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Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has issued  two more licenses of intermediaries on Tuesday, 21st July 2020.

The latest licenses are for Geofrey Kayemba Ssolo and Ndawula Mulindwa Conrad Roy.

‘The duo fulfilled the requirements for acquisition of the intermediary License and are now free to represent the players’

They join a list of four other FUFA Licensed Intermediaries; Angura Ella Herbert, Akera Anthony, Tushar Ruparelia and Ndiwalana Alex.

Uganda now has six Licensed Intermediaries.

Procedure for obtaining FUFA intermediary License:

Step 1 – Training for those intending to become intermediaries

Requirements:

1-The applicant will pick an application form from FUFA or down load form FUFA Website

2- The filled form will be submitted to FUFA together with the following requirements

a) Proof of payment of training fees

b) A Uganda Certificate of Education or its Equivalent

c) A football education certificate recognized by FUFA

d) A copy of National I.D

e) A CV where football experience shall be an added advantage

3 – FUFA will review and verify the application and contact only the successful  applicants to sit for examinations

4 – The pass mark is 75%

5- Persons who obtain 75 % – 100% qualify to apply for Intermediary License

Step 2 – Application for Intermediary License

The following documents shall accrue complete application

a) Dully filled and signed application form

b) Dully filled and signed declaration form

c) Dully filled bio-data forms of individuals

d) Copy of FUFA Certificate of attendance for Intermediary training

e) Copy of certificate of registration for Intermediary training

f) Copy of particulars of Directors of the company endorsed by Company registry of Uganda

g) Legal certification license

h) Copy of Individual passport

i) Endorsed bank slips as proof of payment for license application

j) A letter of good conduct from interpol

FUFA will review and verify the Applications, the Successful applicants will be issued with an intermediary license that lasts for 2 years but renewable

Fees Involved:

For Individual:

1 – Intermediary Training fees (Depends on the costs at a particular time and place)

2 – Application of the Intermediary License (Ugx. 100,000)

3 – License Fees (Ugx. 1,000,000)

4 – Security Guarantee (USD 1000)

5 – Renewal (Ugx. 1,000,000)

*Note: All Money is to be paid to FUFA Bank Account

A weekend full of mixed feelings for a number of Ugandan players Abroad at their respective clubs with some registering victories, others stalemates, losses while some had their games canceled to the Pandemic Covid-19.

As usual Ronnie Lusulire brings you how proceedings transpired for our boys and girls.

“Six of our players who are all starters are injured and again we got a red card. It’s tough times for us at the moment as even the players they chipped in from our U21 side are getting injured but as a player, you need to keep pushing hard to ensure you give in your best.”

Paide Linammeskond forward Edrisa Lubega speaking to the FUFA media team following his side’s 1-3 home loss to Nomme Kalju in the Estonia Meistrilliga which was their fourth straight. Lubega scored Paide’s consolation in the 19th minute before paving way for Valge in the 84th minute.

“Our game against Zanaco was called off but i’m in good shape and hope to deliver my best in the coming matches if at all the situation comes back to normal.” 

Forest Rangers custodian Mathias Kigonya talking to the FUFA media after their game against Zanaco of goalkeeper James Alitho was canceled.

However, utility player Paul Musamali started and provided and assist in the 46th minute as his Buildcon FC side drew 1-1 against Power Dynamos in the Zambian Premier League.

“My target is to help Konyaspor survive relegation and we shall work as a team to ensure we achieve this.”

In Turkey, Farouk Miya previously said after netting a brace when they beat leaders Istanbul BB in mid-week. This weekend, the forward was out suspended as Konyaspor rallied from behind to beat Trabzonspor 3-4 on the road which ensured their survival in the Turkish Premier League.

“It’s a great feeling playing against your fellow countryman in the diaspora because we are at that time representing our nation. It’s sad that we lost because of an own goal but that is football. I was so delighted to play against Moses Oloya. Hopefully, we bounce back soon.”

