The 2023 edition of the FUFA Primary Schools Championship (Odilo) for boys and girls starts today at the FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru. The event is set to run up to September 17, 2023, with girls playing from the 11th to the 13th. The boys on the other end are reporting on September 14th and will play from the 15th to the 17th.
Seven out of the eight girls’ teams have arrived at the venue. They include;
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School
Region
DFA
1
Bwabya Primary School
Kitara
Kabarole
2
Bombo UMEA Primary School
Buganda
Luweero
3
Aterai Primary School
North East
Kumi
4
Prime View Education Centre
Eastern
Tororo
5
Akuru Standard Primary School
Western
Kiruhura
6
Otino Waa Primary School
Northern
Kole
7
Habanom Quality Academy P/S
Kampala
Kawempe
The team from Moyo Boys Primary School couldn’t make it to the venue and as a result, won’t be able to participate in this year’s edition. The team comes from the West Nile Region under Moyo DFA.
The boys’ teams reporting on September 14th include;
FUFA and BetPawa Uganda entered a historic partnership worth 1.1 Bn Uganda Shillings (320,000 USD) on Wednesday, 6th September, which will see the latter become Uganda’s official football partner.
At a function held at Fairway Hotel in Kampala, this historic collaboration with the FA promises to reshape the landscape of Ugandan football.
This momentous partnership, worth UShs 1.18 billion ($320,000), signifies a shared commitment to nurturing local talent, enriching the fan experience, and uplifting football standards throughout Uganda.
Ntoudi Mouyelo, Managing Director at Mchezo Africa, which owns betPawa, expressed his excitement, stating,
“We are thrilled to collaborate with FUFA in accelerating the growth of Ugandan football. This partnership is a significant investment in our local players and teams, and together, we can enhance the experience for fans and players alike. We are creating more opportunities for all those involved in Ugandan football.”
The signing ceremony for this transformative partnership will mark the official launch of three sponsored properties for the FUFA 23/24 season: FUFA Drum, the betPawa BIG League, and the betPawa Futsal League.
FUFA President, Moses Hassim Magogo, echoed these sentiments, saying,
“This partnership marks a pivotal moment for Ugandan football. It is more than just financial support; it is a firm pledge to the future of our beloved sport, a promise to double down on our shared vision for progress.”
The overarching goals of this partnership are manifold: to nurture and cultivate more careers within Ugandan football, to activate and bolster existing fan bases while expanding their reach nationwide, and to motivate players with the Locker Room Bonus.
“Under this partnership, we are introducing the Locker Room Bonus, which offers players fast and direct benefits. The players who make the squad list per match will receive cash tokens sent to their phones after the game if their team wins. We are setting aside 25% of the value of this partnership towards this LRB,” explained Mouyelo on his part.
BetPawa’s track record of success in Ghana, Kenya, and Rwanda highlights its ability to drive sports growth across Africa. In this new collaboration with FUFA, betPawa is dedicated to developing football infrastructure that benefits local communities and will take up Title Sponsorship of Futsal and the Big League to create an end-to-end football development pathway. The ultimate aspiration is to elevate the standard of football in Uganda.
A historic collaboration between betPawa (@betPawaUG) and the Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) that promises to reshape the landscape of Ugandan football has been signed.#betPawaXFUFApic.twitter.com/hjcqBLMok9
This partnership represents a remarkable fusion of sports, business, and community development. As betPawa and FUFA combine their strengths, they are poised to inscribe a new chapter in the annals of Ugandan football history, with the ultimate objective of establishing Uganda as a footballing powerhouse on the African continent.
Benefits under the Futsal competition will include awards for MVP of the season, best goalkeeper, coach, player of the season, most assists, and young player of the season.
Similar award categories, supported by betPawa, will be given out in the Big League, as well as an overall token for the league’s winning team, which is among the four clubs that earn promotion to the country’s top-tier league at the end of each season.
Quotes
"It is a beautiful moment when we get a corporate partner that believes in our work. And they come to join us to add a brick or two to our development." – Rogers Byamukama, FUFA EXCOM Member in charge of Marketing@betPawaUGpic.twitter.com/AA46fa3hqJ
"I make this appeal to the public that this is our Country, it is our game. Let us support those who identify with our sport." – Hon. Magogo Moses Hassim, FUFA President#betPawaXFUFA | @betPawaUGpic.twitter.com/FkiGEtqDTy
"I am impressed on how organised FUFA is. I know what I am talking about is very small but it is very important. This is not a sponsorship but a partnership." – Ntoudi Moutelo, Managing Director at Mchezo Africa#betPawaXFUFA | @betPawaUGpic.twitter.com/ZfRfYtegcl
Uganda Senior Women’s Football National Team assistant coach Ayub Khalifa Kiyingi has summoned a provisional squad of 36 players ahead of the 2024 TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers.
