A significant bit of sporting history has been made today, as the National Council of Sports (NCS) received the Sir Tito Winy site from the Church of Uganda and handed it over to the UPDF Engineering Brigade for immediare development into the first ever National Sports Academy in Uganda.
This Sir Tito Winy site, a part of the cluster that will serve Hoima City Stadium during AFCON 2027, is set to be more than just the Shs 17.081bn training ground of the first phase of construction.

Kadiba Stadium has officially been handed over to the government of Uganda for development into a CAF-certified training ground for the Pamoja AFCON 2027 tournament to be hosted by Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.
In the presence and with the endorsement of the Minister of State for Sports, Hon. Peter Ogwang, FUFA President Eng. Moses Magogo handed over the facility to the National Council of Sports (NCS) who in turn handed it over the UPDF Engineering Brigade for commencement of works.

The Ugandan delegation for the upcoming 2026 FEASSA Games was officially flagged off at the Lugogo Indoor Arena in Kampala on Saturday, 8th August.
State Minister of Sports Hon. Peter Ogwang was chief guest, flanked by officials from the ministry of education and sports, FEASSA and USSSA president Justus Mugisha, school representatives, students and others.
“Go and compete; not participate. The objective is to win medals” Hon. Ogwang urged with a promise of leading the outstanding medalists to a visit of His Excellency President Museveni.

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Uganda has become the first East African country and 26th in the world to join the Invictus Community, and have been hosted in London by the Invictus Games Foundation in the United Kingdom this week. Welcomed by none other than Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, the Ugandan Delegation was led by the Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Rt. Hon. Kiryowa Kiwanuka. Hon. Kiwanuka had with him State Minister of Education and Sports (Sports), Hon.

The registration exercise, which closed on June 8, 2026, attracted more than 20 national sports organisations seeking approval under the provisions of the National Sports Act and the National Sports Regulations 2025.

Kitara Football Club is on cloud nine after the National Council of Sports (NCS) approved their request to utilize the newly constructed Hoima City stadium for the upcoming CAF Confederation Cup games.
National Council of Sports’ General Secretary Dr. Patrick Benard Ogwel made the confirmation to the two time Stanbic Uganda Cup winners.