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Azam Uganda Premier League Results (Friday, 15th May 2015):

SC Villa 0-2 Vipers

Simba 3-1 Sadolin Paints

Bul 0-0 Express

Entebbe 0-7 Kira Young

Soana 2-1 KCC

SCVU 1-0 Bright Stars

Lweza 1-1 Rwenshama

URA 2-1 Police

Vipers Sports Club have beaten 16 time league winners 2-0 at Nakivubo stadium on Friday to set alight their chances of winning their second ever league title.

Deus Bukenya opened the scoring in the first half before Uganda Cranes midfielder cum striker got the second.

With only one game remaining per team, and a pending SC Villa appeal, Vipers sports club open a 4point lead and surely have prepared the champagne with the last game of the season coming against BUL at Buikwe stadium.

The defending champions, Kampala City Council (KCC) continued with their disappointing run of the season, losing 1-2 to Soana at Kavumba recreational stadium.

Soana thus keep alive their chances of survival with their last game coming at the same ground against Police F.C.

At the Mehta stadium in Lugazi, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) won 2-1 at home over visiting Police F.C.

At Bugonga stadium in Entebbe, the home side lost by the biggest margin of the season 0-7 to Kira Young.

Away in Jinja, BUL held traveling Express to a goal-less draw at the Kakindu stadium.

The last day of the current season comes on Tuesday, 19th May 2015 with all the teams in action.

The trophy will be given out to the winning team then and the third side to be relegated will be known.

Already Entebbe and Rwenshama have been relegated.

Now the battle to be dropped to the FUFA Big league pool lies between Kira Young, Soana, Lweza and Simba.

Lweza is away to the reigning champions, KCC, Kira Young host Simba at Namboole and Police plays Soana in the Kavumba derby.

Last Fixtures of the 2014/15 Season:

19th May 2015:

Kira Young Vs Simba – Nelson Mandel Stadium, Namboole

Vipers Vs BUL – Buikwe Stadium

Bright Stars Vs SC Villa – Matugga

Police Vs Soana – Kavumba

Express Vs URA – Wankulukuku Stadium

Rwenshama Vs Entebbe – Nakivubo

KCC Vs Lweza – Lugogo

Sadolin Vs SC Victoria University – Bugembe Stadium

FUFA WOMEN ELITE LEAGUE

Saturday 16.05.2015 Gafford Vs Kawempe Cleverland 4.00pm
Saturday 16.05. 2015 Eastern Vs Kakira Soroti 3.00pm
Sunday 17.05. 2015 UCU Vs She Corporates Mukono 4.00pm
Sunday 17.05. 2015 Western Vs Wakiso Mbarara 4.00pm
Sunday 17.05. 2015 Ajax Vs She. Mak. St. Bulenga 4.00pm

Gafford Ladies head coach Henry Barungi has revealed to www.fufa.co.ug that there is a special plan to stop leading scorer Sandra Nabweteme when the Kawempe Muslim secondary travels to Cleveland along the Northern Bypass.

Barungi has confirmed that they signed new players and he expects them to improve his team.

‘We conceded five goals in the first round against Kawempe but don’t expect that to happen again on Saturday’ said Barungi.

Nabweteme who has scored 14 goals so far, was on target with a hat-trick when Kaempe played Gafford in the first round.

Meanwhile Kawempe Muslim head coach Ayub Khalifan is concerned about his players who have a lot of fatigue.

‘My players are training now for the final session ahead of tomorrow’s match but they look tired after taking part in the Nations schools girls football championship which they won in Mbarara’ said Khalifan.

Kawempe is the only team yet to lose and even concede a game. They have won all their five games.

In a related development, the FUFA Competitions committee has confirmed the rescheduling of two matches in the FUFA Women elite league that were due to be played on Sunday and have been fixed for tomorrow. Gafford vs Kawempe and Eastern Heroes vs Kakira are the affected fixtures.

The weekend fixtures are;

Saturday 16.05.2015 Gafford Vs Kawempe Cleverland 4.00pm
Saturday 16.05. 2015 Eastern Vs Kakira Soroti 3.00pm
Sunday 17.05. 2015 UCU Vs She Corporates Mukono 4.00pm
Sunday 17.05. 2015 Western Vs Wakiso Mbarara 4.00pm
Sunday 17.05. 2015 Ajax Vs She. Mak. St. Bulenga 4.00pm

The FUFA Referees standing committee chairman Sam Mpiima says that the local football fraternity needs to have a lot of faith and trust in the referees.

Mpiima says that it is important to believe is his team that has been officiating in the entire season so far.

Mpiima’s comments come a few hours to the second last round of the Azam Uganda Premier League with a highly anticipated games set to be played this afternoon.

‘The 17 laws of the game will be applied and we expect our match officials to execute the work to their very best’ said Mpiima.

