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The FUFA Inaugural Football Corporate tournament is underway this Saturday 2nd May 2015 with 8 teams registered to take part.
Airtel Uganda, National Insurance Company, Nile Breweries Ltd, Bidco Uganda Limited, Red Pepper, Pepsi, National Water and Sewerage Corporation and FUFA XI are the confirmed teams that will compete in the one day gala tourney.

However, FUFA XI that is captained by FUFA president Eng. Moses Magogo is undertaking intensive training at FUFA Technical Centre in NJeru Jinja under the stewardship of FUFA Education Officer Jackson Nyima as their head Coach.
While addressing reporters at the turf after Thursday’s training session, team captain Eng. Moses Magogo vowed to lead his side to its maiden championship.
“Our opponents that day must train hard because we are here to win this tournament.” the team captain sounded a warning
“The training is thorough and the motivational bit of it is even bigger than what Uganda cranes would get if they qualified for Africa Cup of Nations.” Magogo joked.

FUFA President who brags with the quality of players he has on the team says the coach’s only problem will be team selection.
‘We have Sam Mpiima, Edgar Watson, Ali Mwebe, Bashir Mutyaba, Sam Mpiima, Rogers Byamukama, Hamid Juma, Denis Mbidde, Hadijah Namuyanja, Ahmed Marsha, Phillip Obwiny, Decolas Kizza, Asuman Lubowa I mean the list is endless.”
‘So I take this chance to warn our opponents that no team will stop us from winning the championship’ added Magogo.
“We are taking the tournament seriously as a warm-up for matches we plan to play against teams around East Africa in the nearby future’.
FUFA Corporate Tournament is the first of its kind aimed at creating and strengthening FUFA’s relationship with the corporate world.
The winner of the one day tournament will walk away with a trophy and One Million Shillings.
Bebe Cool’s Gagamel crew will also take part.

Main Photo: FUFA President Eng. Moses Magogo during training at the FUFA Technical centre, Njeru.

Saturday 2nd MAy, 2015

Venue: FUFA Technical centre, Njeru

Time: 8am- 6pm

Note: On the same day the 2017 AFCON Campaign will be launched

Teams confirmed for FUFA Corporate Tournament:  Red Pepper, Bidco, FUFA XI, Airtel, Nile Breweries, NIC, Pepsi, National Water and Sewerage Corporation, Bebe Cool and Gagamel Team

The clock is ticking towards the D-day for the FUFA Corporate tournament due this Saturday at the FUFA Technical centre, Njeru.

Much as it is a fun tournament, most teams have taken it to be a serious event as a trophy and one million shillings is up for grabs. No wonder, apart from BIDCO  FC and FUFA XI, the rest of the teams have kept their squad lists close to their chests.

It tells a lot that this will not be just a fun tournament. Team mangers want to see their sides return from Njeru with the biggest prizes at stake.

Airtel became the latest team to release their squad (to be exact at 7.47 pm on Wednesday 29th April, 2015).

The Brand Assets and Properties Manager Noela Byuma confirmed the squad list to www.fufa.co.ug

The Airtel team has named Willy Edong as their Captain. However the team doesn’t have names of the top brass at Airtel.

About Airtel Team:

Team: Airtel

Nickname: Team Airtees

Jersey colours: Red/White

Star players: Adrian Kalyesubula, Willy Edong

Players: Willy Edong ( Captain) ,Eddie Nuhu, Kasozi Shafic, Bashir Mawazo, Matsiko Emma, Paul Barbwoha, Bruce Tumusiime, Kivumbi Zaverio, Olwenyi Nixson, Kiyemba Asuman, Kenneth Kabekyera, Yiga Vincent, Kabale Peter, Morgan Joseph, Assimwe John Mary, Mugerwa Daudia, Musa Mayanja, Kalyesibula Adrian, Patrick Mulokwa, Sowedi Muyere.

MAIN PHOTO: Airtel team

FUFA Club Management Course

Monday 27th April – 1st May 2015

Venue: FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru

The five day FUFA club management course got underway today at the FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru.
The course whose intention is in line with the agenda to professionalize club football in the country has started with the teams playing in the Azam Uganda Premier League and the FUFA Big League.

There will be examinations at the end of the course and certificates given out to the participants.
The course was officially opened today by the Jinja District sports officer Mr. Patrick Lukalu.

Lukalu who was a goal keeper during his playing days with Nytil FC praised FUFA for the course.
‘You are part of the history which has the first group to undergo this course in Uganda. I am really impressed with such structures. I must appreciate the decisions taken by the FUFA President Eng. Moses Magogo’ said Lukalu as he addressed the participants inside the new conference hall at the FUFA Technical centre.