The Crested Cranes will face Algeria this month in a two-legged affair at the first round of next year’s WAFCON edition.
The team will enter residential camp at FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru on Wednesday morning to embark on preparations.
Uganda will host the first leg on 20th September at FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru while the return leg will be held in Oran a week later.
Uganda is seeking to return to the continental showpiece for a third time and second successive appearance having played in Morocco last year.
The winner on aggregate between Uganda and Algeria will face either Burundi or Ethiopia at the final qualification stage.
FUFA has communicated to all clubs and notified them of the ongoing process to review the FUFA Competitions Rules for the season 2023/2024. The final document of the new FUFA Competitions rules will be released on 11th September 2023.
In a communication signed off by the FUFA Deputy CEO-Football Decoals Kiiza, the clubs are hereby invited to read through the current version of Rules and give their input by close of business Thursday 7th September 2023.
Uganda Cranes contingent safely arrived in Morocco on Sunday ahead of the crunch fixture against Niger on Thursday this week at the Grand Stade Marrakech.
Uganda will face Niger in the final group game of the 2023 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers with hopes of securing a slot at the final tournament.
On Monday, the 16 players who are already in camp got to work, starting with a gym session at Hotel Ibis with training on the pitch expected later on in the day.
Six players namely; Salim Omar Magoola, Isima Watenga, Elvis Bwomono, Bevis Mugabi, Ibrahim Kasule, Rogers Mato and Frank Ssebufu are expected to join the team later today.
Kawempe Muslim SS clinched the 2023 TICAD CUP 2023 Women’s Football Tournament, overcoming Jinja SS in th final on Sunday at FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru.
The second edition of the tournament aimed at empowering women through sports saw Kawempe Muslim defeat Jinja SS 5-4 on penalties after normal time ended goalless.
Wakiso Hill SS came third while Kings of Kings, the inaugural edition winners settled for fourth place.
New entrants Rwamwanja came fifth while Pagirinya finished in sixth place.
FUFA Deputy CEO-Football was thankful to the tournament organizers for staging the tournament, indicating this is in line with FUFA’s strategy of taking the game to every homestead.
FUFA Deputy CEO Decolas Kiiza speaking at the closing ceremony.
‘As FUFA, we are exceedingly happy to have this tournament for the second year. The tournament helps to bridge the gap between host communities with refugee settlements and one of our strategies is taking football to every homestead.’ He said.
Margaret Kubingi, the Uganda Women Football Association (UWFA) Chairperson who graced the closing ceremony was impressed with the level of competition.
“The performance from every team was excellent. There is definitely talent from refugee settlements and I was impressed with teams like Pagirinya and Rwamwanja. Having them compete against established teams like Kawempe Muslim gives them a good test and helps them improve.’ She indicated.
JApan International Corporation Agency (JICA) Country Representative Fukuhara Ichiro stated that the tournament has helped them reach out to communities through sports.
“As JICA, we do a lot of projects with communities and definitely this tournament has been a success for the two years it has been held. We promise to keep this project going and hope it will be bigger next year.’
JICA, TICAD, Soltilo Bright Stars FC, UNHCR, UN Women and FUFA made a joint effort to have the tournament held.
Besides action on the pitch, the tournament organizers took time and had life skill sessions with the players covering aspects like menstrual health and Gender Based Violence among others.
Uganda Cranes head coach Milutin Sredojevic has confirmed the final squad that will travel to Morocco for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier match against Niger.
A squad comprised of 23 players has been confirmed by the coach and will travel to Morocco on Saturday at 4PM (local time) aboard Emirates airlines.
The coach believes the team selected will be able to execute the task at hand.
‘After days of preparations in Kampala, I believe we are at the best level to go and compete against Niger. We already have two foreign players Taddeo Lwanga and Abdu Aziizi Kayondo that have been training with us while the rest will join us in Marrakech.’ He said.
It should be noted that the game against Niger is the final group game for the Uganda Cranes in the 2023 AFCON Qualifiers.