The competition is still on for teams at top half trying to win the league title while those in the bottom half fighting for relegation.

FUFA has confirmed that all is set for the kickoff of the inaugural FUFA Junior league designed to cater for players under the age of 17.

The opening game of the season is due this Sunday at the Philip Omondi stadium with KCC FC playing host to st Mary’s Heritage from Nabweru.

The FUFA Competitions Director Ali Mwebe revealed to www.fufa.co.ug that registration of players and teams is in its final stages.

‘We expect a good start to this league. All stakeholders in football need to welcome and support the project which is a foundation of Ugandan football’ said Mwebe.

Thirteen teams have been registered for the FUFA Juniors League.

Four Ugandan referees with FIFA badges have been appointed to handle the 2017 AFCON qualifier match between Sudan and Sierra Leone in Khartoum next month. Experienced referee Denis Batte will be the man in charge of the game and will be assisted by Mark Ssonko and Okello lee. Another experienced FIFA referee Brian Nsubuga Miiro has been named as the reserve referee for the match to be played on 14th June.

Here is the fulllist of officials of the match between Sudan and Sierra Leone

Denis BATTE -Referee Uganda
Mark SSONKO -Assistant Referee 1 Uganda
Lee OKELLO -Assistant Referee 2 Uganda
Brian Nsubuga MIIRO- Reserve Referee Uganda
Asfaw Luleseged Begashaw -Commissioner Ethiopia

The Azam Uganda Premier league takes the second last bend as all the eight teams are in action on Friday evening.

Friday’s eight fixtures come at a time when the league is expected to officially close on Tuesday, 19th May 2015 with the final games.

On Friday, table leaders, Vipers Sports Club entertain Sports Club Villa in a highly billed encounter and potential title decider before Tuesday’s final games.

Vipers lead the 16 teams’ table standings on 63 points, a point better of Sports Club Villa.

Both teams have quality players and the game is expected to be very close to call.

Vipers’ Faruku Miya, Kezironi Kizito and Michael Mutyaba midfield will be tested by SC Villa’s trio of Isaac Kirabira, Christztom Ntambi and Augustine Nsumba.

Whereas left back, Isaac Muleme has been already ruled out for SC Villa because of injury, Vipers has no fresh injury concerns.

In the other games, URA host Police at the Mehta Stadium in Lugazi.

Away in Entebbe, Kira Young, who skipped their last training because one of their players, Marlon Tangawuzi lost a daughter, visit the already relegated Entebbe F.C at Bugonga stadium.

Simba play host to Sadolin Paints at the Bombo Military stadium.

102.1 FUFA f.m will give you all the timely updates from the matches being played.

FULL FIXTURES:

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has named referees who will handle the Second round first leg of the Africa U-23 match between Rwanda and Uganda on 23rd May,2015. Here is the list of match officials for both the first and second leg;

Venue: Amahoro Stadium

Date: 23rd May, 2015

Time: (3.30pm in Rwanda, 4.30pmin Uganda)

Souleiman AHMED DJAMAL Referee Djibouti
Abdillahi MAHAMOUD ILTIREH-Assistant Referee 1 Djibouti
Hamze Abdi Salime Assistant-Referee 2 Djibouti
Farah ADEN ALI Reserve Referee -Djibouti
Aimable Habimana Commissioner -Burundi

Return leg:

Sabri Mohamed FADUL -Referee Sudan
Mustafa Ibrahim M. MEDANY -Assistant Referee 1 Sudan
Yousif Eltirafi Saeed IDRIS -Assistant Referee 2 Sudan
Hafiz Abdelghani ALAMEN -Reserve Referee Sudan
Mohamed Omar Abubaker -Yusuf Commissioner Kenya

Title chasing Sc Villa have lodged an appeal trying to reverse a decision taken by the FUFA disciplinary committee regarding the initial award of points in the game the Jogoos played against URA in the Azam Uganda Premier League. URA is alleged to have used a suspended player Said Kyeyune in the mentioned match.

In a statement which Villa released this afternoon it reads ‘This statement is to express our displeasure and dissatisfaction with the verdict because there was conflict of interest. One member of the committee was supposed to withdraw himself from the committee as stipulated by the Fufa Disciplinary Code. That official never did that. It’s on that and more grounds that we appeal this verdict’

In their statement they further wrote that ‘our plea to the FUFA Appeals Committee through the FUFA Competitions is to have our game against Vipers postponed from Friday 15, until our appeal is disposed off’

The statement was signed by Sc Villa’s CEO Ivan Kakembo.

‘FUFA is in receipt of the Appeals letter from Villa and we shall communicate to the Chairman of the Appeals committee Mr. Richard Kiboneka and his team to handle the matter’said FUFA CEO Edgar Watson.

