FIFA Development Officer Assistant M/S Kelebogile Mose manewapula, FUFA Chief Executive Officer Edgar Watson and the Federation Vice President in charge of women football Chris Kalibbala in a meeting before Kelebogile flew out of Kampala.
FIFA Development Officer Assistant in charge of administration and events, M/S Kelebogile Mosimanewapula has this Friday morning returned to Gaborone after a three-day visit to Uganda to finalize arrangements for the FIFA Com Unity seminar scheduled to start on February 27.
During her stay in Kampala, Kelebogile met the targeted seminar presenters at the federation headquarters in Mengo, inspected Mandela National Stadium-Namboole and visited Imperial Royale Hotel where the three-day seminar will be hosted among other activities.
The seminar will bring together the host member association, the government, potential sponsors and members of the media among other sectors. Kelebogile said the arrangement was to assist FUFA in launching specific projects for women football where long term financial support was needed.
“This will assist FUFA with promotional strategies and actions in order to create awareness and attract support for the organization of women football” she said.
It is also aimed at promoting women’s football and attract investment/interest in the game from other sectors of the community outside the football family on top of promoting partnership between the football family and the government.
“The seminar will also equip FUFA with tools to market, promote and develop women football” Kelebogile further said.
FUFA CEO Edgar Watson said the seminar was timely and that close to 120 participants were expected including a few selected parliamentarians. The Hon. Munister of Sports Charles Bakabulindi will officially open the seminar in presence of the FUFA president Lawrence Mulindwa.
The topics to be covered will include women football strategy and development, grass root football development programs, impact of women football on social and educational development programs, the role of the media in women football development, communication strategy towards women football development and benefits for sponsors of women football among many others.
The seminar will close on March 2 with a girls’ festival at Namboole. Over 100 girls are expected to attend the activity aimed at displaying to the community that women football is played in Uganda.
FIFA Development Officer Ashford Mamelodi, FUFA president Lawrence Mulindwa and CAF executive Member Eng. Leodgar Tenga in Kampala last year during the FUFA statutes amendment exercise. The amendment exercise now goes down to regions and interest groups.
FUFA will this Sunday, January 13 2013 flag off the exercise of re-aligning association football on standard statutes among different members of the federation.
The exercise follows an adoption of amendments to the FUFA statutes on August 25 last year in which it’s a requirement that all member associations establish themselves in compliance with the provisions therein. The FUFA Executive committee has therefore directed that all FUFA Member associations amend and adopt their statutes accordingly and submit copies to the FUFA Executive committee not later than January 31st.
Regional Association Chairmen will convene the regional assemblies in their respective administrative units to carry out this exercise. These regional assemblies will be composed of the current DFA delegates within that region. Buganda, Eastern, Mid North and Kitara will convene their assemblies this Sunday while Western, West Nile and North East meet on January 19. Kampala Regional meeting is scheduled for January 20 at Lugogo Oasis.
FUFA will send a special delegate to each region to oversee the exercise. Eng. Moses Magogo goes to Buganda, Counsel Alex Luganda (Eastern), Edgar Watson (Kitara and West Nile), Letti Mike (Mid North), Magoola Issa (Western), Dr. Ogwel Patrick (North East) and Mpima Sam will be in Kampala Region.
Vice President Mujib Kasule will be in charge of the FUFA Super League clubs and the Big League elections whose adopted statutes must be availed to FUFA not later than the same date.
FUFA has also set January 25-27 as the dates for the special interest Groups that will include women, referees, coaches, players, beach soccer and the school football associations.
URA FC will need a new professional coach a head of their participation in the CAF IInter Club competitions
FUFA has sent URA FC Assistant Coach, Sadick Wassa to Cairo in Egypt to undergo a special training session for the acquisition of the CAF ‘C’ License.
The Federation decision followed the resignation of the club’s substantive head coach Alex Isabirye who had already trained and acquired this qualification.
URA FC is the country’s official representative in this year’s CAF Champions League and it’s mandatory that all participating clubs are coached by holders of a CAF ‘C’ License.
In order to avoid likely negative consequences by the continental body, FUFA acted faster to bridge the gap since it wasn’t clear how soon URA would effect their professional replacement.
In a related development, FUFA wishes to remind individual clubs in the FUFA Super League that their technical bench MUST be headed by a holder of the same coaching qualifications. A decision has already been taken to act against any club that contradicts this directive starting the second round of the ongoing season. The second round starts February 1. Below is the full list of 55 Coaches in Uganda that meet this CAF requirement.