Haiphong FC skipper Joseph Mpande after his side’s 1-0 loss to Oloya’s Hanoi in the Vietnam Premier League. They both played full time for their respective clubs.

Baba Kizito returned into Than Quang Ninh’s team as they beat Da Nang 1-2 on the road in the Vietnam Premier League. Kizito started before paving way for Nguyen Van Viet in the 68th minute.

Meanwhile in the Tanzania Premier League, right back Nicholas Wadada played in the entire match as his Azam FC side drew 1-1 against Lipuli FC while Boban Zirintusa was an unused substitute as his Mtibwa Sugars lost 1-0 against KMC.

Still in Tanzania, Seiri Arigumaho was on the scoresheet as his Singida United side beat Ruvu 2-0 in the Vodacom Premier League.

In the English Championship, Jordan Obita was introduced in the 58th minute for Tyler Blackett as his Reading FC side lost 4-3 at Blackburn Rovers while Herbert Bochorn wasn’t in the matchday squad as his Huddersfield Town FC side beat Wes Brom Wich Albion 2-1 at home.

Elsewhere where, forward Viola Nambi wasn’t in the matchday squad as her Vaxjo DFFW lost 1-0 at Orebro W in the Swedish Allsvenskan Women while in the Elitettan Women league, Ritah Kivumbi started before going off in the 66th minute as her Mallbackens W lost 2-0 against AIK W.

In the Swedish Allsvenskan, defender Izak Ssewankambo featured for 79 minutes paving way for Weymans and also got booked in the 20th as his Ostersunds FK drew 2-2 at home to BK Hacken. Another Ugandan defender Ronald Mukiibi wasn’t in the matchday squad due to injury.

In the Danish Premier League, Robert Kakeeto Started before going off in the 57th minute as his Aalborg FC side beat Brondby 1-0 in the championship round while Moses Opondo featured for 46 minutes as his Odense FC side beat Randers 2-0.

In the Suprretan league, forward Alexis Bbakka wasn’t also in the matchday squad for Umea FC due to injury as they drew 1-1 at Gais FC while in the Swedish Div.1 Norra group, Kenneth Mukisa played full time as his TG FF was crushed 7-0 by Haninge of Christopher Katende.

In Slovakia, Isaac Muleme wasn’t in the matchday squad for Nitra FC due to the expiry of his loan contract from Czech republic div 2 side Viktoria Zizkov as they beat Dubnica 3-0 in the Slovakia Fortuna Liga relegation.

In Egypt, Khalid Aucho was in as his Misr Le Makasa side drew 2-2 against Pyramid Fc in a friendly match while forward Derrick Nsibambi featured as his Smouha SC lost 5-1 against Zamalek in a friendly match.

Here is another piece of a highly entertaining weekend full of action for a number of Ugandan players abroad, as usual, Ronnie Lusulire followed them up to find out who was in and who was out.

In the Swedish Elitettan, Ritah Kivumbi netted for Mallbackens W as they drew 1-1 against Moron W while Viola Nambi wasn’t in the matchday squad as her Vaxjo DFF w fell 4-0 at Goteborg W in the Allsvenskan Women.

Still, in Sweden, Ronald Mukiibi wasn’t in the matchday squad while Isak Ssewankambo played full time as their Ostersunds FK side defeated Falkenbergs 0-1 on the road.

Meanwhile forward Alexis Bbakka wasn’t in the matchday squad as his Umea FC side lost 0-1 at home to Halmstad.

Mukisa Kenneth featured in the entire game as his side Team TG FF drew 2-2 with Karlstad in Sweden Division 1.

Elsewhere, Joseph Mpande played full time as his Haiphong FC lost 4-0 at The Cong.

In the Danish Premier League, Moses Opondo provides an assist as his Odense lost 2-1 at Randers. Opondo started the game before coming off in 56th minute for Klynge.

