FUFA: Federation of Uganda Football Associations

Author: Ahmed Marsha

  • FUFA Committee to decide players’ fate on Wednesday next week

    Victoria University players celebrating a league match victory. One of their former players filed a case against the club demanding adequate compensation over what he termed ‘illegal sacking’.

    The FUFA players’ status committee will convene next week on Wednesday, March 27 to give its final ruling in a number of cases involving different FUFA Super League players.

    The Committee head who is also the West Nile Regional Chairperson, Mr. Mike Letti says the sessions will commence at 9:00am at the Federation headquarters in Mengo.

     Among the cases on the agenda include:

    1.     Player Ssempala Hashim of BULS FC whom Express FC claims his new club has refused to meet the agreed obligations. The player’s license was recently put to hold.

    2.     Player Elasu Quddus of URA faces a challenge from his former Club, Proline FC who allege he still had a running contract with them despite a stretch of over one year as a ‘free agent’.

    3.     Waisswa Tonny formerly with Victoria University accuses the club for sacking him without adequate compensation.

    4.     Peter Ssenyonjo and Hamis Kitagenda both formerly with URA but currently featuring for Soana in the FUFA Big League are also seeking compensation from their former club for alleged illegal dismissal from duty.  

    5.     Player Salim Omar Magoola of KCC FC is being claimed by Express FC on grounds that his movement was faked by an impersonator.  

  • Cranes off to Liberia

    Geoffrey Massa in action against Kenya. The player will join the rest of the delegation in Monrovia tonight.

    The Uganda Cranes left for Liberia this Friday morning aboard Ethiopian Airlines. The senior Vice President in charge of administration Eng. Moses Magogo was part of the delegation.  Below is the full list of players due to arrive in Monrovia later today.

    GOAL KEEPERS

    Denis Onyango (Supersport United, SA)

    Abel Dhaira (Simba, TZ)

    DEFENDERS
    Denis Guma (SCVU)
    Isaac Isinde (St. George Ethiopia)
    Godfrey Walusimbi (CS Don Bosco, DRC)
    Joseph Ochaya (Asante Kotoko, Ghana)
    Henry Kalungi (Railhawks, USA)
    Andrew Mwesigwa (FC Ordabasy, Kazakhstan).

    MIDFIELDERS
    Said Kyeyune (URA FC)
    Musa Mudde (Simba SC)
    Hassan Wasswa (KCC FC)
    Boban Zirintusa (Power Dynamos, Zimbabwe)
    Geoffrey ‘Baba’ Kizito (Sai Gon, Vietnam)
    Moses Oloya (Sai GonVietnam)
    Mike Mutyaba (TP Mazembe, DRC)

    STRIKERS
    Geoffrey Massa (Yenicam, Cyprus)
    Robert Sentongo  St Goerge
    Emmanuel Okwi (Etoile Du Sahel, Tunisia)

  • Cranes’ camp in Accra cancelled

    The Uganda Cranes will now fly direct into Monrovia City for their 2014 World Cup Qualifiers game against Liberia due on Sunday.

    Earlier on, FUFA had arranged a preparatory camp in Accra, Ghana but due to lack of timely flight connections, the arrangement has now been dropped.

    FUFA wishes to clarify that the decision to cancel out the camp was not based on Ghana’s refusal to play an international friendly with us. Even with the first arrangement, we were not playing a friendly match in Accra as alleged in some media reports.

    The team will now leave Entebbe International Airport on Friday morning at 1:40am via Addis Ababa and Accra cities. Geoffrey Massa and Joseph Ochaya will link up with the rest of the delegation in Accra.

    Meanwhile, the rest of the players attended training today except Henry Kalungi who is expected in the country later tonight.

     

  • Cranes’ kit man is dead!

    Former Uganda Cranes kit man, Cypriano Anzima is dead.

    Information reaching our desk indicates that Anzima had developed a mental disorder that led to his refusal to eat solid foods. This allegedly weakened him and relatives blame his death on this challenge.

    He died from Omugo village, Terego County in Arua District. Burial details are not yet known to us but efforts are being made by my office to establish to bring you the details shortly.

    Anzima served in the Federation for over a dozen years.

  • Uganda Cranes to camp in Ghana ahead of Liberia tie

    FUFA President Lawrence Mulindwa shakes hands with Cranes Captain Andy Mwesigwa before the Senegal Match last year.

    Final preparations in line with the Cranes’ travel to Liberia for the first leg of the Brazil 2014 World Cup Qualifiers match have been concluded this Friday morning.

