Category: League Football

2015/16 SECOND DIVISION (FUFA BIG LEAGUE):

Thursday, 28th April 2016 Results:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Big league resumes on Saturday with three games.

Saturday, 30th April 2016 Fixtures:

261 – Synergy FC v Proline FC – Masaka Recreational Stadium

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

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

AZAM UGANDA PREMIER LEAGUE: Friday, 29th April 2016

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

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

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

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

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

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

Saturday 30^th April 2016.

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

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

KCCA won 2-1 on the day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Objectives of Club Licensing

* Safeguard the credibility and integrity of club competitions

* Improve the level of professionalism within the football family

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

* Promote good governance in clubs

* Promote transparency in the control of clubs

* Prevent ownership or influence over of more than one club

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

PHOTO CREDITS: FUFA Communications Department

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

Venue: Imperial Royale

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

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

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

Details of the seminar:

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

Hack, Kayuni and  Musonye will handle the seminar.

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

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

Azam Uganda Premier League:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SECOND DIVISION (FUFA BIG LEAGUE):

Monday Result: Citizen 3-3 Masavu

Tuesday, 26th April 2016 Fixture:

Proline Vs Entebbe – Nelson Mandela National Stadium, Namboole

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

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

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

Thursday, 28th April 2016 Fixtures:

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

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

Azam Uganda Premier League:

Match Day 28 -Tuesday, 26th April 2016

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Azam Uganda Premier League 2015/16:

Friday, 22nd April 2016 Results:

• SC Victoria University 0-3 Bright Stars
• Maroons 1-2 Express
• Police 1-0 Simba

Three Azam Uganda Premier league fixtures were played on Friday, 22nd April 2016.

There were away victories for Bright Stars and Express over Sports Club Victoria University and Maroons respectively.

Anthony Bongole, Bruhan Matovu and Joshua Kawadwa scored at Namboole for the visitors against Victoria University in a 3-0 triumph.

Bright Stars still played without their head coach and Uganda Cranes goalkeeping tactician, Fred Kajoba who is recovering from ill health.

Express condemned Maroons to their 16th loss of the season with a 2-1 victory.

Ibrahim Kayiwa gave the Red Eagles as early lead in the 5th minute.

Moments later, Patrick Kaddu who is enjoying the form of his life replied for the Prisons’ run side.

Kaddu converted a penalty following Richard Kizito’s handball in the forbidden area.

Vincent Walugembe Kayizzi took the matters in his own hands to restore parity for the visitors, two minutes after the game restart.

The victory drives Express to the third place on 43 points, same as Vipers although the former have a one goal advantage.

In the battle of the forces, Peter ‘Crouch’ Ssenyonjo scored for Police in the 1-0 slim victory against Simba at Kavumba recreational stadium.

KCCA still leads the 16 teams in the league with 51 points.

The next league matches shall be played on Tuesday, 26th April 2016.

Second Division (FUFA Big League):

Monday Result: Proline 2-2 Kirinya/Jinja S.S (Rwenzori Group)

Proline and Kirinya/Jinja S.S played to a 2 all draw at Nakivubo stadium on Monday.

James Otim headed the visitors ahead in the 12th minute with a diving effort after Allan Drajuwa crossed from the right. Edrisa Lubega replied in the same fashion 7 minutes later with Simon Mbaziira providing the assist.

The home side then took the lead with another headed attempt from Fahad Bayo in the 29th minute.

With five minutes to the end, Jinja S.S equalized with a well taken penalty from Drajuwa after Ali Gift had handled in the penalty area.

The game was handled by Fred Byamukama (center referee), Bob Omollo and Ali Mpanga were the first and second assistant referees respectively as Ronnie Kalema was the referees’ assessor and commissioner at the same time.

The Big league returns on Tuesday with Wandegeya visiting Masavu in Entebbe.

Table Standing as per Monday, 18th April 2016

Azam Uganda Premier League:

Friday Results:

Simba FC 2-0 Bright Stars FC
SC Villa 4-0 SC VU
Vipers SC 0 -1 Bul FC
The Saints FC 1 -1 Police FC

Sports Club Villa returned to winning ways domestically after a long lull out of action in the Azam Uganda Premier league.

SC Villa beat SC Victoria University 4-0 at Nakivubo Stadium.

Umar Kasumba scored two goals with the others coming from Martin Kizza and an own goal from Victoria University.

At the Buikwe Stadium, Vipers fell to a late goal at home to visiting BUL F.C.

Yunus Sibira scored in the added minutes to give BUL the victory.

Simba defeated Bright Stars 2-0 at the Bombo military stadium.

The Azam Uganda Premier League returns on Saturday with four fixtures.

Saturday Games:

JMC Hippos Vs KCCA – Kakindu Stadium, Jinja

Express Vs Lweza   – Mutesa II Stadium, Wankulukuku

Soana Vs URA – Kavumba Recreational Stadium

Sadolin Paints Vs Maroons – Bugembe Stadium