Kawowo Sports

Kawowo Sports is an East African sports website based in Kampala, Uganda,[2] that publishes digital sports content with a focus on local and regional information. It was founded by Joseph Owino[3][4] in September 2011[5][6].

Kawowo Sports
Type of site
Sports
OwnerOwino Solutions
Created byJoseph Owino
EditorFranklin Kaweru
URLwww.kawowo.com
Alexa rank 265,876 (May 2020)[1]
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional
LaunchedSeptember 1, 2011 (2011-09-01)
Current statusOnline

The editor of the website is Franklin Kaweru deputised by Edgar Kazibwe.[7] Their most acclaimed journalist is David Isabirye who has won multiple awards for his work on Kawowo Sports.[8][9][10][11][12]

Name Origin and Content

The website's name is inspired by a popular football slang in Uganda where akawowo is referred to short crisp passing that is synonymous with the type of football played by Arsenal F.C. and FC Barcelona. Akawoowo is also a word in Luganda, a local Ugandan language, that loosely translates to aroma.

The site posts news, analysis, interviews, live updates and previews of the major sports stories of the day, as well as sports-related anecdotes, rumours and videos.

Awards

In December 2017, kawowo.com was awarded as the sports website of the year by the Sports Journalists Association of Uganda. Kawowo Sports' photographer, John Batanudde, was named photographer of the year.[13]

References
  1. "Kawowo.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa". www.alexa.com. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  2. Doyle, Paul (2015-05-15). "D-day in Uganda's football league as Villa host their old enemy, Vipers SC". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  3. "Soccer journalists bid farewell to Micho". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  4. Aarons, Ed (2017-01-16). "Afcon 2017: Micho the meticulous gives Uganda hope of 1978 repeat". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  5. Guttman, Amy. "Why The Internet And Uganda's Orphans Are Key To The Country's Success". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  6. "Enforcing traditional journalism principles in the fast-paced online news world". African Centre for Media Excellence. 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  7. Ogwal, Derrick. "Startup of the Week: Kawowo Sports - All local sports in one place! - Startup Digest Africa". digestafrica.com. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  8. App, Daily Monitor. "Villa ease past KCC to win Uganda Cup". Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  9. "Geoffrey Sserunkuma crowned 2016/17 League MVP". Uganda Premier League. 2017-07-27. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  10. "Mbarara City joins Masavu, Maroons to the Azam Uganda Premier League - FUFA: Federation of Uganda Football Associations". FUFA: Federation of Uganda Football Associations. 2017-05-07. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  11. "Sports Journalists Hold Inaugural Awards Gala — Uganda Today". Uganda Today. 2016-12-17. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  12. "FBL: Maroons Crowned Champions as Mbarara City Seal Final Promotion Slot | ChimpReports". Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  13. "Daily Monitor's Kyeyune is Sports Journalist of the Year". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
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