    The team goes into residential training at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole on Monday 18th March 2013 and fly out on Thursday aboard Kenya Airways.

    In a technical meeting attended by the FA President Mr. Lawrence Mulindwa at the federation headquarters in Mengo, it has also been resolved that the team camps in Accra City, Ghana for three days before connecting to Monrovia.

    Liberia hosts Uganda on Sunday 14th March at Samuel Kanyan Doe Sports complex. Strikers Geoffrey Massa (Cyprus) and Emmanuel Okwi (Tunisia) will link up with the rest of the team in Accra.

    Meanwhile Geoffrey Walusimbi, Musa Mudde, Abby Dhaira and Robert Ssentongo have already arrived in the country. Joseph Oloya, Kizito Geoffrey and Onyango Denis are expected this Sunday while Captain Andy Mwesigwa, Isaac Isinde and Mike Mutyaba will be in camp Monday morning.

    Kalungi Henry will be the last arrival on Tuesday while Joseph Ochaya is already in Ghana where he features for the Premier League giants Asante Kotoko.

  • CECAFA Media officer Finny Muyeshi is dead!

    Muyeshi (left) chats with TP Mazembe head Coach Dirgo Garzito during the Cecafa club Championship in Khartoum, Sudan in 2009.

    The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) with deep sorrow announces the death of the Cecafa Media officer Mr. Finny Muyeshi who died from Nairobi hospital on Thursday after a long illness.

    Muyeshi has been a Cecafa Media Officer since 2002 and the Region will greatly miss his services that always geared towards unity and promotion of professional journalism.

    “Many of us who have served under him before, found him non-discriminative, friendly and open on top of being a jokey leader” said Rogers Mulindwa who has been acting in this position since 2010.

    Cecafa General Secretary Nicholas Musonye says the deceased will be buried early next week in Kenya’s Western Region in Busia County.

    In a related development, Musonye has also lost an elder brother, Martin Musonye, 55 who will be buried in Kakamega County on Wednesday 20th March 2013.

    May the souls of the deceased rest in eternal peace!   

     

  • Presidential Youth Cup set for March 26

    FUFA President: Lawrence Mulindwa

    FUFA will on March 26 officially launch the ‘Presidential Youth Cup’ whose pioneer edition will attract eight secondary school teams representing different FUFA regions.

    Participation is by selection and the invitations have already been sent to the targeted institutions. These include Old Kampala SS (Kampala Region), Jinja Progressive Academy (Eastern), Rutoma SS (Western), Mvara SS (West Nile) and Bishop Negri from the Northern Region.

    Others are St. Marys’ Kitende SS (Buganda), Soroti SS (North East) and St. Edwards Bukumi SS from Kitara Region. Two schools including St. Juliana SS and Rock High, Tororo are reserved on the waiting list in case any of the above turns down the offer.

    Eddy Butindo has been named the chairperson of this Presidential youth Cup Organising Committee with Richard Kimera, Haruna Mawanda Jjunju, Joseph Mutaka and Janet Makubuya as members.  Asuman will also attend in his capacity as the Technical Director.

    Njeru Technical Centre

    The tournament that kicks off on March 26 at Njeru Technical Centre will have the participants reporting two days earlier for proper preparations. Legible players must have been born on January 1 1997 or later and must be students. The finals will be played on March 29.

  • Kalyango, Batte in tight refereeing schedule

    Denis Batte in action

    The world football governing body (FIFA) has appointed a set of four Ugandan Referees headed by Ali Kalyango to decide the fate of South Africa’s Bafana-bafana against Central Africa Republic in the 2014 world Cup Qualifiers match due on March 23 in Johannesburg City.

    Ali Kalyago travels to South Africa and Ethiopia

    Kalyango travels with Balikoowa Musa and Bugembe Hussein as first and second assistant referees respectively. Denis Batte is the standby referee on the official list released by FIFA.

    In a similar development, CAF has also named the same first three officials to be in charge of the CAF Champions League match between St. George of Ethiopia and Djoliba of Mali (Mali) on March 17. Brian Nsubuga will be in Addis-Ababa as the fourth official.

    Elsewhere, Denis Batte will travel to Burundi for the CAF Confederations Cup match involving hosts Ludic Sportive FC and Motema Pembe of DR Congo on April 6. Others on this set are Ssonko Mark, Kanakulya Khalifan and Kalema Ronnie.  