Sam Timbe, Leo Adra, Richard Wasswa, Frank Anyau, Tom Lwanga, Mujib Kasule, Mike Mutebi, Paul Ssali, Jackson Mayanja, Moses Basena, Richard Makumbi, Hadijah Namuyanja, George Ssimwogerere, Sam Ssiimbwa, Steven Kiggundu, Edward Golola, Ibrahim Mugisha, Timothy Ayiekho, Edgar Watson and Vincent Lukyamuzi.
Kintu Paddy Isaac, Daniel Kiwanuka, Tabole Abdu, Kefa Kisala, Mawa Haruna, Christine Wanyama Nakibuuka, Mubiru Abdalla, Nkata Paul, Kaziba Edward, Byuma William, Nyiima Jackson, Nsimbe George William, SSali Tom and Mutyaba Joseph, Alex Gitta, Kyambadde Livingstone, Lutalo George William, Magala James, Ayiekho Charles Lukula and Lucha Mathew.
Others are Bogere Steven, Nankya Immaculate, Byekwaso Morley, Isabirye Alex Musongola, Mutyaba Joseph Harold, Mbalangu Hussein, LUbowa Asuman, Mugerwa Francis, Bisaso Shafiq, Ssebagala Frank, Onen Peter, Sinamakosa Zubedah, Lule Mathias, Namakoola Charles and Majidah Nantanda.
FUFA Super League clubs are advised to cross check the names of their technical staff against this official list.
Meanwhile the 29 coaches who sat for the CAF ‘C’ License course last year will receive their certificates from the Federation headquarters on Wednesday, January, 2013, 10:00am.
I welcome you all to this End of the Year Press Conference and I hope we all had a wonderful Christmas. I thank God for helping us all complete 2012 peacefully and hope the New Year 2013 will be much better.
FUFA has registered achievements and challenges in 2012 which will guide our assignment in 2013. Below are some of the achievements:
1.Statutes amendment:
Ugandan FA President: Lawrence Mulindwa
With consultation and guidance from FIFA, CAF and CECAFA, we have been able to put in place a new FUFA amended constitution which was officially endorsed by the General Assembly on August 25th, 2012 at Pope Paul Memorial Hotel. The new statutes will help address any football related challenges that affected football in the past.
2.FUFA-Govt. relationship:
We have maintained a cordial working relationship with the central government throughout the year. We are grateful to the Minister of Education and sports Hon. Jessica Alupo, the State Minister for Sports Hon. Charles Bakabulindi and the National Council of Sports (NCS) among others, who have stood by our side
(2b) Uganda Olympic Committee
Despite the challenges within the Uganda Olympic Committee, FUFA has had a good working relationship in which a course for elite coaches that was held in Makerere University was secured under the Olympic solidarity arrangement.
3.CAF President’s visit:
We invited and hosted the CAF President, Dr. Issa Hayatou from November 23 to 25. We are optimistic that his three day visit to Uganda will bear fruits starting this coming New Year. During his visit, Hayatou was able to hold talks with the FUFA Executive Committee and met H.E the Vice President of Uganda, Edward Kiwanuka Sekandi among other activities.
4.FUFA Super League:
The amendment of the statutes of the top tier league created the ‘FUFA Super League’ which is on running with 16 clubs. The participating clubs instituted an independent board to manage it and it’s already operational. Their offices are located at Green Land Towers in Kampala City Centre. The 16 FUFA Super League clubs are now individually direct FUFA members.
5.CECAFA-Tusker Cup:
We successfully hosted the 36th edition of the CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup (CECAFA Tusker Cup 2012) and emerged champions after edging archrivals Kenya 2-1 in the finals. This was Uganda’s 13th CECAFA title since 1973 and the 4th win in the same competition since we assumed offices on 17th December 2005. Uganda produced the tournament’s top scorer (Robert Sentongo), best player (Brian Omony) and the best Goal Keeper (Hamza Muwonge).
6.Stand-by Generator
We conclude this year with a modern standby generator, fully installed at our headquarters in Mengo. The 70KV generator was a donation from our partners-National Insurance Corporation (NIC). We are grateful to them for this kind donation.
