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The FUFA President Eng. Moses Magogo made a strong statement on refereeing when the 22 FIFA Referees were receiving an assortment of equipment from the world soccer governing body at FUFA House on Wednesday morning. This was during the weekly press conference in Mengo.

The brief ceremony was graced by the FUFA president, the chairman, FUFA Referees standing committee, Chris Kalibala before the members of the media and Owek. Sekabembe Henry-minister of Sports, Youth and Recreation in the Buganda Kingdom

Handing over FIFA Referees’  equipment, the FUFA President appreciated the role played by referees with a call for continued commitment towards their service in football development.

‘I applaud the referees for the good good job done so far at this stage of the season’ noted Magogo.

‘We are committed to improving the referees welfare. We increased their remuneration per match from 20,000/- to 150,000/- at the beginning of the year’ added Magogo.

‘We believe that there is still alot to be done in this area but we are happy with the referees’ commitment’

The FUFA President highlighted on the loose talk by some people that there is match fixing in local football.

‘Such loose statements put the game int0 disrepute. We call upon the public and club officials with such information to contact the federation so that we carry out the necessary investigations into such allegations’ said Magogo.

We have competent bodies (Ethics and Integrity Committee) to handle such matters.

‘These bodies follow up on every activity in football. If they deem it unsporting and putting the game into disrepute, they will invite you to their committee to clear the air’ said the FUFA President.

Kalibala challenged the referees to stick to professionalism to serve football to perfection. He also requested many national referees to fullfil their obligations towards the Uganda Football Referees’ Association;

‘I urge referees to affiliate to Uganda Football Referees’ Association (UFRA) body’  Chairman FUFA Referees standing committee, Chris Kalibala.

The FIFA referees also included the three beach soccer referees that Uganda has Senteza Ahmed, Shafik Mugerwa and Ivan Kintu Bayige.

MAIN PHOTO: FIFA Referee Aisha Semambo received one of the kits provided by the world soccer governing body-FIFA. In the Photo is THE FUFA President Eng. Moses Magogo (M) and Owek. Sekabembe Henry-Sports Minister Buganda Kingdom.

Azam Uganda Premier League: Tuesday, 3rd May 2016 Results

Vipers 1-0 Express  – Buikwe Stadium

SC Villa Jogoo 0-2 The Saints – Nakivubo stadium

Sadolin Paints 0-0 URA – Bugembe Stadium

Three Azam Uganda Premier league matches were played on Tuesday, 3rd May 2016.

Vipers scored a late goal through Saddam Juma past Express at Buikwe stadium.

The game was broadcast live on Azam Television to millions of spectators.

At Nakivubo Stadium, SC Villa lost at home 2-0 to visiting The Saints.

Striker George Senkaba scored a brace with one goal in each half.

His first came in the 36th minute and the second eight minutes into the second half.

In Jinja at the Bugembe stadium, Sadolin Paints and the tax collectors’ side, Uganda Revenue Authority played to a non scoring draw.

Azam Uganda Premier League: Tuesday, 3rd May 2016

Vipers Vs Express  – Buikwe Stadium ; Live on Azam TV (4:00 p.m)

SC Villa Jogoo Vs The Saints – Nakivubo stadium (4:30 p.m)

Sadolin Paints Vs URA – Bugembe Stadium (4:30 p.m)

Three Azam Uganda Premier league matches are set to be played on Tuesday, 3rd May 2016.

Second placed Express take on defending  champions Vipers at Buikwe stadium.

The game will be broadcast live on Azam Television to millions of spectators.

The victor of the two clubs stands a chance of closing up on leaders, Kampala Capital City Authority football club.

At Nakivubo Stadium, SC Villa hosts The Saints with either side desparate for the three points at stake.

The Jogoos want to close gap on the leading pack of KCCA, Express, Vipers and URA while The Saints would wish to to keep safe away from relegation wrangles.

In Jinja at the Bugembe stadium, Sadolin Paints play host the tax collectors’ side, Uganda Revenue Authority.

The current league top scorer, Robert Sentongo (with 15 goals) is URA’s main source of goals upfront against a determined Sadolin Paints’ side at home that has a solid midfield of skipper Peter Katumba, Ronald Lukungu and the ever fresh towering Allan Oryek.