Midfielder Robert Kakeeto started and was withdrawn later in the second half for Klitten as his Aalborg FC side drew goalless at Nordsjaelland FC.

In the English Championship, Jordan Obita came on in the second half for Pele as his Reading FC defeated Charlton Athletic 0-1 on the road while right back Herbert Bochorn wasn’t in the matchday squad as his Huddersfield Town side lost 0-2 at home against Luton.

In the Estonia Meistrilliga, Edrisa Lubega made an assist as his Paide Linammeskond side lost 3-1 to Flora. The former Proline player featured in the entire match.

In Albania, Godfrey Walusimbi wasn’t in the matchday squad as his Vllaznia side lost 2-1 at Skenderbeu.

Moses Oloya featured in the entire match as his Hanoi T&T side drew 1-1 at Da Nang while Geofrey Baba Kizito was an unused substitute as his Than Quang Ninh side lost 3-0 against Ho Chi Minh.

Today’s fixtures.

Farouk Miya and his Konyaspor FC side will be in action this evening at home against Basaksehir in the Turkish Premier League.

Onduparaka Football Club’s Asuni Isaka Zua is aged 107 years, his the latest birthday celebrated on April 29th 2020.

The native of Arua in West Nile region currently stays alone in Ombaci village, Arua and is looked after by the Catholic Mission.

He is arguably the oldest football fan in Uganda, if not the  entire CECAFA region.

Zua is as passionate, lively and strong as personalities half his age, often smiling for a well executed pass, move on and off the ball as well as cheering a  goal scored.

In the same vein, he expresses agony when he sheds tears for a goal conceded and a match lost.

Asuni walks with the aid of a walking stick for stability but very strong and active.

He proudly cherishes Onduparaka Football Club to the brim and seldom misses a home game at the famous Green Light Stadium, unless otherwise.

He vividly recalls the efforts of the club’s former striker Muhammed ‘Jaggarson’ Shaban who worked tooth and nail to see the Caterpillars play in the 2016 Uganda Cup final as well as earning promotion to the StarTimes Uganda Premier League.

‘I am in love with Onduparaka Football Club and I watch matches religiously, especially those at home. I have never watched any away game but for homes games, I go to the Cafeteria in room 27 where they update me on away results, home fixtures and also offer me match day tickets’ he says.

With football not played since March 17^th 2020 because of the Coronavirus pandemic, Asuni is in a different world, in total darkness away from the joy that comes with the beautiful game.

It therefore goes without a saying, Asuni will be very delighted, like the rest of many Ugandans when football finally returns.

‘I don’t think he can substitute us for any other team. He has the opportunity to do so but the fact that he has stuck by us oozes loyalty that we don’t take for granted’ – Mercy Munduru, Onduparaka’s head of Communication and Marketing

He is also a keen fan of the Uganda National Team, Uganda Cranes and would one day wish to travel to Mandela National Stadium to watch them live.

Internationally, he is an ardent fan of English Premier League club Manchester United with their former player Wayne Rooney as the hero.

Loyalty, courage, passion and zeal all packaged in one seal, Asuni has it all.

Ama Onduparaka!

Photography: Onduparaka Football Club Media department

James Bakama, you an old man left with nothing to prove but retirement and New Vision should do save you further embarrassment and offer you one. You belong to the gone-by generation of journalism. The one that had the monopoly to ransom persons in positions of influence and be paid.

I have refused to pay any journalist and the earlier you realise that I cannot be your target the better. I am not going to call you for anything. I am not the one who chased away many of your potential targets, it is the technology and times that have shifted

I have watched the series of syndicated and intendedly bungled information, a Katogo of opinions and stories that you have been running since I became FUFA President. You are a total embarrassment not worth your age

The FIFA funds are stringently audited by FIFA every year to the detail of a Dollar by FIFA appointed international auditors. FUFA has passed these audits with flying colours the reason why funds continue to come to Uganda, unlike many other federations. You cannot police FIFA funds more than FIFA. Byotategera byesonyiwe.