7.License Plus FIFA donation
FUFA has installed a fully connected automated player registration and licensing soft ware (‘License +) which will be fully operational starting the 2013/2014 season. This soft ware is the first of its kind in Africa and will simplify our operations in the players’ registration exercise. We are grateful to FIFA for facilitating this process
8.Cranes show against Zambia
Although Uganda failed to qualify for the AFCON 2013 finals due in South Africa early next year, the Cranes had a good performance against continental champions Zambia. The Cranes’ 1-0 victory in the normal time is partly the reason for our most recent 86th position in the FIFA Coca Cola rankings. Cranes is now a big brand which should be generously protected by all of us.
9.World Cup 2014 campaign
We wind up the year with 2 points from two matches so far played after forcing a crucial draw against Angola in Luanda and resisting a defeat against Senegal in Kampala. We are left with 4 matches, two of which are home engagements against Angola and Liberia. Cranes will play Liberia and Senegal away. The current table standing gives us equal opportunities to advance to the next stage.
10. CAF License ‘C’ Course:
We conducted a CAF License ‘C’ course for Super Division and a few FUFA Big League club coaches. This was a CAF requirement and out of the 39 participants, 28 obtained the required pass mark for the award of the CAF License C.
11.Youth Football:
The Hippos (U20) competitively participated in the CAF Africa U20 Championship ejecting Mozambique and losing narrowly to African Youth champions Ghana.
12.Competitions Committee
All Leagues in the country were successfully concluded within the stipulated time of 30th June. We successfully organized the Bell Uganda Cup and for the first time, we had the finals held out of Kampala in Pece Stadium, Gulu district.
The Club Licensing process was successfully undertaken and concluded putting Uganda among the few compliant member associations as per CAF requirement.
All the basic sets of rules have been formulated and approved ; namely: The Club Licensing Regulations; Rules on the Status and Transfer of Players; The FUFA Super League Rules and The FUFA Big League Rules.
13.Women football.
FUFA organized several women football activities across the country geared towards developing women football further. Liser Berg, a woman Technical Consultant from USA continues to help the federation promote football development. A course for female coaches was conducted in January with 38 participants.
Kawempe Muslim School won the girls overall football trophy at the East and Central Africa Secondary Schools Championships held in Burundi in August 2012.
14.Media Relations:
We have been able to hold our weekly press conferences throughout the year. We commend the members of the press for positive and timely reporting of FUFA/Football activities.
15.FUFA-Airtel Rising Stars
FUFA partnered with Airtel to hold the U-16 Airtel Rising stars tournament for boys and girls in all regions, with the finals taking place in Jinja.
16.Discovered new talent for national team
Several players featured for the Cranes in the WC/AFCON qualifiers, international friendlies and CECAFA and impressed our technical team. Some of the exceptional talent we discovered includes Godfrey Baba Kizito, Joseph Ochaya, Robert Sentongo, Saidi Kyeyune, Nicholas Wadada and Moses Oloya.
17. Beach Soccer:
FUFA in partnership with Uganda Beach Soccer Clubs Association successfully organized the first fully fledged beach soccer clubs League, corporate league, women tournament and the inter University competition.
18. MTN-FUFA inter region competition
With sponsorship from MTN, FUFA held a successful inter regional competition in Arua where Eastern emerged champions. FUFA appreciates the continued support from MTN and we are optimistic that this partnership will continue to tap new talents from the grassroot.
Key Challenges encountered:
Despite the enormous efforts put in to ensure qualification to Afcon 2013 finals, we narrowly failed to qualify. The limited funding of football activities was yet another leading challenge.
We commend the founders of Uganda Cranes Initiative for appreciating the challenges FUFA has been facing especially in regard to funding our national team by subsequently launching a cash drive through the UCI.
We thank UCI for all the support they extended to our victorious CECAFA team and we will continue to work hand in hand.
To all our sponsors, we are grateful for the support extended towards football activities in the country. MTN
I also wish to thank in a very special way the football fans in this country for the support showed throughout the year.
Our focus in 2013:
FUFA will be looking to consolidating our registered achievements in 2012 as we scale up new heights. The immediate targets include:
Ensuring successful 2014 World Cup qualifiers by preparing Cranes well.
Maintaining a good working relationship with FIFA, CAF, CECAFA, government and our sponsors.
Organizing international friendly matches for our national team.
Solicit sponsorship for the FUFA Super League, Big League, FUFA Regional leagues, beach soccer league, women league and other football activities.