AZAM UGANDA PREMIER LEAGUE:

Tuesday Results:

Lweza 2-0 Sadolin Paints

Kira Young 0-1 SC Villa

Rwenshama 2-3 Soana

Entebbe 0-0 URA

Sports Club Villa and Soana won away from home as the Azam Uganda Premier League resumed on Tuesday.

It was a home victory for Lweza against visiting Jinja side, Sadolin Paints at the Mutesa II Stadium, Wankulukuku.

SC Villa needed a first half own goal from defender, Paul Nkata to win the game against Kira Young at Nelson Mandela Stadium, Namboole.

SC Villa now complete their game in hand that put them level with all the teams on games played (28).

At Nakivubo stadium, Soana took the lead through Rashid Kyambadde before Musa Nakibinge found the equalizer for a draw opening first half.

Sulaiman Majanjalo then gave the home side the lead but two late goals from Godfrey Kakembo and Allan Kayiwa helped Soana recover to keep on course against the relegation monster with two games left for all the teams.

At Mutesa II Stadium, Wankukulukuku, Lweza overcame Sadolin Paints 2-0 with two goals coming in two different halves.

Michael Sserumaga opened the scoring before  Moses Ndaula got Lweza’s  second goal.

In Entebbe, Entebbe F.C and URA played to a goal-less draw.

The FUFA Disciplinary committee, chaired by Mr Ojok Geoffrey Odur with Mr Jacob Lubega (secretary) and Edirisa Kasalirwa has on Tuesday passed a ruling to deduct two points from Sports Villa that they had been rewarded by the Uganda Premier league on 17th April 2015.

SC Villa had been given the two points from their fixture against URA (played on 10th April 2015) which had ended in a 1 all draw.

URA appealed the decision with an appeal document dated 17th April 2015 and a video recording of the fateful game (match 64 – URA vs Soana), together with the UPL referees report forms of the matches 64, 116, 169 and 182.

In a ruling attended by Mr Bernard Bainamani (represented Azam Uganda Premier league), Mr Henry Mayeku and Edward Kulubya (URA) and Mr Ivan Kakembo (SC Villa), the committee was to ascertain whether URA F.C fielded an ineligible player as SC Villa alleged.

The committee exercises the absolute discretion in regard of proof and finds that;

– Kyeyune (the player in question) was indeed yellow carded on match 64 but for the mistake in recording Sekubomba was instead recorded.

– That Kyeyune was actually rested on match 128.

The disciplinary committee has however left the doors open for an appeal for any party not satisfied by the ruling.

AZAM UGANDA PREMIER LEAGUE 2014/15:

Tuesday, 12th May 2015:

Kira Young Vs SC Villa – Nelson Mandela Stadium

Rwenshama Vs Soana – Nakivubo Stadium

Lweza Vs Sadolin Paints – Mutesa II Stadium, Wankulukuku

Entebbe Vs Uganda Revenue Authority – Bugonga Stadium

There are four set to be played on Tuesday in the Azam Uganda Premier league.

Second placed SC Villa play Kira Young at Namboole. URA travels to Bugonga to play the bottom placed Entebbe, who are already relegated.

At the heart of town in Kampala, Rwenshama hosts Soana at Nakivubo stadium.

These will be followed by games on Friday before the last games on the fixtures on Tuesday, 19th May 2015.

WEST NILE REGIONAL PLAY – OFFS:

Semi Finals: 16th May 2015

1. Koboko Rising Stars Vs Vurra – 2 p.m
2. Onduparaka Vs Adjumani Town Council – 4 p.m

Finals: 17th May 2015 (4 p.m)

All Matches at Boma Play Ground, Yumbe

The Boma play ground in Yumbe district will be the place to be on the 16th and 17th May 2015 as the FUFA West Nile regional league comes to a climax.

Four teams are in contention for one available to that lucky team to play in the 2015/16 FUFA Big league.

Koboko Rising Stars from Koboko, Vurra F.C from Moyo, Onduparaka F.C from Arua and Adjumani Town Council from Adjumani district are the four teams.

Action of the semi finals between Koboko Rising Stars Vs Vurra will kick off at 2 p.m. The second game will be between Onduparaka and Adjumani Town Council at 4 p.m before the finals the following day.All the three matches will be played at Boma ground in Yumbe.

Luke Asua, the chairman, Competitions committee of the West Nile region confirmed to www.fufa.co.ug.

Vurra  top of Nile Zone group with 30 points having won 10 matches and lost just two.

Adjumani Town Council were the runners up with 23 points.

In the Nyagak Zone, Onduparaka topped the group standings with 24 points, 4 better of the second placed Koboko Rising Stars.

The eventual winner is set to join Zombo’s based club, Paidha Black Angels that plays their home games at the Bar Okoro play ground.

Already, Buganda and Northern regions have completed their play offs.

