*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.

The Uganda National senior men’s cricket team, the Cricket team will debut at the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup scheduled from the 01st to 29th June 2024 in the USA and West Indies.

The Uganda Cricket Association announced a squad of 15 players and two traveling reserves, led by captain Brian Masaba for the historical bow. The team was flagged off by the Minister of state for Sports, Hon. Peter Ogwang on 21st May 2024 at Lugogo.

Today, National Council of Sports, Ministry of Education and Sports, Uganda Olympic Committee and the Embassy of France in Uganda have joined the rest of the world to a countdown to the 100 days to the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games at a media launch purposed to shine a spotlight to the biggest sporting event scheduled to take place in the city of Paris from the 26th July to 11th August 2024.

Team Uganda with a medal haul of 20 medals at the 13th African Games in Accra Ghana is the 2nd best performance for Uganda since 1979. Uganda was represented in 18 disciplines and with electric performances successfully completed the continental games in 13th position overall.

‘Uganda acknowledges and appreciates your talents, and thanks you for representing our country proudly.’- congratulated the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Hon. Janet Museveni.