Implement the new constitution and finalize the process of creating new statutes for regional and lower levels.
Assemble a competitive team of locally based players to participate in the CAF organized CHAN competition.
Continue working towards unity among all stake holders for purposeful intentions related to football development.
Conduct free and fair elections at all levels later in the New Year.
Organize more courses in areas of refereeing, coaching youth coaching and administration among others.
Promote and develop further women football.
Engage the underage teams into preparatory matches.
Keep up our supervisory role in all association football related matters.
Maintain the culture of holding FUFA weekly press conferences for purposes of information dissemination and accountability.
Strengthening the FUFA Secretariat by appointing Competitions Director, Commercial Director and Director Finance, among others.
Further promote beach soccer.
Conclusion:
The Year 2013 will require a continued collective effort from all stakeholders. Football must be put at the helm and we work towards its consolidation and development.
Those opposed to our leadership must start preparing for the elections due in 2013 other than wasting resources in useless court battles.
FUFA will continue to resist any selfish acts that contradict association football rules in this New Year. We will enforce the FUFA Constitution to the latter.
Those opposed to the leadership of President Lawrence Mulindwa have resorted to use of the ordinary Courts of Law to throw him out of office after two failed attempt via well organized elections. The FUFA elections are next year.
After the withdraw of a court case against the current FUFA Executive by Mbale District delegate Latif Mafuko last week, another similar case has been filed by his co-delegate Zubair Galiwango challenging the legality of the current Executive committee.
The case is filed in the High Court at Nakawa under the Civil suit No.278. Galiwango who formerly served as an assistant Secretary during the regime of the late Denis Obua (RIP) is represented by WEB Advocates and Solicitors.
In his case, Galiwango seeks a permanent Injunction order restraining the current FUFA Executive from continued stay in office on allegations that its tern lapsed by a dissolution of the General Assembly. He also wants a permanent Injunction order stopping all the activities of the FUFA Executive, its agents, servants and/or employees forthwith.
The Mbale delegate is further seeking a Court declaratory order that the FUFA Super League Board headed by Hajji Abbass Kawaase is running its activities illegally.
The Federation has already dispersed off a team of respectable City lawyers headed by O.H.A Ochieng, Harimwomugasho & Co. Advocates to follow up the case before the Honorable Courts of Law.
Cranes midfielder Mike Serumaga will this Friday be playing his first match for Proline FC in the FUFA Super League after sealing a two year deal with the local club.
Sserumaga who formerly featured for St. George of Ethiopia until the end of last season is among the starters against Masaka LC in the two clubs opening match to be played at Lugogo.
Elsewhere, new entrants Aurum Roses visits defending champions Express FC, Bidco hosts SC Villa and Bell Uganda Cup champions URA takes on Water FC. URA walloped Express 3-0 in the FUFA Super Cup last week.
The press statement released by Proline FC’s Press Liaison officer Swaib Raul Kanyike indicates that Serumaga agreed personal terms with the club and he is expected to spice up the club’s performance this season. Sserumaga who is currently undergoing intensive training with the Cranes squad preparing for Zambia has been a free-agent following the expiry of his contract in Addis-Ababa.
Club officials have received Sserumaga with huge excitement. “He is a highly-experienced player and we hope he will help us a lot. He has immense quality and we hope the young players will benefit from him,” said Mujib Kasule the Club Director.
Serumaga has played at different levels having featured for KB Lions, Police, URA, Helsingborgs IF (Sweden) and Bunnamwaya SC. He is the club’s eighth signing this season. Others are Isaac Owori, Edema Patrick Lecchi (returning from a six-month deal at St. George) Mboma Samuel, Okello Moses, Tabu Ahmed, Mugabi Alex and Mandela Joseph.
Proline Line up:
Charles Lukwago(GK), Kaaya Ausi, Abubakar Tabula, Makoba Dennis Bigala, Mukisa Yusufu Ssenabulya (Capt), Luyima Richard, Isaac Owori, Gift Ali Gigi, Edema Patrick, Mike Sserumaga and Kabugu Ismail.
The substitute bench will have Mboma Samuel, Bongole Anthony, William Wadri, Okello Moses, Tabu Ahamed and Joseph Mandela. A ndrew Buteera is still nursing a knee injury while Namwanja Simon is down with malaria. Club coach Abdallah Mubiru said since it was the club’s first game of the season, they will push for a starting win.