2015/16 SECOND DIVISION (FUFA BIG LEAGUE):

Thursday, 28th April 2016 Results:

• Boma Young 1-0 Bukedea TC FC
• Busia Fisheries 4-1 CRO FC
• Ndejje Univ FC 4-1 Lira United
• Masavu FC 0-0 Kireka United
• Sun City FC 0-1 Hope Doves

The FUFA Big league regular season is weeks away from completion before the play offs set in.

Towards the final bend of the regular season, temperatures in either groups (Rwenzori and Elgon) are nearing boiling point for obvious reasons.

Clubs are playing to get promoted to the elite league (Azam Uganda Premier league) and others safe-guarding to avoid being relegated.

Proline in the Rwenzori group is just a victory away from promotion when they they visit Synergy at Masaka Recreational stadium this Saturday.

In the Elgon group, there is a stiff battle that lies ahead between Sporting United (Lira) and Arua’s Onduparaka.

The two sides are set to face off in a potential title decider in the coming two weeks.

In the five games played on Thursday, 12 goals were scored with routine victories for Ndejje University, Busia Fisheries and Hope Doves.

Ndejje University edged visiting Lira United 4-1, a similar scoreline that was registered in Busia Fisheries home triumph over Mbale side, CRO.

Hope Doves won 1-0 away to Sun City at the Nyakasanga play ground.

Entebbe based club, Masavu was held to a goal-less by Kireka United, the second draw after the 3 all draw away to Citizens in Mbarara.

Three clubs shall be promoted to the Azam Uganda Premier League with the best two qualifying directly.

The third team is determined via a promotional play off that will be played at the KCCA stadium, Lugogo.

The Big league resumes on Saturday with three games.

Saturday, 30th April 2016 Fixtures:

261 – Synergy FC v Proline FC – Masaka Recreational Stadium

239 – Sun City FC V Wandegeya FC – Nyakasanga-Kasese

270 – Wakiso Utd V Kirinya JJA SS – Wakiso District Headquarter play ground

AZAM UGANDA PREMIER LEAGUE: Friday, 29th April 2016

KCCA Vs Vipers – Nakivubo Stadium (4:00 p.m)

An epic top of the table clash between current Azam Uganda Premier league log leaders, Kampala Capital City Authority football club and Champions Vipers SC awaits many football enthusiasts at Nakivubo stadium this Friday.

The game could be a potential title decider of sorts with the two clubs running neck to neck in the race.

KCCA FC leads the table with 51 points and Vipers (now on 45 points) have the chance to close gap with a victory.

Either side have key match winners with Erisa Ssekisambu, Ismail Watenga (goalkeeper) and Mike Mutyaba expected to set the bar for team Vipers as Benjamin Ochan (goalkeeper), Joseph Ochaya,  Herman Wasswa and team skipper Dennis Okot Oola the pillars for KCCA.

When the two sides faced off in the first round at Buikwe, the game ended in a 2 all draw.

Saturday 30^th April 2016.

• The saints FC Vs JMC Hippos FC, Namboole Stadium (4:00pm)
• Express FC Vs Bright Stars FC, Wankulukuku Stadium(4:00pm)
• Bul FC Vs SC Villa , Kakindu Stadium-Jinja (4:00pm)

MAIN PHOTO: KCCA-FC’s Derrick-Nsibambi (right) tries to block Nicholas  Wadada’s shot at Lugogo when the two clubs faced off last season.

KCCA won 2-1 on the day.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) club licensing seminar organized in collaboration with Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has successfully kicked off at May Apple Hall, Imperial Royal Hotel in Kampala.

FUFA Second Vice President, Darius Mugoye (representing the FUFA President, Eng. Moses Magogo) officially opened the seminar.

Participants at the two day seminar are Club Chief Executive Officers (CEO’s), FSL Board members, Ministry of Education and Sports officials (National Council of Sports), Security operatives, Sports, Science and Technology, State House, Uganda Olympic Committee, KCCA, Stadium owners/managers and FUFA Licensing Committee.

