Kawowo Sports

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Kawowo Sports
Kawowo sports logo.jpg
Type of site
Sports
OwnerOwino Solutions Limited
Created by Joseph Owino
EditorFranklin Kaweru
URL www.kawowo.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional
LaunchedSeptember 1, 2011;13 years ago (2011-09-01)
Current statusOnline

Kawowo Sports is an East African sports website based in Kampala, Uganda, that publishes digital sports content with a focus on local and regional information. It was founded by Joseph Owino in September 2011. [1]

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Awards

In 2017, kawowo.com was awarded as the sports website of the year by the Sports Journalists Association of Uganda. [2] At the same event, Kawowo Sports' photographer, John Batanudde, was named photographer of the year. [2]

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References

  1. "Enforcing traditional journalism principles in the fast-paced online news world". African Centre for Media Excellence. 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  2. 1 2 "Kawowo Sports voted number one at Sports Journalists Choice Awards". 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2021-10-23.