‘I encourage you -participants to take this course as a major tool that will change the face of our game in the country’ added Lukalu.

FUFA President Eng. Moses Magogo cautioned the clubs that have not sent their representatives to the curse.
‘It was a decision taken by the FUFA Executive that all clubs next season must have Chief Executive officers. It will be one of the requirements for club licensing. Whoever doesn’t meet the standards will not be registered next season’ said Magogo a FIFA trained instructor.

Magogo further said FUFA Executive’s desired objective for this course is to develop a group of football administrators who can manage and develop the resources required to achieve substantial football programmes at club level.

‘FUFA Executive identified the course and FIFA approved it and now we expect to go a long way in improving the club administration and management’ said Eng. Moses Magogo

“Starting from next season 2015-16, each FUFA Big League and Uganda Premier League club must have qualified and FUFA certified Chief Executive Officers as it is one of the mechanisms to professionalize the game in Uganda’ cautioned Magogo.

The instructors for the course are; Eng. Moses Magogo (FIFA Instructor), Sam Mpiima (CAF Instructor), Aggrey Ashaba, Ahmed Hussein, Decolas Kiiza, FUFA CEO Edgar Watson and Alex Luganda.
The FUFA 3rd Vice President Denis Mbidde is also attending the course as it falls under his area of operation.

Participants in Njeru: Obong Simon Opio (Sporting United FC-Lira), Senyonga Moses (Lweza FC), Kitata Saim (Synergy FC), Ahmed Kongola (The Saints), Bamwange Pius (Entebbe FC), Kabuye Dominic (Wandgeya FC), Musunku Zubair (Kira Young FC), Philip Kiwana (Edgars), Eddy Kulubya (URA FC), Keuber Moses (Paidha Black Angels FC), Ekodongoit Vincent (Kumi United FC ), Kamoga Sula (Kireka United), Moses Oloya (SCVU), Salmin Saleh (BUL FC), Kalule Abu (Police FC), Mbidde Denis (FUFA VP), Mukembo Paul (SadolinFC ), Tamale David (KCC FC), Mathias Mugwanya (Bright Stars FC), Jurugo Isaac (Simba)

MAIN PHOTO: The participants together with FUFA President (suit) and Chief Guest Mr. Lukalu Patrick at the UFA Technical centre.

Photo credit: FUFA Communications department

The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) technical committee has selected two tacticians Kefa Kisala and Daniel Kiwanuka to scout for players during the 2015 COPA Coca Cola finals that gets underway tomorrow at Duhaga Senior Secondary school in Hoima district.

FUFA technical team headed by Hamid Juma has put a lot of emphasis on youth development and the federation believes that such tournaments will help in tapping talent for the various age group tournaments.

Uganda has already played in two developmental tournaments under the reign of FUFA President Eng.Moses Magogo-the Africa U-17 Championship when the Cubs were ejected by Zambia while the U-23 team took part in the All Africa Games qualifiers before falling to Mozambique.

Later next month, Uganda U-23 team face either Somalia/Rwanda in the Africa championship that will produce teams to represent Africa in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

Photo: Kefa Kisala

The road to final of Uganda Cup was confirmed on Thursday, April 23, 2015 when the Semi final final draws were held at FUFA House Mengo.

The two semi final matches get underway on Sunday with the first legs.

Kampala City Council is at Home to Lweza as Sports Club Villa plays Jinja club, BUL at the Kakindu Stadium.

The return leg of the semi finals shall be played on Sunday, 3rd May 2015.

Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is the defending champion having won the 2013/14 edition in Mbale after beating KCC in the finals.

The winner of the Uganda Cup represents the country at the CAF Confederations cup.

SEMI FINALS:

FINAL

Regulations for qualification to final

Article 24                Fifth Round [Semi Finals]

1)     This shall comprise 4 teams qualified from the fourth round.

2)     This round shall be played over two legs played on home and away.

3)     The FCC shall draw lots to generate fixtures for the fifth round.

4)     The team with more goals at the end of the return leg match shall be the winner of the match.

5)     If teams are tying by goals at the end of the return leg match, the away goals rule shall apply.

6)     If teams are still tying under Art 24(5), FIFA spot kicks shall be applied to determine the winner.

FIFA Technical development officer Govinden Thondoo has arrived in the country for a three day visit in which he will assess and review all FIFA Technical and development programmes undertaken by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA).
Thondoo jetted in on Wednesday evening and is scheduled to hold discussions with various personnel and top officials at FUFA.