“FUFA ignore FIFA on Football for Women”, Now seriously, why do you think FIFA has continued to fund FUFA that has ignored its instructions!

“A minimum of 50% of the released funds for Women”, a journalist worth any salt, can you quote any communication or authority on this lie!

“But FUFA President, Moses Magogo made it clear that women football nor of the clubs would get a penny of the money” this is the only sentence you wanted in the article. You have no mission accomplished without my name involved. I challenge you Bakama to quote me anywhere I made such careless declarations inconsistent with the facts on the ground.

Are you aware, FUFA has created a league system of Women Football now going to 3 league divisions and the costs we undertake thereat? Are you aware three national women teams are active week-in, week-out, and on the verge of qualifying the world cup? Champions of COSAFA and CECAFA? You think that was not a penny? Do you know the cost of managing a national team of any age bracket?

Are you even aware FUFA is spending over 1.4bn Uganda Shillings in the Uganda Premier League alone? Are those not clubs?

Now what is disturbing is the continued attack by Bakama and other journalists from the Vision Group media outlets going unabated. Are there any editors left in New Vision? We are mindful that our complaints to the authorities inclusive of Robert Kabushenga himself have not yielded any help right from the head himself. Is it an editorial policy to malign the FUFA Brand?

New Vision is a Brand and so is FUFA. We have fought a lot to make FUFA the brand it is, and we are not going to sit down when our efforts are being washed down by unethical and unprofessional persons like this.

FUFA has the ability to protect its brand against the New Vision attack by all means available. Over to you Robert

The Author is
FUFA President
Moses Magogo

Douglas Smith: His science meets his childhood technique of making fiber balls

People love the idea of making significant life changes without realizing how much more the smaller decisions we make affect us, but whether small or big, actions lead to change.

Douglas Smith is one of the many Ugandans, whose small decision is destined for changing the biggest part of the life of Ugandans both near and far from him.

A small decision he made was retiring active football at a young age to start a football academy where he realized it was expensive to run the academy with imported quality balls. This will definitely change not any other, but a sports and games life and specifically football in Uganda.

The 26 year old from Rwenkobwa Trading Center in Ibanda district becomes the first Ugandan to have successfully come out with the science of making a ball, but because of lack of materials, his project is still at an infant stage.

There is no record of a soccer balls manufacturing company in Uganda before, and not many but one in Africa.

His football made in Ibanda, which many have termed as ‘Ekihago’ a rural slogan in the Western Uganda youth circles to mean a leather ball, is the first to be made in Uganda.

Humble but ambitious beginning

Smith has an emotional teenage history because, like many young talents that have come out to tell their stories, his parents did not want him into active football, what’s touching is that even when he is trying out this innovation, it has still not been liked by the.

It is only his grandparents that have been standing in his support and encouraging him to do whatever he has been doing.

Smith is a former active footballer, who played for his school teams the entire school life from primary up to High School.

He was such a talented right-winger that after high school, he was signed by the Division I side Ibanda Municipal FC (which now plays in the western region football league) from rivals Ibanda Warriors FC.

However, after joining Chemequip Medical School, Smith decided to have another way of serving his football interests and this time, started a football academy Sportrise in 2017, which he still now runs.

But his work schedule became tighter as he had to train with the club, look after the kids and also go to class, and for this, he decided to call it quits and hung his playing boots.

“I could not manage the three challenges at the same time, just because I am always looking at perfecting whatever I do and poor performance is not in my bloodstream. So I am a retired young football player on record too,” Smith says.

Fiber Balls Making Technique Transforms into Soccer Balls Knowledge

Making a soccer ball is a science, but Smith says he had the technique of making fiber balls right from his childhood.