SC Victoria University’s Denis Iguma in possession of the ball against KCCA during the official kick off of the FUFA Super League on Tuesday. The two clubs have been complaint to association football rules. The match ended 0-0
The FUFA Disciplinary Committee has exonerated SC Villa and Victors FC from separate charges of reportedly fielding clubs to compete in an alleged Football League not authorized by the authentic Federation.
On the other hand, Waters FC pleaded guilty of intentionally taking part in the same illegal competition and an ultimatum given up to today to make a written declaration denouncing their earlier position of playing in both competitions. Failure to comply with this directive, Waters FC will joins Maroons FC as the second club to be excluded from the FUFA Super League.
According to the official report filed to FUFA by the Disciplinary Committee chairman Council Ojok Geoffrey Odur, SC Villa and Victors distanced themselves from the sides that featured in the non-league matches being organized by one Kavuma Kabenge.
Article 76 (4) of the FUFA statutes as amended, states that no player, official, referee, licensed agents or member of FUFA shall participate in any football competition not authorized by FUFA.
The Disciplinary committee will however have to set a new date of hearing for Masaka LC and Express FC who also participated in the same matches. Ojok says the two clubs did not receive the earlier sent summons.
Referee Ali Kalyango will be in charge of today’s FUFA Super Cup clash between Express and URA FC
FIFA Referee Ali Kalyango will be in charge of the FUFA Super Cup clash between National League Champions Express FC and Bell-Uganda Cup title holders URA FC at Nakivubo War Memorial stadium this Friday afternoon.
The Federation Referees Committee has also appointed Kaliphan Kanakulya and Kayondo Samuel as first and second assistant referees respectively. Ronnie Kalema is the standby Referee with Catherine Adipo Cositance as the assessor of the performance of the match officials.
The winner takes home UGX 1.500.000 and the loser goes back home with UGX 0.5m.
The FUFA Executive Committee has approved a proposal to revive the FUFA Super Cup between the League Champion and the Uganda Cup winner of the previous season. In view of the fact that the FUFA Super League kicks off on Tuesday 25th September 2012, the super cup shall be played on Friday 21s September 2012.
The match shall be played under the FIFA Laws of the Game and the following provisions:
The match shall be organized by the FUFA Competitions Committee
The winner shall walk home with a trophy, 25 Gold Medals and a cash prize UGX 1,500,000
The runners-up shall receive UGX 500,000
Each team shall be free to use up to seven (7) substitutes
Cautions and send-offs earned in this much shall not count in the FSL
Gate charges is UGX 2,000= per spectator
FUFA, through the Competitions committee has written to the two clubs for confirmation not later than 5:00pm on Tuesday, 18th September 2012.
FCC Secretary Decolas Kiiza wrote to Aurum Roses FC this Monday morning.
The FUFA Competitions Committee (FCC) has fulfilled the directive by the FUFA Executive Committee of promoting one club from the Big League to take up the empty slot created by the non compliant Maroons FC in this year’s FUFA Super League.
FCC Secretary, Decolas Kiiza has this 17th day of September 2012 written to Aurum Roses Football Club to take up the slot. “I have the pleasure to inform you that the FUFA Executive Committee has decided that Aurum Roses Football Club having been the fourth best ranked team in the FUFA Big League 2011/2012 season takes up the slot left by the non compliant Maroons Football Club” reads part of Kiiza’s letter to the club Secretary.
Though verbally accepted the promotion, Aurum Roses Football Club is further required to express its willingness in writing and not later than 1700 Hours on Tuesday 18th September 2012. They are also required to file the following forms which must be duly signed and stamped by the same date:
Form F101d – Club Registration Application Form
Form F102 – Board Declaration Form
Form F901 – Compliance Declaration Form
Payment of licensing fees of UGX 400,000
Fully filled player registration forms depending on the status of the player; and
Payment of UGX 1,000,000= per club to enable player licence processing.
Waiting: FUFA Competitions Committee Secretary, Decolas Kiiza urgently needs the forms submitted to his office.
The FUFA Super League is due to kick off on Tuesday 25th September 2012 at various stadia across the country.
The Federation therefore wishes to congratulate those clubs that fulfilled the club licensing requirements and were issued with a FUFA Club License to compete in the FUFA Super League 2012/2013 season.