The list of people Thondoo will meet;

• FUFA President Eng. Moses Magogo
• FUFA Technical Director Asumani Lubowa and his entire team of Women Officer Hadijah Namuyanja and Education Officer Jackson Nyiima
• Chairman Uganda Beach Soccer Association (UBSA) Mutabazi Deo
• National Coordinator Grassroots programme Willis Muwanguzi

The projects are extended to Member associations under the FIFA Performance programme in which FUFA has already got courses for grass roots football, Beach Soccer, referees, Live Your Goals and the just concluded FIFA Women coaching course in Njeru.

Thondoo’s review will also cover the inaugural FUFA women elite league that is on recess now after the completion of the first round that also saw the world’s soccer governing body give all the 12 women teams in the top flight get football equipment.

Meanwhile FUFA will get two more courses this year from FIFA in the area of goalkeeping (football) in July and refereeing (Beach Soccer) in December.

MAIN PHOTO: Govinden Thondoo (L) with Uganda Cranes Coach Milutin Sredojevic (R) at FUFA House on Thursday morning.

Photo credit: FUFA Communications Department

UGANDA PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES: Friday, 23rd April 2015

Kira Young Vs Express – Nelson Mandela Stadium, Namboole

Lweza F.C Vs Police – Mutesa II Stadium, Wankulukuku [Live on 102.1 FUFA F.M]

Bright Stars Vs URA – Mwerere Stadium, Matugga

Soana Vs SC Villa – Kavumba Recreational Stadium, Wakiso

KCC Vs Vipers – Phillip Omondi Stadium, Lugogo [Live on AZAM T.V]

As the Azam Uganda Premier league nears the final bend, each of the 16 teams have a very valid reason to die a little.

The race for the clubs at the top is equally tense as the bottom lying teams.

KCC and Vipers face each other at Lugogo with one ambition – to pick maximum points and stay in line for the league honour.

Equally so, SC Villa, currently second on the log shall be away to Kavumba to face Soana, another side that is desperately seeking to run away from the relegation politics and mathematics.

On form Police visits Mutesa II Stadium, Wankulukuku to face a ‘wounded buffaloe’ in Lweza F.C. This fixture will be relied lived on the fast improving 102.1 FUFA F.M.

Lweza F.C is currently embedded in the relegation zone and any beam of hope to get away would be maximum points fetched lest a draw.

Kira Young is the other club that is fighting to get out of the drop zone.

The club, coached by former Uganda International midfielder, Steven Bogere has collected 21 points from the 22 games played so and lie 3rd from bottom.

They play host to Express, one side that has also been inconsistent this season.

At Matugga in Mwererere, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), fresh from the 2 all draw in Buikwe against table leaders, Vipers last Tuesday, make another trip to Bright Stars new home ground, where they are still unbeaten in the league.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) Edgar Watson was among the 54 participants of the FIFA Club Licensing seminar in Egypt.

The two day seminar started on 22nd an ended on 23rd April, 2015.

The seminar was held for all General Secretaries and CEOs of all the African countries with the main objectives of;

• Implementing Club Licensing in the 54 Member Associations of Confederation of African Football (CAF)
• FIFA and CAF Club Licensing Goals an Objectives
• New tools available for the Member Associations to handle the FIFA Club licensing

MAIN PHOTO:  FUFA CEO Edgar Watson holding a microphone as he made his presentation during the seminar in Cairo.

Photo credit: FUFA Communications department

The members and support staff of all National football teams of Uganda(Cranes,U-23,U-20 and U-17)were taken through an induction organised by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA).

The one day course at FUFA House in was conducted by the FUFA President Eng. Moses Magogo, Uganda Cranes coach Milutin Sredojevic and FUFA Spokesperson Ahmed Hussein.

The FUFA President guided the members on the history of Uganda football to its current status that covered how the players, team officials and support staff are expected to conduct themselves and what is expected of them while on duty.

He highlighted eight areas need attention for the development of football.

We have confidence in you that you will do a good job. You are the people who will change Ugandan football but commitment towards football willlead us to greater heights

FUFA President Eng. Magogo

Micho gave his elaborate technical and strategic plans of the various National teams while the FUFA Spokesperson briefed the group on matters concerning communication in football circles.

The National teams personnel were divided into four groups Technical, Media, Medical and Coordinators who later made presentations with action points to be taken by FUFA.

Photo credits: FUFA Communications department