FUFA: Federation of Uganda Football Associations

Author: FUFA

  • FUFA Introduces Gold Tickets for VVIP

    The FUFA Organising Committee for the Uganda-Kenya historical match has drawn a grand Stadium access plan.

    Considering challenges of the previous game, a lot of pre-match planning meetings are taking place to leave no stone unturned.

    The Committee has also considered the numerous requests from the corporate companies and high profile individuals who are willing to buy their extra comfort.

    The Gold Tickets have been introduced at a fee of 120,000 UGX for only 1,ooo seats. These tickets will bear the seat numbers and are in the most prime area of the stadium. Gate 14, for those familiar with Mandela National Stadium, has been reserved for only the invited guests, and the rest of the seats totaling to 1000 have been put to sale at this premium fee .

    For the very first time, all seats in gate 14 are numbered and the invitation cards and tickets for this bay will bear seat numbers. The professional ushers, marshals and stewards to be deployed in this bay shall only allow ticket bearers to take seats corresponding to their seat numbers indicated on the tickets

    Furthermore, all the 50,000 UGX VIP tickets will bear seat numbers corresponding to the seats in gate 12 and Gate 15.

    The Gold Tickets shall be sold together with the rest of the tickets

  • FUFA Calls for prayer weekend

    By Rogers Mulindwa

    FUFA Spokesperson

    As part of the activities to prepare for the October 8 Afcon qualifiers match against Kenya’s Harambe stars, Fufa has opted for a divine intervention.

    The Central planning Committee that sat on Wednesday evening under the chairmanship of the federation President, Lawrence Mulindwa resolved to have the whole weekend of September 30 to October 2nd as the designated days for special Cranes prayers across the country.

     

    Friday September 30 goes for all the Muslim believers while the Saturday 1st October is earmarked for the Seventh-day Adventists. The Anglicans and the Roman Catholics will have their prayers on Sunday October 2nd. FUFA has required its top echelon and Uganda Cranes Players and Officials to attend the various

     

     

    Fufa believes in this Godly strategy as being very key in the campaign to qualify for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations finals in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.  The Federation has

    already dispatched off official communication letters to all heads of different religious sects to bless the proposal and include the Cranes match in their prayers on the days above.worship areas of their denomination on the worshiping days.

    Our football fans are also requested to rally behind the program and offer individual prayers from their respective homes before and after the mass services.

     

    Uganda has for the last two campaigns missed qualification narrowly and the

    34 years of waiting is quite a long stretch that has to be cut short this time. The federation will ensure that it meets all its obligations related to this game on schedule. For God and my Country!

  • FUFA LIFTS USL SUSPENSION

    16th September 2011

    1300 Hours

    Following persistent deviation from the Football Rules and the FIFA-facilitated Jinja Declaration by the Uganda Super League Limited (USLL), FUFA suspended the authority extended to USLL to run the Uganda Super League.

    Following the agreement jointly reached between FUFA and USLL and witnessed by the National Council of Sports on 16th September 2011 to correct the deviations and the respective schedules of implementation, FUFA hereby informs the football fraternity that;

    • The suspension has been lifted
    • The Uganda Super League season 2011/12 has officially kick-off with the matches played on Friday 16th September 2011
    • Referees have been appointed to officiate the matches in accordance with FUFA, CAF and FIFA Rules
    • All matches played before 16th September 2011 are null and void and the said fixtures will be rescheduled by the USLL
    • The clubs have been invited to the FUFA Licensing Board to ascertain their respective FUFA Club and Players Licenses Status
    • The 2011/12 FUFA Competitions Rules and the FUFA-approved Uganda Super League Rules have  released to the clubs and the Uganda Super League Limited

     

    Edgar Watson

    FUFA Chief Executive Officer

     

  • FUFA OPENS DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS AGAINST DEFIANT CLUBS

    9th Sepetember 2011

    (2300 Hours)

    On Thursday 8th September 2011, FUFA reconfirmed the suspension of the authority to run the Uganda Super League by the Uganda Super League Limited and issued a directive to clubs not to participate in any purported matches.

    This evening, FUFA has learnt that the following clubs have defied this directive by participating in the outlawed matches;

    1. URA FC
    2. Express SC
    3. Water FC
    4. Maroons FC
    5. Simba FC
    6. Masaka LC FC
    7. Uganda Police FC
    8. Fire Masters FC
    9. UTODA FC

    FUFA has further learnt that a number of persons in their individual capacities have also participated in the same matches

    In order to ensure compliance, FUFA has opened disciplinary proceeding against the said clubs and individuals and has consequently invited the defaulting clubs above for a disciplinary hearing before the FUFA Disciplinary Committee on Monday 12th September 2011 at 1000 Hours at FUFA House.