Niger will host Uganda at the Grand Stade Marrakech on Thursday, 7th September 2023.
This week, the Uganda Cranes have begun preparations for the crucial final AFCON 2023 qualifier match against Niger in Marrakech, Morocco, next week on 07/09/2023.
Primarily working with the majority of locally based players, Coach Milutin Sredojević (Micho) has ensured that the players switch on their beast mode and are in the best shape as they vie for places on the final squad that will travel to Morocco. The foreign-based players will join them to finalize preparations ahead of Thursday’s encounter.
On Wednesday, the team played the first of its practice matches against SC Villa, which ended in a one-all draw at the Muteesa II Stadium, Wankulukuku.
The team is scheduled to depart for Morocco on Saturday afternoon.
The FUFA Super 8 Final between BUL FC vs URA FC and 3rd place playoff match SC Villa vs KCCA FC will be played this Sunday 3rd September 2023 at MTN Omondi Stadium, Lugogo.
Media interested in covering these two matches should fill the link below to help with the accreditation process.
Deadline for submission of application is Friday 1st September 2023 at 5pm.
JKT Queens FC are the winners of the CAF Women’s Champions League CECAFA Zonal Qualifiers 2023.
The Tanzanian outfit defeated Ethiopia’s CBE FC in the final of the Zonal Qualifiers played on Wednesday at FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru.
The closing ceremony was graced by FUFA President Hon. Magogo Moses Hassim, Her Excellency the Ambassador of Ethiopia to Uganda Estenet Bezabone Yimenu, CECAFA EXCO member Madam Petra Dorris and Vice President of the Tanzania Football Federation Steven Mnguto.
In a closely contested final, there was no outlet after normal time and thus extra time was considered.
Even after the extra 30 minutes, the scoreline remained goalless and the game had to be decided on kicks from the penalty mark.
CBE FC will have to rue the numerous chances missed before the shootout with captain Loza Abera, Aregash Tadesse and Median Awol Busser all getting one on one situations with goalkeeper Najiat Abass Idrisa at different intervals.
In the tense shootout, JKT Queens were perfect converting all their takes through Donisia Minja, Esther Mabanza, Antony Anastazia Katunzi, Winifrida Gerald and Happyness Hezron Mwaipaja.
On the other hand, Loza Abera, Aregash Tadesse, Emebet Asfaw and Nardos Getenet scored but Mesay Temesgen’s effort was saved and thus JKT Queens had to win 5-4.
JKT Queens FC will therefore represent East Africa at the final tournament in Ivory Coast in November this year.
Situmai Abdallah from JKT Queens FC was named the Most Valuable Player while Najiat Abass Idrisa and Fazila Ikwaput from JKT Queens FC and Kampala Queens FC were named best goalkeeper and top scorer respectively.
Hosts Kampala Queens FC were named the Fair Play team of the tournament.
CBE FC took home silver medals while BUJA Queens FC from Burundi FC defeated Kenya’s Vihiga Queens FC 1-0 to take the third place.
Awards Winners – JKT Queens FC (Tanzania)
Runners Up – CBE FC (Ethiopia)
Second Runners Up – BUJA Queens FC (Burundi)
MVP – Situmai Abdallah (JKT Queens FC)
Top Scorer – Fazila Ikwaput (Kampala Queens FC) -8 Goals
Fair Play Award – Kampala Queens FC (Uganda)
Best Goalkeeper – Najiat Abass Idrisa (JKT Queens FC)
The final for this year’s CAF Women’s Champions League CECAFA Zonal Qualifiers is confirmed following the semifinal games on Sunday.
In the games played at FUFA Technical Centre,Njeru, CBE FC from Ethiopia and JKT Queens FC of Tanzania secured slots in the final.
JKT Queens overcome BUJA Queens in a fiercely contested game while CBE had to score a late equalizer and score the winner in extra time to reach the final.
The first game of the day was physical and JKT Queens had to come from a goal down to win 3-1.
Toepistar Situma fired BUJA Queens in the lead just eleven minutes after kickoff.
They had several chances and actually could have killed off the game at halftime lacked efficiency in front of goal.
The game eventually changed after recess and JKT Queens were dominant.
Goals from Abdallah Stumai, Donisia Minja and Gerald Winifrida meant the Tanzanian outfit stormed the final.
