*HOIMA* - President Yoweri Museveni has asked Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja to raise matters regarding the facilitation of building of new hotels in Hoima City, as well as boosting emergency health services and roads, in Cabinet next Monday.

The President said this yesterday, right after he had unveiled the foundation stone of the fast-rising Hoima City Stadium which is one of the designated venues for 2027 African Cup of Nations finals to be hosted by East African neighbours Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.

KAMPALA - History-making Jacob Kiplimo has today made his first public appearance in Uganda in the wake of his world-shattering feat in the half marathon.

Kiplimo, the first man to run 21km under 57 minutes when he lowered the world record from 57.23 to 56.41 in Barcelona at the Barcelona Half Marathon on Sunday (16 February), was 'unveiled' by the Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) at a press conference at their Metropole House headquarters on Entebbe Road.

Hoima- Like the iconic modern day Allianz Arena, home to German football giants Bayern Munich, the Hoima City Stadium will be a glowing, multi-coloured maze lighting up the Bunyoro skyline when complete.

*LIRA* - The National Council of Sports tour and inspection of strategic sports infrastructure around the country saw the Board and Top Management (NCS) visit Lira City and make stops at the Akii-Bua Stadium and Lira University earlier today. At the construction site of the $129.7m Akii-Bua Stadium and multi-sports complex, the Egyptian contractor SAMCO's Project Manager, Engineer Mohammed Nazir, took the NCS Team through details of the blueprints of the design-and-build undertaking, as well as updated them on ongoing works.

*TERYET* - Appropriately described by the Commissioner for Physical Education and Sports as a delegation of duty and responsibility from father to son, the official handover of the National High Altitude Training Centre in Teryet, Kapchorwa, to the National Council of Sports took place this morning. As directed by the First Lady and Minister of Sports, Maama Janet Museveni, and in accordance with the provisions in the new National Sports Act of 2023, the facility shifts into the hands of NCS who are now mandated with taking charge of all sports infrastructure in the country.

*LIRA* - His Excellency the President of Uganda, Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, and the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Maama Janet Museveni, have presided over the groundbreaking of the Akii-Bua Stadium and multi-sports complex in Lira City today.

On 15th January 2025, the Confederation of African Football’s CAF has held draws for the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 to be co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

The African Nations Championships (CHAN) 2024 will be co-hosted by Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania, marking the first time the event will be held in East Africa since Rwanda in 2016.

2024 has been a great year for Ugandan sports, with medal hauls at the African Games in Accra, Ghana, the Olympic Games and Paralympics in Paris France, as well as trophies, records and amazing feats from several other international sports engagements across the 51 sports disciplines.

Today, National Council of Sports commemorates its 60th anniversary.

At the helm of Sports in Uganda, NCS has been unwavering in its pursuit of championing sports development and strives to outshine past achievements in the future.