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Uganda’s head of state, Yoweri Museveni, is urging his people to ignore the World Cup in South Africa, advising them to instead concentrate on helping the economy.

President Museveni revealed he was invited to attend the tournament’s opening ceremony but declined, suggesting parents should tell their children not to “waste time” watching the matches.

“Somebody recently asked me who had won the World Cup. I was amused and I asked him who had qualified or whether the competition was finished,” the Uganda leader was quoted as saying this week.

Museveni, whose national team failed to qualify for the tournament, added: “You must know how to use your time valuably. Teach them [children] about the National Agricultural Advisory Services programmes, and farming. This will help change this country, not the World Cup.”