In the second semifinal, Vihiga Queens had to rue the numerous chances wasted especially in the first half.
Bertha Omita scored ten minutes into the second half but the Ethiopians were able to find a stoppage time equalizer through captain Loza Abera to send the game into extra time.
With renewed energy, CBE FC went ahead to find the winner five minutes into extra time with Aregash Tadesse scoring a wonderful goal.
The final between CBE FC and JKT Queens FC will be played on Wednesday next week but this will be preceded by a third place playoff between Vihiga Queens FC and BUJA Queens FC.
Notice is hereby given to all football stakeholders and the members of the FSLL that the nominations of the members of the FSLL Board shall be conducted on the 28th to 30th August 2023 in accordance with FUFA Super League Limited Memarts, FUFA Electoral Code and Electoral Roadmap.
Copies can be accessed at the FSLL secretariat at Plot 126 Albert Cook Road, Mengo.
All Members interested and eligible to be elected for membership of the FSLL board shall pick the nomination forms in person from the FSLL secretariat at Plot 126 Albert Cook Road, Mengo upon presentation of proof of payment of nomination fees and nomination letter duly signed by the UPL Club President/Chairman and CEO.
Interested candidates are advised to read and understand the provisions of the FSLL Memarts, FUFA Electoral Code and Electoral Guidelines and/or seek independent legal advice before picking the nomination forms.
Non-compliant candidates will be rejected.
A COPY of the Electoral Roadmap and Electoral Guidelines are attached for ease of reference.
KCCA FC will host URA FC in the semifinal of the FUFA Super 8 at MTN Omondi Stadium, Lugogo, on Friday evening.
This match was rescheduled from last Sunday following the sudden death of URA FC head coach Sam Timbe last Saturday.
URA FC returned to training on Wednesday following days off in order to allow them to mourn and also bury the experienced tactician.
KCCA FC beat Wakiso Giants FC 2-0 in the quarterfinal in Lugogo, while URA FC beat Soltilo Bright Stars FC 2-1 in Lugazi.
Team News:
KCCA FC:
Angolan right back Bruno Adilson Mfulu has recovered from a knock he suffered in a friendly game against Kakamega Homeboyz, and he is available for selection.
Captain Julius Poloto, Angolan Emilson Gonzaga, teenagers Abubaker Mayanja and Haruna Lukwago, as well as youthful goalkeeper Juma Mutebi, are all ruled out.
On the other hand, new boy Ivan Ahimbisibwe is set to make his debut for the Tax Collectors.
On a low note, Sharif Kimbowa, Vianey Sekajugo, Nicholas Kabonge, Denis Kisiriko, Amis Bwangani, Godfrey Sekibengo, and Justin Opiro won’t feature.
KCCA FC won the inaugural FUFA Super 8 competition in 2018 against Onduparaka FC and went on to lose the 2019 edition in a final 2-0 against Vipers SC. Both finals were played at Mutessa II Stadium, Wankulukuku.
Last season in the Startimes Uganda Premier League, KCCA FC finished second, while URA FC finished fifth on the table.
The last time both sides met at Lugogo last season, KCCA FC and URA FC shared spoils with a 1-1 draw, with Julius Poloto canceling out substitute Derrick Nsibambi’s strike for the Tax Collectors.
The group stage of the ongoing CAF Women’s Champions League CECAFA Zonal Qualifiers successfully came to a climax on Thursday with two fixtures from Group A.
The games played at FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru confirmed the last two semifinalists.
CBE FC from Ethiopia and BUJA Queens FC from Burundi won their respective final group game to secure progress to the last four.
In the first game, CBE FC made light work of Yei Joint Stars FC from South Sudan, winning the game 4-0.
Ariet Odong and captain Loza Abera scored in the first half before Senayt Bogale and substitute Mesay Temsegen added a goal each in the second half.
The win meant, CBE FC finished top of Group A on ten points from four games.
BUJA Queens FC had to dig deep to edge resilient FAD FC from Djibouti. The game looked easy on paper but the latter put up a remarkable performance to frustrate the Burundi outfit.
It took 74 minutes for defender Ruth Ingosi to break the deadlock and fire BUJA Queens into the lead.
FAD FC however did not give up and found the equalizer, five minutes from time though Nadia Nour.
However, their delight lasted only three minutes before Teopistar Situma found the winner for BUJA Queens FC.
The win saw them take the second place with nine points, two above hosts Kampala Queens FC.
