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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Kampala, May 23 (CRICKETNMORE):<\/strong> Former Kenyan cricket captain Steve Tikolo has been confirmed as Uganda&#39;s national team chief coach.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Justine Ligyalingi, the chief executive of Uganda Cricket Association,a news agency reported on Monday that they selected Tikolo after considering a number of issues.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He said Tikolo had handled the team before and therefore he was favoured compared to coaches from India, South Africa, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Tikolo was assistant and batting coach between 2012- 2013 when Uganda won the Pepsi T20 African Premier League and qualified for the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cricket League Division Two.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Tikolo will guide Uganda to the world cricket league division three that starts later this year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Agency.<\/p>\r\n",
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