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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>On Friday night, President Yowei Museveni kicked games and sports into another lockdown \u2013 just about nine months after he had allowed the sector to rise from the ruins.<\/p>\n

Sport was first suspended in March 2020 to curb the spread of the first wave of Covid-19 leaving many stakeholders hugely affected. But as the country showed signs of recovery, there was a lot of lobbying from sports leaders that eventually culminated into the lifting of the suspension later in September.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe churches, mosques and sports sessions are congregating settings and are a source that fuels rapid virus transmission,\u201d the President said in Friday\u2019s televised address before dropping the bombshell: \u201cAll places of worship and sports events remain suspended for 42 days.\u201d Since the directives take immediate effect, those preparing for the Olympics,<\/p>\n

Afrobasket, Victoria Women Cricket Series and the Futsal League will feel the immediate impact.<\/p>\n

Feeling lucky<\/b><\/p>\n

Five members of the Olympic team left for a training camp in Japan on Friday and it might help that some athletes are out of the country. Those within will probably have to negotiate a training schedule with the authorities.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile in futsal, the league final between Big Talent and Park that was slated for today at midday cannot happen in the foreseeable future. \u201cIn the interest of Public Health and for the safety of the futsal community, following the directive of the President\u2026, all FAU competitions are hereby postponed till further notice,\u201d Moses Wantimba, the futsal body\u2019s communication and public relations officer, said in a statement released almost immediately after the speech.<\/p>\n

The National Hockey League was also on the cards today but will have to wait. In football, Fufa might be forced to revoke the \u2018force majeure\u2019 rule, where if 75% of the league has been played then the league can be \u2018sportingly\u2019 concluded.<\/p>\n

Eagles are champs in waiting<\/b><\/p>\n

Teams have played either 27 or 26 games meaning they have exceeded the 23-matches played requirement to evoke the rule. If Fufa follow through, Express will soon be dusting their trophy cabinet to receive their first title in nine years.Kyetume, Myda and Kitara will also drop to the Fufa Big League.<\/p>\n

Also among those that have to drop their plans are the Silverbacks , who had tested on Thursday in preparation to travel to Morocco to train for the Afrobasket qualifiers.<\/p>\n

Uganda Netball Federation had called off the league pending vaccination and will now have to wait longer for a restart while Uganda Swimming Federation, which had just released the dates for the national championships (September 3-5), might have to shelve the competition again.<\/p>\n

Some affected sporting events<\/b><\/p>\n

Olympic prepsUganda Premier LeagueVictoria Women Cricket SeriesAfrobasket prepsFutsal FinalNational Hockey LeagueStanbic Uganda Cupmmuziransa@ug.nationmedia.co<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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