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  The Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) has confirmed Tanzania as the host of this year’s edition of the CECAFA Kagame Cup, with the inter-club competition making a return after two years in the cold. The regional tournament will take place from July 20th to 4th August, 2024. The respective Premier League champions from the 12 Members Associations, including Zanzibar, and four other invited teams will take part in the tournament. John Auka Gecheo, the CECAFA Executive Director, confirmed that some guest sides will take part in the tournament, which was last held in 2021. "We are glad that this tournament will be returning after two years to provide a brilliant preseason platform for the teams to prepare better before the start of the 2024–2025 CAF Champions League, CAF Confederations Cup and the different Leagues back home," said Gecheo. Uganda's Express FC beat guest side Nyasa Big Bullets from Malawi 1-0 in the final when the tournament

Dortmund beware - Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Jr aren't slowing down! Superstar duo shine as Blancos warm-up for Champions League final in style Vinicius Junior scored twice, Bellingham scored one goal and provided an assist as newly-crowned LaLiga champions Real Madrid thrashed visitors Alavés 5-0 on Tuesday after the hosts had paraded the trophy in front of the home fans before the game. Real Madrid kicked-off their Champions League final preparations in style against Alaves, as Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Jr put on an attacking clinic as Los Blancos pieced together a 5-0 romp on Tuesday. Bellingham scored once and assisted twice, while Vinicius bagged a clinical brace, as the newly-crowned La Liga champions set an ominous tone for Borussia Dortmund ahead of the final on June 1. Ancelloti's Madrid controlled the game early, and were good value for their opener. Bellingham provided it, his sliced volley fortuitously looping into the net after 10 minutes. Vinicius scored th

Colombian's quick brace allowed Liverpool to take only a point from Villa Park, even though the Reds had a comfortable lead for most of the match. The 20-year-old Colombian Jhon Duran scored two goals after coming off the bench, prevented a defeat against Liverpool and brought a 3:3 draw. The draw brings the hosts significantly closer to the Champions League. The substitute struck twice late on as Aston Villa came back from two goals down, avoiding back-to-back Premier League defeats for the first time this season in the process. Liverpool wanted to gift Jürgen Klopp a fitting farewell present to commemorate his final away game as the club’s manager and the Reds drew a beaming smile from the German coach in the opening minutes after Emiliano Martínez fumbled Harvey Elliott’s deflected cross into his own net. But an Aston Villa side chasing a first top-four finish since 1995/96 were not going to submit. The Villans restored parity 10 minutes later when Ollie Watkins dribbled forward

  Confederation of African Football (CAF) has given the green light to FUFA to host international matches at the refurbished Mandela National Stadium (Namboole). The facility has been under renovation for the last four years, with the Uganda Cranes forced to host home games in different countries. There were fears that the facility, which is one of the 2027 AFCON host venues, would not be cleared, forcing Uganda to host more of its international games outside the country. However, the country has now been handed a major boost after CAF cleared the Mandela Stadium to host matches, starting with the June FIFA World Cup qualifiers. In a letter dated May 12, 2024, addressed to FUFA CEO Edgar Watson, CAF confirmed they were satisfied with the new developments at the stadium. “Reference to the participation of your team in the FIFA World Cup United 2026 African Qualifiers matchdays 3 and 4, following the reinspection of the Mandela National Stadium (Namboole) conducted by CAF inspectors, we

  Kompany coached  Burnley  Fc has been relegated from the  Premier League . Burnley’s 2-1 defeat at  Tottenham Hotspur  means they are five points behind 17th-placed  Nottingham Forest  with just one match left to play.  During the saturday game, the away team Burnley took a surprise lead at Tottenham thanks to  Jacob Bruun Larsen ’s 25th-minute goal but  Pedro Porro  equalised seven minutes later and  Micky van de Ven  netted a late winner for Ange Postecoglou’s side. Vincent Kompany led Burnley to the Championship title last season but they have won just five league matches in the top flight — with only two in their last 19 games — and have occupied a spot in the relegation zone for the duration of the campaign. Burnley struggles in the premier league 2023/24 season has surprised pundits who expected them to perform well. Just the previous season in the championship competition Burnley Fc suffered just three defeats in 46 league games, amassing 101 points as the club secured their r

  Kenyan Tennis star Angella Okutoyi will next week resume her chase for a slot in the Paris 2024 olympics when she lines up at the W35 Bethany Beach Women's Singles tournament. Okutoyi who is the Africa Games champion  will on Monday 13th May 2024 rank a career best 520th position on the WTA Standings but still needs 65 points to make the cut for the Paris Olympic games. As per the current projections, the points will push the 20year old to Players ranked between 380-400, just the required spot she needs to be eligible for the olympics. The deadline for her to attain top 400 ranking on the WTA Standings is June 10th 2024. The tournament in Delaware is set to run from 13-19May, 2024 and comes just a week after Angella suffered a heartbreaking loss to american Allie Kiick in the quaterfinals during her last attempt in Florida USA. The loss in Florida Okutoyi believes will boost her preparations for the DELAWARE tournament."The tournaments in Florida and Charlottesville have rev

  Borrusia Dortmund has beaten star-studded PSG at Parc de Princes to sail through to the Euefa Champions League Final. Currently fifth in the Bundesliga Dortmund were clearly the underdogs against Luis Enrique's PSG nevertheless after 180minutes of play Dortmund have fired an aggregate of 2goal to NIL against favourites PSG and ensured that they kept a cleansheet both home and away by stopping Mbappe, Kolo Muani, Dembele from scoring. Having lost the first leg by a slim margin of one goal, all PSG fans expected was a total demolition of a youthful  Dortmund side for achance to play at the Champions league final.  Hummel's 50th minute goal was enough to win the match and with it ended another PSG campaign for the Champions League trophy. The game came to life in the second half.  just two minutes  after the restart, the home team had a massive chance to open the scoring but Emery's volley just 3meters from the goal hit the goal post. Less than 3 minutes later PSG's pun

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Paris, May 7, 2024   In a clash dripping with tension and anticipation, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) braces for a titanic battle against Borussia Dortmund tonight at the Parc des Princes in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. Dortmund will arrive in the French capital full of confidence that they can complete the job, though, setting up a first Champions League final appearance since 2013, when they were beaten by prospective 2024 opponents Bayern at Wembley - the same stadium where this year's spectacle will take plac With the first leg ending in a 1-NIL victory for Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park, the French giants find themselves trailing on aggregate. However, as the action shifts to their home turf, PSG remains resolute in their pursuit of European glory. For PSG, this match represents more than just a quest for silverware; it's a test of character, a moment of reckoning. Spearheaded by their talismanic forward Kylian Mbappé. Th