  • 26 summoned to prepare for Cranes match against Liberia

    Ruled out: Tonny Mawejje

    GOAL KEEPERS: Denis Onyango (Soundown United, SA), Abel Dhaira (Simba SC, TZ) and Hamza Muwonge (Vipers SC)

    DEFENDERS: Denis Guma (SCVU), Isaac Isinde (St. George Ethiopia), Nicholas Wadada (Vipers), Godfrey Walusimbi (CS Don Bosco, DRC), Simeon Masaba (URA FC), Joseph Ochaya (Asante Koto, Ghana), Henry Kalungi (Railhawks, USA) and Andrew Mwesigwa (FC Ordabasy, Kazakhstan).

    MIDFIELDERS: Luwaga Kizito (Leixieos, Portugal), Said Kyeyune (URA FC), Musa Mudde (Simba SC), Hassan Wasswa (KCC FC), Boban Zirintusa (Power Dynamos, Zimbabwe), Geoffrey ‘Baba’ Kizito (Sai Gon, Vietnam), Moses Oloya (Vietnam) and Mike Mutyaba (TP Mazembe, DRC)

    STRIKERS: Geoffrey Massa (Yenicam, Cyprus), Brian Umony (Azam, TZ), Hamis ‘Diego’ Kiiza (Yanga, TZ), Daniel Sserunkuma (Gor Mahia, Kenya) and Emmanuel Okwi (Etoile Du Sahel, Tunisia and Robert Ssentongo)

    Training starts on Sunday 17th March 2013. Tonny Mawejje has been ruled out of this match while Robert Ssentongo joins the list for strikers.

  • Magogo to represent FUFA at Opoka burial in Gulu

    FUFA Vice President (Administration), Eng Moses Magogo

    FUFA Senior Vice President in charge of Administration Eng. Moses Magogo will officially represent the federation at the burial of the late James Godfrey Opoka this Thursday, March 7.

    By the time of issuing this statement, Magogo was due to leave Kampala for Gulu to attend the burial tomorrow. The late Opoka will be buried at his ancestral cemetery at Bwobo Ma-nam, about 10km out of Gulu Municipal Council centre.

    A memorial church service was held at St. Stephen’s church in Bugoloobi on Wednesday morning and thereafter the body was driven to Gulu. Born to Adoris and Jesca Ochieng,  Opoka survives with a widow and four children.

    He went to Mwiri P/S in 1969 before joining Mwiri College School (1973-1975). He later joined the then Institute of Public administration (now Management Institute) in 1981 for a diploma in journalism.

    He had since underwent a lot of trainings in TV programming and production in Germany and Kenya. RIP! 

  • FUFA Women’s Day Cup kicks off this Friday

    This year’s FUFA Women’s day Cup kicks off on Friday March 8 at different play grounds within Kampala City. The finals are slated for Sunday.

    Over 30 teams are expected to participate. They will be classified under three categories of primary schools, secondary schools and the clubs where Mutundwe CU Primary School, Kawempe Muslim and Kampala United are defending champion respectively. The trio is expected to defend the titles.

    The play grounds to be used will include Old Kampala, Kitebi P/S, Mengo P/S and Nakivubo War Memorial stadium.

    In other development, FUFA has extended the period for the applicants interested in undertaking the FIFA Player Agents Examinations to Tuesday March 12.

    The Examinations are scheduled for April 4 but if no person applies by the set deadline, then FUFA will officially inform FIFA of the cancellation of the exercise in Uganda. The next sitting will then be in September.

     

  • James Opoka confirmed dead!

    Relatives and friends have confirmed the death of Mr. James Opoka.

    The deceased’s daughter only identified on phone as Brenda said, ‘its true my daddy is dead’ and she hanged up. Opoka was reportedly admitted at Mulago government referral hospital last Thursday and took his last breathe this Monday morning.

    Opoka’s former workmate at UBC Television, Andrew Patrick Luwandaga said arrangements were being made to move the body to the deceased’s home in Seeta, Mukono this afternoon.

    Opoka has been the Managing Director of Tele-sport Uganda Ltd, a sports company that on many occasions served as a link in the live telecast of the Cranes matches. He hails from Gulu but there are no details yet pertained to the burial programs.

    MAY HIS SOUL REST IN ETERNAL PEACE

  • Kasese FUFA Delegate, 6 players in a road accident

    Western Regional chairman, Michael Wandera Enganjani confirmed the reports to FUFA

    Kasese district FUFA delegate Robert Donny together with six Western Region League players were on Sunday night injured in a road accident along Kampala-Mubende highway.