    Any club’s failure to turn up for the disciplinary proceedings will not deter the committee to take decisions based on the information available to it

    Defaulting persons under the jurisdiction of FUFA will be invited for their respective proceedings in the due course

     

    Edgar Watson

    FUFA Chief Executive Officer

     

  • Suspension of Uganda Super League and Consquencies of Default

    FUFA Postition on the USL Activities

  • CONTENTIOUS ISSUES AT UGANDA SUPER LEAGUE (USL LTD)

    25th AUG. 2011

    PRESS RELEASE

    CONTENTIOUS ISSUES AT UGANDA SUPER LEAGUE (USL LTD)

    FUFA would like to respond to minutes of USL LTD meetings, media reports and communication from Uganda Super League LTD that are areas of contention presently.

    FUFA responds as follows;-

    1. The Jinja Declaration must be maintained.
    2. USL LTD Memorandum and articles of association must be agreed upon by FUFA and all the clubs in line with FIFA statutes.
    3. The current USL LTD memorandum and articles of Association do not include all the clubs. It must be amended to accommodate all the 16 clubs.
    4. Jinja Declaration created a Chairman’s forum composed of Club Chairmen, CEO and FUFA President and appointed Jinja Declaration Committee (JDC).
    5. FIFA and FUFA recognize JDC as the body to determine the implementation of Jinja Declaration and therefore must be respected by all parties.
    6. The Board of Directors of the USL should include club Chairmen from all the 16 clubs but NOT 5.
    7. The rules of the USL must be approved by FUFA before kickoff.
    8. Cross cutting issues are a reserve of FUFA e.g Referees, Players, and Club licensing which are regulated by the FUFA competitions rules.
    9. No general assemblies have ever been organized by USL LTD. The meetings taking resolutions are composed of coaches, friends, kits men and not club directors as required by the USL LTD memorandum and articles of association.
    10. USL LTD should organize a valid General assembly properly constituted and properly invited.
    11. USL LTD should stop forthwith making irresponsible and inapplicable statements such as:-

    (a)  Denying clubs their right to discuss with FUFA.

    (b) Dreaming to bring foreign referees to officiate USL matches etc.

    1. USL LTD should stop provoking FUFA.
    2. FUFA further (re-affirms) that no club shall participate in FUFA competitions without a FUFA club license.
    3. The roles of FUFA Disciplinary and FUFA Appeals Committee should be respected by USL LTD.
    4. USL LTD must practice transparency and accountability.

    CONCLUSION

    Whereas;-

    FUFA holds good intentions and good will for purpose of football development in the country; it’s of great importance that the issues highlighted are resolved before the league kicks off.

    FUFA expects USL LTD to implement the above requirements before lifting the suspension of the authority imposed on USL LTD to run the super league. Otherwise the suspension still remains in force.

     

    Signed

    LAWRENCE MULINDWA

    FUFA PRESIDENT

    25TH AUGUST, 2011

     

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  • Uganda beats Guinea

    Uganda beat Guinea Bissau 2-0 at Namboole to move closer to qualification for the Africa Cup of Nations with goals from Goeffrey Walusimbi and Geoffrey Masa.

  • All Africa Games Draw

    Uganda Kobs have been placed in the group of death for the All Africa Games.

    Group A :
    Mozambique, South Africa, Libya, Madagascar
    Group B :
    Cameroon, Uganda, Ghana, Senegal

     

  • Massa Celebrates with Teammates

    Geoffrey celebrates during the 2-0 win over Guinea Bissau

  • Uganda Super League

    The Uganda Super League is getting more professional this coming season with televised matches

  • Uganda to meet Angola

    The next Uganda cranes game is against Angola. The Cranes need only one point to seal qualification for the African Cup of Nations.

  • Uganda cranes History

    The Uganda national football team, nicknamed The Cranes, is the national team of Uganda and is controlled by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations. They have never qualified for the FIFA World Cup. Their best finish in the African Nations Cup was second in 1978.

    Uganda Football Achievements

    CECAFA Cup :

    11 Times Champion (1973, 1976, 1977, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2008 and 2009)
    4 Times Runners-up

    African Nations Cup record:

    1957 to 1959 – Did not enter
    1962 – Fourth place
    1963 – Withdrew
    1965 – Did not qualify
    1968 – Round 1
    1970 to 1972 – Did not qualify
    1974 – Round 1
    1976 – Round 1
    1978 – Second place
    1980 to 1982 – Withdrew
    1984 to 1988 – Did not qualify
    1990 – Withdrew
    1992 to 2010 – Did not qualify