The seminar is being moderated by the FUFA Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Edgar Watson under the three CAF Instructors Hack Raymond (South Africa), Sunday Kayuni (Tanzania) and Nicholas Musonye (Kenya) who arrived on Thursday.

“Club Licensing is a key pillar in the football development process. At first it received resistance when first implemented at the start of the 2015/16 season for the Azam Uganda Premier league. We are here to capacity build and build human resource. FUFA will fully embrace the exercise. We thank the leadership at FIFA and CAF for giving Uganda such a training opportunity”  Mugoye stated.

FUFA Club Licensing Committee chairperson, Dr. Benard Patrick Ogwel, licencing Manager Ivan Kintu Bayige and committee member Issa Magoola are part of the two day seminar.

The seminar which has been sub divided into three sections as Infrastructure, Sporting Criteria and Administrative will climax on Friday evening.

Objectives of Club Licensing

* Safeguard the credibility and integrity of club competitions

* Improve the level of professionalism within the football family

* Promote sporting values in accordance with the principles of fair play, as well as safe and secure match environments

* Promote good governance in clubs

* Promote transparency in the control of clubs

* Prevent ownership or influence over of more than one club

MAIN PHOTO: The participants attending the Club Licensing seminar at May Apple Hall, Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala

PHOTO CREDITS: FUFA Communications Department

CAF/FUFA Licensing Seminar set for 28th-29th April, 2016

Venue: Imperial Royale

The three CAF Instructors Hack Raymond (South Africa), Sunday Kayuni (Tanzania) and Nicholas Musonye (Kenya) have jetted in ahead of Thursday and Friday’s Club Licensing Seminar to be held at Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala.

The trio arrived on Tuesday  and were all received by FUFA Club Licensing Manager Ivan Kintu Bayige at the Entebbe International Airport.

The Instructors will hold a meeting the FUFA President Eng. Moses Magogo on Wednesday Morning at FUFA House  and there after head back to the venue in preparation for the event that rolls off on Friday.

Details of the seminar:

The FUFA Licensing Committee headed by Dr. Patrick Bernard Ogwel says that the seminar is aimed at bringing the different stakeholders in football up to speed on the requirements of running the game.

Hack, Kayuni and  Musonye will handle the seminar.

The seminar has targeted participants from the Azam Uganda Premier League, Ministry of Education, Sports, Science and Technology, National Council of Sports, State House, Uganda Olympic Committee, KCCA, Stadium owners/managers and FUFA Licensing Committee

MAIN PHOTO: (L-R) Nicholas Musonye, Kintu and Sunday Ka

Azam Uganda Premier League:

Match Day 28 -Tuesday, 26th April 2016 Results:

Soana FC 3-2 Maroons FC
Simba FC 1-0 KCCA FC 
SC Villa 3-1 Lweza FC 
Vipers SC 4-0 SC VU
Sadolin Paints FC 0-1 Police FC
Express FC 1-0 The Saints FC 

Sixteen goals have been scored in the six Azam Uganda Premier League games played on Tuesday.

Erisa Ssekisambu (Vipers) with a hat-trick, Patrick Kaddu (Maroons), and Soana’s Musa Esenu (brace) had the lion’s share of the goal fiesta.

Vipers won 4-0 over Sports Club Victoria University at Buikwe with Ssekisambu’s three goals and Mike Mutyaba’s other strike.

KCCA lost away 1-0 at the Bombo Military stadium.

At Nakivubo Stadium in the heart of Kampala, Sports Club Villa defeated Lweza 3-1 to keep pace with the leading pack.

Joseph Sentume scored the one goal on the day at the Bugembe stadium when Police F.C edged home side, Sadolin Paints F.C in Jinja.

Soana condemned Maroons 3-2 a result that officially means the Prisons run side will play in the seven division tier (FUFA big league) next season.

Esenu netted his 6th and 7th goals of the campaign since joining Soana in the January window from MUBS with veteran striker Patrick ‘Crespo’ Asiku, formerly a captain at Jinja club BUL getting the other in the five goal thriller played at Kavumba Recreational Stadium.

Maroons’ hard working striker, Patrick Kaddu scored a brace on the day as his side went down fighting.