    Donny an official with New Villa FC and a FUFA referee had accompanied his club to Oyam district for a FUFA organized Uganda Cup match against Rising Stars FC. The visitors lost 1-0 before they faced an accident as they travelled back home.

    An unidentified omnibus driver, Reg. No. UAJ 106R in which the club was travelling swerved off the road in an attempt to dodge an over speeding trailer. The trailer reportedly had full lights that made the taxi driver lose clear sight of the road.

    The injured players have been identified as Mutyaba Nasoor, Mwenzukye Angelo Isaac, Byakatonda Moses, Baruku Robert, Christopher Busingye and Umar Ssematiko. Donny was also travelling with his wife M/s Agnes Mwirumubi who also got injured.

    Christopher Busingye was however critically injured and he has been transferred to Mulago Govt.referral hospital in Kampala as the rest get maintained at Mubende.

  • ‘James Opoka reported dead’

    FUFA is in receipt of some information that a long time serving  journalist, James Opoka is dead. According to the scanty information reaching our communications department, Opoka passed on from Mulago Hospital this Monday morning. Our department is however still trying to reach his family for further verification of this sad news! 

  • FUFA wishes Kenya peaceful polls

    FUFA President: Lawrence Mulindwa

    As Kenya goes to polls today to decide their next top political leadership, FUFA wishes them a peaceful exercise.

    In the most special way, our message goes to the Regional Cecafa General Secretary Mr. Nicholas Musonye, the FA President Mr. Samuel Nyamweya and the entire football family in this country.

    It’s our prayers that the post election period is well managed to avoid moments of turmoil as it was the case in the past elections.

    Kenya being one of the contenders for hosting this year’s Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup (the second one being Rwanda), they both deserve a stable political environment in order to satisfactorily prepare for the final examination in deciding the host of the regional’s biggest football event due in November.

    The continued Political instabilities in Africa have always affected sports development in the continent, a practice that should be avoided in Kenya again.

    Ugandan FA under the leadership of President Lawrence Mulindwa once again wishes you a peaceful election exercise. May the best candidate emerge winner.

  • FUFA names 9-man Electoral Commission

     

    The FUFA Executive Committee that sat on February 23 discussed and approved a nine man electoral commission that will conduct and oversee all elections scheduled to start in May this year. Below is the list:

    1.  Mr. Patrick Okanya (Secondary school Head teacher)-Chairman
    2.   Mr. Ssajjabbi Vincent (Makerere University Lecturer)- Vice Chairman.
    3.  Mr. Steven Battanudde (District Inspector of Schools, Nakaseke district)-Member.
    4.  M/s Anek Susan (President Uganda Netball Federation)- Member.
    5.  Mr. Mwanja William (District Inspector of Schools, Wakiso)-Member.
    6.  Mr. John Walter Odyek (Former member of the National Council of Sports)
    7.  Mr. Rwangire Milton (From Ankole Region)
    8.  Mr. Gandi James Fred (Former chairman National Post Primary Schools competitions).
    9.  Mr. Abale Asiraf (From Yumbe district) 

  • FUFA President visits injured former GS in Hospital

    FUFA boss Lawrence Mulindwa

    The FUFA President Lawrence Mulindwa on Thursday afternoon visited the former federation General Secretary Haruna Mawanda at International Hospital-Kampala (IHK) where he is currently admitted following a road accident.

    Mulindwa was received at the hospital by several relatives who included Mawanda’s wife and mother. “I urge all Ugandans to continue playing for him so that God grants him a quick recovery”, said the FA leader shortly after walking out of the Intensive Care Unit where Mawanda is admitted.

    The Federation leader offered cash contribution of UGX 1.000.000 towards the hospital bills. Mawanda was on Monday afternoon involved in a road accident at Najjanankumbi along Kampala-Entebbe road.

  • Hassan Wasswa gets provisional license

    The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has issued player Hassan Wasswa with a provisional ITC to enable him take part in active football as FIFA continues with the investigations into a case filed against him by his former Turkish club.

    Wasswa was issued with a license No. FSL_1301148 and he is currently a player of KCC FC. The Turkish Federation on advice from Kayseri Erciyesspor FC had earlier blocked the player’s move to acquire the relevant document on grounds that he had mysteriously gone missing from the club.   

    FIFA later appointed a single American judge to further study the case. The judge ruled that the player be granted a provisional playing license as the investigations proceed.