All FUFA Super League Clubs are reminded to forward their players’ registration requirements to the FUFA Competitions Committee (FCC) well in advance to enable timely processing of their licences.
For avoidance of doubt, no player shall be allowed to participate in any FUFA authorized competition without a player’s licence. The main requirements are:
Filling the appropriate forms depending on the status of the player; and
Payment of Shs 1,000,000= per club to enable licence processing.
The Federation wishes to applaud Sports Club Victoria that has already filed their players’ forms with the FCC.
Masaka LC Chairperson, Mr. Kalungi (with mic) will have to defend his position before the Disciplinary committee for defying association football rules when he allowed his club to take part in matches not sanctioned by FUFA.
FUFA has learnt of an act of defiance of the association football rules by three FUFA Super League registered clubs in the names of Express SC, Masaka LC and SC Villa that participated in matches purported to have been played under the National league tier arrangement.
The Federation wishes to distance itself from this unsporting behaviour and re-affirms its earlier position that the FUFA Super League will kick off officially on Tuesday September 25.
FUFA therefore recommends that the three clubs (Express SC, Masaka LC and SC Villa) appear before the FUFA Disciplinary Committee on charges of contravening association football rules. Maroons FC, a fourth team in this fracas has been left out since it never signed our compliance forms and as a result they are not controlled by association football rules.
If proved guilty, both the club officials and the players (dully registered with FUFA) will face disciplinary action. FUFA will later after consulting the Disciplinary Committee fix the date of appearance.
The FUFA Executive Committee that sat yesterday (Friday Sept 14) evening relieved Mr. Asaph Mwebaze of the duties of an assistant Coach for the National U17 Football team.
Mwebaze, a head coach of Maroons FC which was also excluded from the FUFA Super League during the same meeting, formerly deputized Richard Wasswa on the technical bench. The decision by the FUFA Executive committee followed the release of the results from the recently concluded ‘CAF License C’ examinations.
The new CAF rules direct that no person should be mandated with the role of coaching a national team or a club that participates in any CAF sanctioned/organized tournaments without a CAF license C.
During the course conducted at Namboole between August 13-26, a pass mark of 60% was set for the acquisition of this certificate to which Mwebaze performed far below.
The executive committee on advice of the FUFA technical committee will fill this vacant seat in one of its next sittings.
The FUFA Executive Committee sitting this Friday afternoon 14th September 2012 at the Federation headquarters in Mengo has on recommendation of the FUFA Licensing Board and the Competitions Committee excluded Maroons Football Club from participating in the FUFA Super League for non compliance.
Maroons, a club owned by Uganda Prisons with its base in Luzira was the only club by closure of the licensing deadline that had failed to submit their compliance forms to the Competitions committee.
The Executive committee has recommended the competitions committee to replace Maroons with a club from the FUFA Big League in order of sporting merit.
The Executive Committee has further warned clubs licenced by the FUFA Licencing Board against participating in any other competitions not recognized by FUFA. Such culprits shall be liable to disciplinary actions under the FIFA and FUFA statutes and Regulations.
Club officials attending a two day workshop at Golf Course Hotel on September 12.FUFA President Lawrence Mulindwa and Primo Carvalo from FIFA during one of the meetings in Kampala. SC Villa has finally registered to play under FUFA Super League
The current leadership of defiant SC Villa has finally bowed down to pressure from both the historical members and the fans to have the club registered to play under the FUFA sanctioned and organized top League.
The club this afternoon submitted the compliance, Club application and Board declaration forms. They also deposited the registration fee of UGX 0.4m to the FUFA Competitions Committee. The club was issued a receipt No. 3017.
The current club President Fred Muwema has of recent reportedly been under pressure from the club historical members led by the former club President Franco Mugabe and Umar Ahamed Mandela the Former Treasurer. The group also had Kawuma Fred and Tamale Sam among others.
In the new set up indicated on the submitted documents, Muwema is seemingly relieved of his duties with Waira Ben as the new club Chairman taking over from a non compliant City Lawyer. Topher Frank Musoke is the club Secretary, Sanyu Rebecca heads the Finance sector, Nadiope Sam goes to Marketing and Kamya Elias is now the head of Technical matters.
The development now leaves only Maroons FC as a non compliant club. The FUFA Super League kicks off on Tuesday 25 September 2012.
