Sports in brief
Jan 07, 2009
<b>Refs Kirumira, Isabirye recalled</b><br>SOCCER-Referees Festus Kirumira and Michael Isabirye are among the 39 names released for a cooper test ahead of the Super League second round fixtures, after serving their suspensions.
Refs Kirumira, Isabirye recalled
SOCCER-Referees Festus Kirumira and Michael Isabirye are among the 39 names released for a cooper test ahead of the Super League second round fixtures, after serving their suspensions. Liburd Masembe and Robert Bukenya, whose suspensions end February 12, were not on the list of those to be tested on Saturday morning at Namboole. Kirumira has been serving a one-year suspension for mishandling the aborted Iganga-Ediofe encounter.
Rocky warns Kenya’s Gaya
BOXING-Africa lightweight champion Sam “Rocky†Rukundo, has promised to blow out his Kenyan opponent Geoffrey Gaya on Saturday when the two meet in an ABU tune up fight at Lugogo. “I am going to take him out as soon as I can,†he said after a sparring session. “He is a good opponent, but I want to show my fans that I am the best. I can’t disappoint them.â€
Jinja Division 1 gears for Rd 2
SOCCER-Jinja’s Division One second round league will resume Jan. 14 after the CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup taking place in Bugembe and Kampala ends on Jan. 13, said competitions committee chairman Fred Kiwanda. FUFA had instructed the area league committee to let CECAFA run an interrupted. Bidco tops the table followed by Arsenal and St Jude.
SOCCER-Referees Festus Kirumira and Michael Isabirye are among the 39 names released for a cooper test ahead of the Super League second round fixtures, after serving their suspensions. Liburd Masembe and Robert Bukenya, whose suspensions end February 12, were not on the list of those to be tested on Saturday morning at Namboole. Kirumira has been serving a one-year suspension for mishandling the aborted Iganga-Ediofe encounter.
Rocky warns Kenya’s Gaya
BOXING-Africa lightweight champion Sam “Rocky†Rukundo, has promised to blow out his Kenyan opponent Geoffrey Gaya on Saturday when the two meet in an ABU tune up fight at Lugogo. “I am going to take him out as soon as I can,†he said after a sparring session. “He is a good opponent, but I want to show my fans that I am the best. I can’t disappoint them.â€
Jinja Division 1 gears for Rd 2
SOCCER-Jinja’s Division One second round league will resume Jan. 14 after the CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup taking place in Bugembe and Kampala ends on Jan. 13, said competitions committee chairman Fred Kiwanda. FUFA had instructed the area league committee to let CECAFA run an interrupted. Bidco tops the table followed by Arsenal and St Jude.