Lugogo Stadium, also known as Lugogo Cricket Oval, is a

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ground in

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. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1957 when Kenya Asians played Sunder Cricket Club. It has also gained popularity as a music concert venue in Uganda. In that same year

first used the ground when the national team played the Sunder Cricket Club. The ground held its inaugural first-class match when an East African Invitation XI played the touring

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in 1963. A further first-class match followed in 1967 when a combined

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team played the touring Indians. The next first-class matches to be held on the ground didn't come until 2005, when Uganda played two matches there in the Intercontinental Cup against

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and

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. The Lugogo Stadium is the only cricket venue in Uganda to have held first-class cricket. Surrounding the cricket ground there are tennis courts and a

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ground which is the home ground of

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. The stadium is scheduled for redevelopment in 2024.

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