“I was the best at making balls from banana fibers, which we used to play as young boys in our village. I may not say this transferred to what I am doing right now, but it inspired me to think towards making a different and durable product, a soccer ball,” Smith says.

He says he realized he would never play football at a higher level as a professional outside Uganda, the reason he decided to think of what he could to for the sport he loves, and the idea of making soccer balls came to his mind.

Starting a Soccer Academy

Smith then went into football management and talent identification and promotion, by starting a football Academy, Sportrise Football Academy in Ibanda in 2017.

But the challenge of lack of enough equipment especially balls, ignited further, his idea of making soccer balls.

“The challenges are many and I realized one can’t run a football academy without a good source of materials especially balls if you don’t have sponsors. This forced me to read further about the manufacturing of the soccer balls,” He says.

“I have a complete process of making balls because I did enough research about this and have already made samples of these balls. I only need financial assistance to perfect whatever I am doing right now,” added Smith.

“I now look at the government of Uganda and FUFA for assistance, because the process is no longer because its manual and also there some inaccuracies which can only be perfected with good machines,” He added.

Smith started making balls early this year, after having realized that his young football development project would not survive on expensive balls.

A Product of President Museveni’s Science Gospel

At 26 years of age, Douglas Smith is a true child of Museveni’s Universal Secondary Education (UPE) and USE as he attended Ibanda Town School for PLE and Kitagwenda SS for his UCE.

President Museveni has been emphasizing mandatory science teaching to Uganda children in O’Level, and Smith is among the many Ugandans that had their secondary education at a time the ministry of Education had made sciences compulsory at UCE.

Having completed S.4 at Rwenkobwa in 2012, he enrolled at Valley College Bushenyi where he offered a science combination of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (PCB) and completed high school in 2014.

He never joined higher institution immediately, as he didn’t have money, but rather went out to work as a store manager and cost controller at Littlewoods and Nicos Lounge in Mbarara for two years.

He saved some money that has enabled him back to school, and he is currently a third-year Medical Student at Chemequip Medical School doing Medical Laboratory Technology.

The help of Science and How he Makes Balls

Smith has yet to establish a big soccer making factory, but rather, he uses a three-roomed house in Ibanda, where he, together with his six workers have been doing this.

However, Smith says he has used this academic knowledge that has helped him a lot in especially in the Bio-chemistry that helps in making leather (Polyurethane) backed by Polyester.

He uses the local leather that he transports from Kampala from which he cuts the panels and then uses the liquid he gets from burning plastics to coat the Polyester to make the inner layer which he says makes the ball durable.

The process of completing a single ball takes him about 7 hours just because it is a manual process.

“We use scissors to do all the cutting and this cutting of panels is not easy, but if we had proper machinery,  the process would be easier,” He says.

After cutting, they manually do the Stitching of the 26 panels backed together with that poly-cloth before making the final touches on the ball.

He says he has declined orders from many people who have been coming to him to order for balls, just because the rate of production is very low due to lack of materials.

The big dream

Smith is a big thinker and believes in himself as he frequently says “I am using my small head to think big”

Given the chance of receiving assistance, Smith is looking at securing a license from FIFA, through FUFA, to start making soccer balls on a large scale.

Who is Smith Douglas

Names – Smith Douglas

Date of birth – 14^th April 1994-26 years

Place of birth: Rwenkobwa TC, Ibanda District

Schools attended – Ibanda Town School (PLE), Kitagwenda High School (2009-2012UCE), Valley College HS (2013-2014 UACE)

Currently a third-year Medical Student at Chemequip Medical School

Parents – Major Barya Stephen and Kirunga Beatrice

Attributes – Grandparents Late Steven Mbundira and Ruth Mbundira

Playing career – Primary, secondary, Ibanda Municipal, Ibanda warriors, and I have now retired young.

Position – Attacking midfielder-right winger

Management – Sportrise Football Academy proprietor

MAIN PHOTO: Douglas Smith posing with one of the balls he manufactures locally

On Tuesday, 31st June 2020, the Football fraternity and Uganda in general was treated to the shocking news about the passing on of Brigadier Tushabe Jackson Bell.

