presentation that has been in Rams’ hands for three successive seasons.

Eliophaz Emong who was also named in the Rugby Cranes team that travelled to Kakamega, Kenya for the Elgon Cup build-up match against Kenya’s Kabras Sugar RFC was named best lock after his exceptional display in both the premiership and Uganda Cup.

Emong was also named the fans player of the year.

Trevor Ochan was named best Centre (sweeper) as Emma Kibirige claimed best fly half/ 2nd Centre honors.

Little know Ken Piriyo was named best flanker/lock as Jude Rwakayanga claimed the best hooker award.

Richard Lumu who also doubles as the team coach was not left out as he was also named in best backline category (Centre) along with Nelson Mandela as Robert Anguzu was named the best forward liner.

Julius Ceasar Tumuhairwe was named the player of the year for he had the highest number of tries in last year’s premiership.

Emong who left the event as the most decorated was a very happy man and is now aiming high.

”This is a clear reward for hard work but the bar is still high so I have to aim high in this season’s campaign,” noted Emong.

Rams will start this season’s premiership campaign against Sevens Circuit winners; Betway Kobs at Makerere Graveyard.

By Thomas Odongo

World Rugby has announced that France will be the host nation of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

South Africa’s bid had previously been named as the “unanimous” choice by the Rugby World Cup board to host the tournament, ahead of both France and Ireland.

The announcement follows SA Rugby’s submission of a 827-page, 8.2kg bid book which included a commitment from the South African government to exceed the minimum guarantee of £120 million (R2.27 billion) required by World Rugby with an additional guarantee of £40 million (R757 million).

SA Rugby forecast another £60 million (R1.13 billion) in profit for World Rugby from hospitality sales and savings on event costs because of the exchange rate.

The tournament promised the largest ever attendance for a final with a record 87,436 spectators at the FNB Stadium as part of an availability of 2.9 million match tickets for the event – also a record.

“Hosting Rugby World Cup 2023 will be a massive boost for our country as well as the game of rugby,” said SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux ahead of the announcement.

“This is the fourth successive time we have bid for the tournament: this is not a ‘nice-to-have’ for rugby in South Africa – the opportunity to recapture just some of the spirit of 1995 has been an obsession for us.”

France got 24 votes to South Africa’s 15 in the final round of voting.

Fortebet, now the biggest betting company in Uganda has sealed a sponsorship agreement for the Uganda Premier League (UPL).

Fortebet becomes the first local betting company to sponsor such a top local soccer league.

As a result of the cooperation there will be newly installed a ‘Man of the Match’ and a ‘Player of the Month award’ fully sponsored by ForteBet. Journalists will select the best player from every single game and based on this they will be successively voted the major award holder at the end of each month. The company will be a partner to all league events as well.

This cooperation places ForteBet and UPL so high and professional, as company representatives believe this effort will raise the prestige of the Ugandan top league-a base for the Cranes national team. “Sport and soccer is our primary business, hence we decided to support the Azam Uganda Premier League to foster the development of new Ugandan talents,” Marek Mickal, ForteBet head of marketing, explained.

The cooperation is starting with immediate effect meaning the first step for the players to become a star will be done as early as this afternoon when the Premier League full round is to be played.

The Uganda Parliamentary Netball team coach Tabale Mugerwa has named the final squad for the East African Community Inter-Parliamentary games in Tanzania.

The squad which has been training for close to a month, will carry the mantle for Uganda at the games slated for Dodoma from 1st December to 8th December.

The team recently lost 55-25 in a friendly match against Luzira Prisons netball team in preparations for the East African tournament.

They will play against Police Netball Club in there next warm up game on Wednesday, 22rd November 2017 at Lugogo, MTN  Arena.

These games are being held through different sports domains such as Football, Netball, Volleyball, Golf, Tug of War and Athletics, Meanwhile the Uganda Parliamentary Netball team will start their title defence in the tournament with a match against host Tanzania in Dodoma.