BUJA Queens FC and CBE FC therefore join Vihiga Queens FC and JKT Queens FC from Group A as the semifinalists.
JKT Queens from Tanzania topped Group A with nine points and will face BUJA Queens FC while Vihiga Queens FC who settled for second place will take on Group A leaders CBE FC.
The semifinal games will be played on Sunday while the final will be played on Wednesday next week.
It should be noted that the Champion will represent CECAFA region at the finals of this year’s CAF Women’s Champions League in Ivory Coast later this year.
The National Sports Act, as it is called today, first of all, one of the things is to re-appeal the 1964 Sports Act. So, from the assent of the President, the 1964 Act goes on to the shelf. So, we have a new Law in place.
One of the areas addressed is Incorporation of Sports Federations, Organisations and Community Clubs. The situation we have been having is that as a Federation, you are also existing under another Law; for example, the Federation is also a Trustee under the Ministry of lands. The new Law has addressed that. That once you go to the National Council of Sports (NCS) as a Federation and recognised, that creates you into a body corporate that can sue and be sued, own property and be able to trade.
In the Incorporation, there are two sections, there is a Federation and Associations section—of course, the requirements for Federations are higher, but we know that there are Associations that are growing. But as we are aware, there are also community clubs that could not own property until they were another form and they are just simple sports community organisations. So today, what we have created in the new Law is that as a sports community, it can be incorporated to run its business on a constitution, election by the members but also own property, and we believe this will help so many football clubs but also other sports clubs throughout the country. So that is one new change.
The second thing which is fundamental is also to protect the commercial properties of the creators. You know a player, a coach, a club owner come together and create (I will use football as an example) a property which is sold on the market either electronically or by presence, and the Law is actually protecting to ensure that the creators benefit from it. I have heard some people saying that the Federations are going to stop the media, it has never been the objective of the federation to stop the media because they are partners and players in ensuring that we promote this. So, the Law will be a mechanism on how we will operate. Authorisation does not necessarily mean the exchange of money, but let there be authorisation such that the content is carried out in good faith and promotion.
Controlling the vices affecting sports
The other area in the Sports Act is match-fixing which has been a problem. Some people have been arrested or have been implicated in match-fixing situations but there was no Law under which they could be sanctioned as far as the Country is concerned.
We know that the Uganda Police, the Government, has better means in terms of the resources, the tools, the Law but as a Federation all you could do is ban somebody from the sport, but that sometimes, the perpetrators of these acts are not even part of the sport to begin with. So, the new Law makes everybody who is on the land subject to the law. That match-fixing is now criminal at whatever level that you operate and we believe this will expose a number of people and will probably fight the vice.
There is also another issue addressed which is infrastructure. Where the national sports infrastructure had been eaten away and given away in the name of development. With the new law, we are harvesting the ownership of property, sports infrastructure, into the hands of the National Council of Sports—one central body. There will be another pitch to find money to rehabilitate or even create more sports infrastructure but at the moment at least what we have should not be lost further in the name of development.
I want to give a round of applause and thanks to the legal department of FUFA headed by Denis Lukambi because being the Federation lawyer, he did a lot in building the principal proposal of the private members’ bill. Then there is also one staff of Parliament called Tamale Mirundi, son of Mr. Tamale Mirundi, who is a lawyer and employee of Parliament, who did a lot in trying to guide in wording this in the language of Parliament and law. A lot of credit to the office of the Attorney General headed by Hon Kiwanuka Kiryowa and staff thereat. There are a number of people behind the scenes, and I am talking about the technocrats. Then also the staff of Parliament, Counsel Edrine is a clerk for the committee of Education and Sports. Basically, without mentioning names, the technical staff from the Ministry of Education and Sports, National Council of Sports, Office of the Attorney General and the Federations.
And I also want to commend the Committee of Education and Sports which listened to the various sports federations and different stakeholders that came in to shape the law the way it is today. Most importantly, I want to thank the cooperation I got from the Minister of State of sports, Honourable Peter Ogwang, the National Council of Sports leadership, Commissioner at the Ministry of Education and Sports in charge of physical education. I want to thank the Parliament itself starting from the Rt. Hon. Speaker, the Deputy Speaker Rt. Hon. Thomas Tayebwa, Hon. Basalirwa who was the seconder of the motion, and the Members of Parliament for the various debates to shape the law.