Since he was pronounced dead, messages of condolence and sympathy have filtered  through across the divide.

The FUFA President, Eng. Moses Magogo has shared a detailed message of compassion.

Yesterday 30th June 2020, I woke up to a text message from someone on the bedside of Col Bell communicating the passing on of the decorated Soldier. It was just a few minutes from the moment he breathed his last. “Afande is gone” that was all in the message. Agonising news but it was the reality

Although I had heard about a football enthusiastic military man who owned a football club called Victors, I first physically met Brigadier General Tushabe Jackson Bell on the 17th December 2005 then popularly known as Col. Bell (Afande). His first words to me were, “anatunda omupiira kati sasi” meaning whoever sells a match will now be shot by a bullet; of course humourous and joking as he always was

We had just been appointed members of the Executive Committee of FUFA by Dr. Mulindwa in his maiden term as FUFA President. In the first Executive committee of FUFA, he was appointed Chairman of the Competitions Committee and I was appointed the secretary of the Competitions Committee. He became directly my boss.

The Secretary Competitions Committee was one of the most demanding and yet powerful positions in football then and our revolution was to clean up competitions that had gone to the dogs with match fixings and hooliganism. I was not yet 30 years and was still an active footballer. I signed my own player license on behalf of FUFA for 2 seasons before a coup was arranged by Mr. Mugisha to stop me from playing (A story of another day). The success we made to restore the integrity and improvement of competitions had a great input of both Col Bell and Dr. Mulindwa as my bosses

Young, naïve, innovative, fearless, very energetic with passion to organise fair competitions, I took the bull by its horns. I definitely stepped on many toes and created a new normal. Col Bell my chairman provided me with all the support and cover I needed. I can confidently say I am the administrator that I am today because I was groomed and allowed to blossom directly by Col. Bell and of course Dr. Lawrence Mulindwa. Col Bell was my chairman for 6 years and he accommodated my mistakes, directed me where I was going off rail and protected me where I was right against many.

There is a time, Bunamwaya FC (the club owned by the FUFA President) used a player with a red card and the committee had to take the decision to deduct 6 points. Of course the likes of Haruna Kyobe could not believe this but when I explained the rules to Col. Bell, he called Dr. Mulindwa and explained it to him, I met the FUFA President and the best interest for the game was to implement the rules. It sounds easy after but not a simple thing then. These 2 gentlemen allowed me to implement the rules

One other incident, Victors FC used a player with three (3) cards inadvertently against Express FC and at that time Express could be relegated so the rules would require that three points be awarded to Express FC. I explained to my 2 bosses that no one would ever believe that this was inadvertent. I suggested we wait to take the decision and stretch Express FC to fight for its survival on the pitch for the integrity of the Competitions. Another hard and risky one but my 2 seniors believed and supported me and Express FC fought on the pitch up to even winning the Uganda Cup that season

There are countless incidents that Col Bell stood up for me. Most notable when the big clubs wanted me to be removed from the powerful position of Competitions Secretary because I did not offer preferential treatment they always enjoyed before. For example, on behalf of the committee;

1. I had warned and denied KCC FC not to use Owen Kasule with three (3) yellow cards having accumulated 2 in the lower league and one (1) in KCC FC as prohibited by the rules,

2. I had denied villa outside the window registration of Ibrahim Kongo as prohibited by the rules

3. I had ordered the replay of Express FC without fans in the morning at Nakivubo and enforced it for the first time in reaction to a match aborted by hooliganism in accordance with the prevailing rules then.

The clubs thought I was being too much but Col Bell put down his foot that I can only leave if he is leaving too. And the clubs had to accept the status quo.