The Uganda Parliament Netball squad list:

Hon Winnie Kiiza (Leader of Opposition), Hon Santa Aruma (Captain), Hon Jalia Bintu, Hon Christine Achen, Hon Sarah Najjuma, Hon Connie Galiwango, Hon Franc Akello, Hon Prossy Akampulira, Hon Susan Amero, Hon Sarah Nakawude, Hon Sarah Babirye, Hon Agnes Kunihira, Hon Ann Adeke Ebaju, Hon Esther Anyaikum and Hon Juliet Kyinyamatama.

Uganda ladies team consisting of Hons Suubi Kiryamatama, Adeke Ann, Olive Koyekyenga, and Babirye kabanda has today won Gold medal in 4×100 relays at east African community parliamentary games in Dar is salaam, Tanzania

Imagine, you go to place a bet and from nowhere, someone tells you-you have won a gift! This is what happens at Fortebet branches, with customers winning lots of great prizes in a way of appreciating them.

Like it has done, Fortebet, the betting company with branches allover Uganda, visited and gifted its Katwe-Ku-Taawo customers on Saturday just before the weekend premiership games started.

Customers that were found present at this betting centre were rewarded with gifts like original team jerseys for top teams like Arsenal, Manchester United, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Liverpool, cups, T-shirts, pens, wristbands-all branded with Fortebet.

“As long as you have placed a bet, you are walking home with a gift from Fortebet. There is no draw, no hidden terms and conditions,” said John Nanyumba, the company’s Media Manager, while addressing the customers at the centre shortly before the gifts were given out.

Four customers won themselves jerseys for clubs; Manchester United, Manchester, Chelsea and Arsenal jerseys after placing bets of 50.000/= and above, in addition to wristbands and pens. Four other customers walked home with a T-shirt each while five more customers who had placed a bet of 20,000/= got a cap each and other gifts. All the other customers that placed bets with 2000/= and above got different prizes as mentioned above.

“This exercise of giving back has been going on for now some time. It is not ending here. We are going to reach all our branches countrywide. Even for the branches we have reached, we shall keep on coming back. You just need to keep checking our facebook page to know which branch shall get the gifts in the following weekend,” Nanyumba promised.

This weekend, we shall be at Kajjansi Main-starting at midday, so be there and win!

He Was Once Expelled From School: Now one of the most successful men on the planet, but when he was 14, Ronaldo was expelled from school in Portugal after launching a chair at a teacher. The teacher was apparently making fun of his Madeiran accent, and the wealth of his family.  I think we know who had the last laugh here.

His Career Could Have Been Over at 15-Years-Old:

At 15, Ronaldo was diagnosed with a heart condition which could have ended his football career. He was at Sporting CP when the racing heart condition was discovered, and he underwent laser surgery to rectify the problem. Luckily the surgery was successful and he was able to continue playing football.

You Can Study a Cristiano Ronaldo Course at a College in Canada

The University of British Colombia in Canada offers a course in Cristiano Ronaldo studies. The course involves studying everything about Cristiano Ronaldo from his skill and achievements to his fashion style and lifestyle. The semester-long course also looks at Ronaldo’s influence and relationship with Portugal and Madeira.

He Was the First Player to Score in Every Minute of the Game

He was the first player to score in the first, second… all the way through to the 90th minute in a game at some point in his career, which is pretty impressive.

He achieved the feat in 2014 when he netted a brace against Atletico Madrid in the Copa Del Rey. The first of the goals completed the set, and ironically it was scored in the 7th minute.

He is Named After a Former American President

Ronaldo was actually born Cristiano Dos Santos Aveiro, but he is now known as Ronaldo due to his dad. He was a big fan of American actor and former president Ronald Regan, so much so that he decided to name his son after him.

He Was the First Premier League Player to Win FIFA World Player of the Year

Ronaldo became the first player from the Premier League to be crowned as the world’s best player by FIFA when he won the award for 2008.

He beat of competition from Lionel Messi and Fernando Torres to win the award; Ronaldo has since gone on to win the award on 4 other occasions.

He Shares His Birthday With Neymar and Carlos Tevez

Ronaldo was born on this very day (February 5th) in 1985, and it seems that it is a popular day for birthdays associated with football.

Other players to be born on this day include: Neymar, Carlos Tevez, Adnan Januzaj, Jordan Rhodes, as well as ex England manager Sven Goran Eriksson.

Happy Birthday to them all!

-FROM YahooSports