Masavu will play in the FUFA Big league next season on Buganda’s ticket as Lira United qualified from the Northern region.

Gafford 2-0 Eastern Heroes at Cleveland

She MAK 0-0 UCU at Makerere University Main Ground

She Corporate 1-0 Wakiso Hills at MUBS, Nakawa

Dorothy Nakato scored the all important goal for She Corporates FC who edged Wakiso Hills 1-0 at MUBS, Nakawa.

Nakato scored under a minute even before her team’s opponents could get settled. Wakiso are yet to win a game this season.

The other game played today at Makerere University main ground, She MAK St FC drew 0-0with UCU Lady Cardinals. The two sides squared off in the first round in Mukono with the exact result.

Saturday’s only game saw Gafford Ladies defeat Eastern Heroes 2-0. Fallone Najimana and Fatumah Kankindi scored for Gafford.

Three fixtures were postponed following requests by various teams. The FUFA Competitons committee will refix dates for the three fixtures postponed.

The fixtures postponed are;

Kawempe Muslim vs Alleluyah 2008

Buikwe vs Alleluyah 2008

Western United vs Ajax

The Uganda U-23 and CHAN squads had yet another successful training session at the Phillip Omondi stadium, Lugogo this (Sunday) morning.

With a joint squad of 44 players, only eight from KCCA FC who trained with their club in the morning could not afford another two-hour vigorous session.

National teams’ head coach Mulitin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic was happy with the session and said that effective next weekend separate training sessions will be arranged for the two squads in preparations for their respective engagements.

The Uganda U-23 team is training for the 2016 Africa Olympic qualifiers against the winner on aggregate between Somalia and Rwanda who play in Djibouti later today. Rwanda won the first leg at home 2-0.

‘This was our last joint training session. Next Sunday, we shall separate the players and focus on specific approaches. We shall focus more on the U-23 because their game is soon’ Sredejovic said after the training.

Micho has clearly spelt out training programmes for the U-23, CHAN and the senior Uganda Cranes teams’ Olympic, 2016 Africa Nations Championships and2017 Africa Nations Cup qualifiers respectively that will come in short successions this year.

Home based Uganda Cranes players play Tanzania in the first round, first leg of the 2016 CHAN qualifiers in Dar es Salaam on June 20.

The return leg is on July 4, at Mandela National stadium, Namboole.
Uganda Cranes play Botswana in the 2017 AFCON game qualifier on June 13, 2015 at Mandela National stadium, Namboole.

Micho said that he is impressed with the players’ enthusiasm at training and urged other stakeholders to demonstrate support for the cause if the country has to qualify for any of the competitions.

In attendance during the turning were Micho’s assistants Moses Basena and Kajob (Cranes) together with Frank ‘Video’ Anyau, Wasswa Bossa and Sadiq Wassa( U-23).

Meanwhile FUFA communications department has named Kenyi Swalleh as the media officer to be in charge of the two U-23 fixtures coming up for the Kobs. He will be assisted by Hamza Nsereko.

Squad Summoned: Watenga Isma (Vipers), Muwanga Bernard (Bright Stars), Saidi Kyeyune (URA), Isaac Muleme (SC Villa), Yasser Mugerwa (URA), Martin Mpuga (SCVU), Farouk Miya, (Vipers), Mutyaba Muzamiru (SCVU), Dan Birikwalira(Vipers), Jimmy Lule (Bright Stars), Kikoyo Hassan (Bright Stars), Umaru Kasumba (Police), Julius Mutyaba (Lweza), Taddeo Lwanga (Express), Ibrahim Kiyemba(Lweza), Joseph Nsubuga(Bright Stars), Mathius Kigonya (Bright Stars), Sadat Kyambadde (Police), Brian Bwete (URA), Nicholas Sebwato (SC Villa), Nkata Fred (Kira Young), Alitho James (Vipers), Tekkwo Derrick (Kira Young), Ivan Sserunkuuma (Express FC), Godfrey Lwesibawa(Express FC), Ntambi Julius (Kira Young), John Semazi (Express), Kirizestom Ntambi (SC Villa), Maxwell Okello (Maroons), Bakaki Shafiq (Express), Denis Okot Oola (SCVU), Fred Segujja (Sadolin), Silvester Okello (Maroons), Henry Katongole (Express), Kalanda Frank (URA), Jimmy Kulaba(URA), Denis Kamanzi (Villa), Hassan Wasswa (Villa), Robert Sentongo(URA), Brian Ochwo (SCVU), Fahad Muhamad Toko (SCVU), Abel Eturude(Maroons), Tom Masiko, Joseph Ochaya, Martin Kizza, Benjamin Ochan, William Wadri, Herman Wasswa, Hakim Ssenkumba and Timothy Awanyi (KCC FC).