By the time the law comes out like this, there are too many people who have contributed to it and it would be wrong for me to think I can thank them one by one and be able not to miss anybody. I want to thank most sincerely the Minister of Education and Sports Hon. Janet Kataha Museveni. I would also like to thank His Excellency the President of the Republic of Uganda for undertaking his constitutional mandate because without him putting a signature to this, it wouldn’t be law. When it appeared to him, he had a few questions which we answered and eventually, we now have the law. Every time we have accessed His Excellency the President, he has given us the time and given us the ear despite his busy schedule.
I wouldn’t mind calling it a Magogo bill. For me, my dream was that the sports sector in the country is governed by law. Because we can draw internal regulations as federations on how we regulate ourselves, but we deal with external stakeholders – the public, sponsors, and the government. In the process of dealing with externals, we definitely need a law that guides our operations, protects our operations, and also safeguards us from using our product to harm the public in any way. So it was very important that we needed a law.
And for me, considering the journey as it was, we lost our tempers in a number of places and meetings. But one thing you cannot take away is that I had a passion for it. Bringing it up as a private member’s bill itself isn’t a usual occasion. Parliament allowed me to proceed and work on the bill. Then, remember you have to seek the certificate of financial implication from the Ministry of Finance in regard to the law. In the 60 days, it didn’t come, so we proceeded.
When I sat with Counsel Tamale, we removed all the articles that had financial implications. It was in the Ministry’s bill, which they eventually brought. Since parliament’s 60 days had passed, I proceeded, but when they brought it, we sat down and harmonised. They had very good contributions, so we made a joint effort to eventually come up with the law. You lose some, you win some, but in the end, I am happy that we have a law that addresses specific challenges and also ensures that those investing in sports are truly protected.
This has been one of the dreams I had many years ago when Ugandan football was going through a number of tribulations, and we thought that the best way to address them was to have a national law that addresses the modern times. Nobody was brilliant enough in 1964 to create a law that would address the situation of the current times. So whatever we tried to solve, there was going to be the challenge of the law which was designed for amateur sports — for recreation. When we tried as a federation to go through the channel, through the Ministry, it was not going to be a priority amongst the many priorities.
So what we decided as the Executive Committee of FUFA under my leadership was that we go to parliament. Unfortunately, it was only one who went through. When I started as a member of parliament, in one of the interviews, I was very clear that by the time I leave parliament, we have a modern sports law. And I continued pushing through the committees, the ministry, but the red tape of the ministry was going to be long. It needed a policy and billions of money for it to be done, yet that is not required for a private member. So I took it up, sought leave as provided for in the rules of procedure.
Today, as we speak, it is a different story and it has been a very long journey in between. Today we have a modern law, it addresses a number of challenges. It might not be the most perfect, but amending the law is different from re appealing and creating a new law. Let us give it a test of time; I am sure it will address some of the challenges. At a later date, we can come with modifications and seek amendments. For the moment, I want to thank everyone who made this happen.
FUFA might be the lead federation and has experienced so many things to reach where we are, so we know the journey. And whatever has been put in the law helps any federation that is working hard. If your federation is going to work on the development of the game, recruitment, preparation of teams, this law is going to be useful. All you have to do as a federation is do your things right, follow the natural path of growth that the Football Federation has done, and when you get to the top, you will realize that all these laws were for your growth and benefit.
But we have also taken care of the process of growth; the smaller associations should be given the time and process to grow into the bigger federations. There has also been a benefit that if we are doing sports infrastructure, it is not just for football. But infrastructure across the country, so everybody will be a beneficiary. The surface used for football is used for rugby and many others. Sports in schools have been regulated; one thing criminalized is age falsification and document falsification, which has been a big vice. Yet, this is where we pick the athletes from. So again, the perpetrators, there is no way you can ban them from school sports. But with this new act, it becomes criminal. It is you against the state.
FUFA has issued Circular No. 1173 concerning regulations for development of players in line with the FUFA Hattrick for the next five years under the federation’s Technical Plan.
Following extensive consultations with stakeholders, the FUFA Executive Committee has now approved the release of updated regulations for immediate implementation.
The FUFA Deputy CEO Decolas Kiiza confirmed the latest development in a circular issued on Thursday evening;
‘FUFA wishes to thank all stakeholders that have effectively participated in the consultations and sharing feedback during the process of coming up with the final and updated regulations concerning development of players’
The regulations will be applied with immediate effect.