About 2011, Col Bell became ill and could no longer execute his football roles and was eventually replaced by Mr. Magoola Issa as I was promoted to become the FUFA Vice President-Administration. We have since been chatting, talking and sometimes visiting him and he was as jolly as always. He always said “Va ku basilu abo” literally meaning ignore this people. Into his last days, he was always listening to radio programmes of sports and you would be shocked how current he was

I can write about Col Bell until the cows come home but what a disciplinarian yet humanitarian administrators he was. He loved football, he loved Victors FC, he loved his family

Credit or Fault Col. Bell and Dr. Mulindwa for the football administrator I have become that you love or hate

My boss has always been a great battler winning many wars; he has fought a great battle for his life for the last 10 years and for me despite the pain of losing our loved one, it has been a battle he has won. I thank the family particularly auntie Victors and Benjamin Jamhuri for the support to our friend, our father, our brother as the football family

Go rest my boss, it is just your time now and it is the decision of God that is never wrong. All of us will join you one day, it is a matter of time

On my own behalf and that of the football family, we deliver our condolences to the family, the football fraternity, and the UPDF

Moses Magogo
FUFA President

It was yet another action-packed weekend was for a number of Ugandan players in the diaspora with a couple of them finding the back of the net.

Sweden based striker Ritah Kivumbi was on target for Mallbackens in the 5th minute.

It was her first goal this season as her side lost 3-4 at home to Alingsas in the Swedish Elitettan Women League.

Viola Nambi was introduced in the 90th minute as her Vaxjo DFF side lost 3-0 on road against Linkopings in the Swedish Allsvenskan Women League.

In the Swedish Suprettan, Alexis Bbakka scored his second season goal in the 82nd minute as his Umea FC defeated AFC Eskilstuna 1-3 on the road.

In the Allsvenkun, defender Izak Ssewankambo started before being withdrawn in the 88th minute as his Ostersunds FK side lost 2-4 at home to Norrkoping.

Another defender Ronald Mukiibi wasn’t in the match day squad.

In Slovakia, Isaac Muleme started and was substituted in the 83rd minute as his side Nitra lost 1-0 against Sered.

Right-back Hebert Bochorn wasn’t in the match day squad as his Huddersfield Town FC lost 3-1 at Nottingham Forest.

Meanwhile in Turkey, Farouk Miya was introduced in the 61st minute as his side Konyaspor lost 3-0 away to Besiktas.

In Denmark, midfielder Robert Kakeeto played full time as his side Aalborg beat Aarhus 4-1.

In the Estonia Meistrilliga, forward Edrisa Lubega was introduced in the 79th minute for Kristopher Piht as his on-form side Paide Linameeskond defeated Legion 2-0 at home.

In the English championship, Jordan Obita came on in the 82nd minute as his side Reading FC lost 2-1 to Derby County.

In the Albanian Super League, left-back Godfrey Walusimbi wasn’t in the matchday squad as his Vllaznia FC side lost 0-3 at home to Teuta.

In Tanzania, Nicholas Wadada played full time as his side Azam FC drew 1-1 against Biashara United. Midfielder Boban Zirintusa also played full time as his Mtibwa Sugar FC lost 1-0 at Mwadui FC.

In the Israel Ligat Ha’al relegation round, William Luwagga Kizito played full time as his Hapoel Kfar Saba side lost 0-1 at home against Nes Tziona while

Defender Timothy Denis Awany also played full time as his Ashdod FC defeated Netanya 2-5 away from home.

Meanwhile, Joseph Mpande will be in action as his Haiphong FC side hosts Gia Lai while Moses Opondo’s Odense hosts Lyngby in the Danish Premier League on Monday, 29th June 2020

Report compiled by Ronnie Lusulire-a presenter on 102.1 FUFA fm.  He presents every Tuesday 8pm a programme called Tugukyangira Bunayiira dedicated to Uganda’s foreign based players. 

MAIN PHOTO: Ritah Kivumbi playing for Mallbackens in Sweden