SECOND DIVISION (FUFA BIG LEAGUE):

Monday Result: Citizen 3-3 Masavu

Tuesday, 26th April 2016 Fixture:

Proline Vs Entebbe – Nelson Mandela National Stadium, Namboole

Rwenzori group table leaders, Proline host Entebbe at the Nelson Mandela National Stadium, Namboole on Tuesday afternoon in one of their last three games to climax the regular season.

A victory for Proline will put them in the pole position for the Azam Premier league next season.

Each of the two groups (Elgon and Rwenzori) qualifies one team directly to the elite league with the third club determined via a promotional play off.

Thursday, 28th April 2016 Fixtures:

268 – Boma Young V Bukedea TC FC – Booma ground-Hoima
265 – Busia Fisheries V CRO FC – Busia Inter.Pri. School
274 – Ndejje Univ FC V Lira United – Ndejje- luwero
269 –  Masavu FC V Kireka United – Katabi-Entebbe
270 – Wakiso Utd V Kirinya JJA SS -Wakiso District
271 – Sun City FC v Hope Doves Nyakasanga – Kasese

Saturday, 30th April 2016
261 – Synergy FC v Proline FC Masaka Recreational Stadium
239 – Sun City FC V Wandegeya FC Nyakasanga-Kasese

Azam Uganda Premier League:

Match Day 28 -Tuesday, 26th April 2016

Soana FC Vs Maroons FC (Live on Azam Pay TV) – 4pm – Kavumba Recreational Grounds
Simba FC Vs KCCA FC – Bombo Barracks Grounds (4:30pm)
SC Villa Vs Lweza FC – Nakivubo Stadium (4:30pm)
Vipers SC Vs SC VU – Buikwe Stadium (4:30pm)
Sadolin Paints FC Vs Police FC – Bugembe Stadium, Jinja (4:30pm)
Express FC Vs The Saints FC – Wankulukuku Stadium (4:30pm)

The Azam Uganda Premier league 2015/16 season is nearing the final bend with match day 28.

Six matches are lined up for Tuesday, 26th April 2016 at 6 venues.

At the Bombo Army military stadium, It will be the battle of the top placed side, KCCA taking on the the relegation bound Simba.

This match is envisaged as the survival for the fittest affair.

Simba currently lies 14th with 22 points picked from 26 games. Any mathematical chance for survival this term is to keep winning up to the climax of the season, meanwhile the closet challengers (The Saints, Maroons and SC Victoria University falter).

KCCA is 51 points aloft of the table from 25 points. Any slip up means advantage granted to the chasing pack of Vipers and Express.

The table leaders are fresh from the 1-0 triumph at the hands of Bright Stars in the Uganda Cup quarter finals.

Paul Mucureezi, the scorer against Bright Stars will be tasked to replicate the scoring form alongside Derrick Nsibambi, Ceasar Okhuti and Herman Wasswa against Simba’s goalie Robert Kalumba.

SC Villa returns once again to the league after the CAF Confederation cup expedition with a home duel against the hot and cold Lweza.

At the moment, SC Villa is not safe from the relegation politics as they lie 12th with 30 points from 19 games.

The Jogoos are still in shock having been eliminated out of the Uganda Cup by a second division side, Onduparaka that plays in the Elgon group of the FUFA Big league.

Nicholas Ssebwato who did not take physical action against Onduparaka will return to the goal posts relegating Ashadu Bugembe to the bench.

However, winger Mike Ndera who limped out of the game in the first half remains doubtful for the match.

Lweza, like SC Villa is also out of the Uganda Cup, having been ejected by yet another big league outfit, Entebbe F.C 9-8 in penalties after normal time had ended 2 all.

Sadolin Paints host Police at Bugembe stadium, Express plays The Saints at Wankulukuku and Soana entertains Maroons at the Kavumba recreational stadium.

A loss for Maroons will spell doom for the Prisons run side and a condemnation to the second tier league.

Maroons have fetched just 16 points from 26 games with four matches to the climax of the season.

102.1 FUFA f.m will bring you the timely updates from all the matches as they will be played with an assured live commentary from one of the six games.