FIFA officials have on many occasions been to Uganda to sort out indifferences but SC Villa and Maroons FC have attached no respect to their efforts! The two teams are now headed for a relegation from the FUFA Super League.
When it clocks 5:00pm this Thursday before SC Villa and Maroons Football Club submit their compliance forms to the FUFA Competitions committee, they will have automatically kicked themselves out of the FUFA Super League that flags off on September 25.
The official deadline elapsed on Monday September 10 but an extension of the grace period was granted for Express, Masaka, Maroons and Sc Villa to which the first two complied. SC Villa and Maroons have however remained defiant towards the federation position on the implementation of the new statutes and are reportedly opting for a parallel League.
All efforts by visiting FIFA/CAF and FUFA officials in this direction have since hit a dead end and we shall be left with no option other than seeing them off the national scene by the end of today. The FUFA Executive Committee that sits on Friday September 14 will among other issues on the agenda discuss the same matter and have it officially recorded for future references.
The Federation however wishes to commend and congratulate the 14 Super Division Clubs that have already complied for their positive understanding of the association football rules. These include BUL FC, Express SC, Proline FC, Vipers, Entebbe Young, Water FC, KCC, Victoria University, Victors, Police, URA, Kira Young, Simba and Masaka LC.
Arrangements are already underway to promote Aurum Roses and CRO from the FUFA Big League to replace the vacuum created by the defiant clubs.
The World Football governing body, FIFA is sending one of its widely experienced football consultants, Mr. Thomas Grimm to Uganda to preside over the two day workshop for the FUFA Super League compliant clubs.
Grimm is a FIFA Consultant and specialist in Leagues and clubs Management. He is a former President of the Swiss Football League (SFL) and a Lawyer by profession. FIFA has for so many years been assigning him duties to sensitive countries to take stock of the state of football there. He has been to Palestine, Zambia, Syria, Lebanon and Myanmar among others.
He arrives in the country this Tuesday evening aboard Brussels Airlines. FIFA has also designated Eng. Leodgar Tenga, a CAF Executive member and Cecafa Regional President as the second facilitator of this workshop. Tenga too, arrives this Tuesday. The workshop is part of the FIFA strategy to strengthen the FUFA Super League.
The workshop to be held at Golf Course Hotel between September 12-13 will dwell much on the League/Club effective Management. Only clubs that have complied with the new FUFA Super League statutes have been invited. These include BUL, Proline, Police, URA, Vipers, Entebbe Young, Kira Young, Express, Victoria University, Water, Victors and Masaka LC.
The three clubs that have turned a deaf ear towards compliance are SC. Villa, Maroons and Simba. These will be locked out of the workshop unless they act in accordance with the current statutes.
Each Club will be represented by its Chairperson and two other officials in decision making positions who will also be managing the club administration on a day-to-day basis. The workshop will also be attended by all the FUFA Super League Board Members.
FUFA President Lawrence Mulindwa, CEO Edgar Watson, VP Moses Magogo and the FIFA officials during the recent extra ordinary assembly held in Kampala .
The FUFA Licensing Board (FLB) has this Wednesday, September 4th finalized a month-long evaluation exercise to establish compliance by clubs to participate in the FUFA Super League this coming season.
On receiving the development, the world football body, FIFA announced a reward to the compliant clubs with an approval of a two-day residential course for all the clubs that have complied. The course to run between September 12-13 will mainly cover the areas of effective club management and resource mobilization.
The clubs that have met the minimum standards include BUL FC, Proline FC, URA FC, KCC FC, Kiira Young, SC Victoria University, Victors FC, Vipers SC, Police FC, Water FC and Entebbe FC. Express SC and Masaka LC have requested for more time which was granted with a penalty of UGX 100,000 till the close of business on Friday 7th September 2012 at 1700hrs.
Unfortunately, SC Villa, Maroons FC and Simba SC have since showed no interest in the exercise. FLB has therefore advised that three FUFA Big League clubs in their order of sporting merit last season be alerted for verification starting Monday 10th September 2012 as a replacement for the defiant clubs.
Only FUFA licensed clubs shall have their players’ licenses processed and endorsed by the Federation. In order to obtain the club license, minimum standards were set in the areas of finance, infrastructure (club facilities), sporting merit, quality and quantity of personnel (technical and administrative) managing the club, legal club structure and compliance among others.
The tentative date for the kick off of this year’s season was put on September 25.
