FUFA: Federation of Uganda Football Associations

Category: League Football

  • Hippos to play Rwanda, Feb 28

    Express FC's Bonny Baingana is one of the expected call ups

    The Uganda U20 National team, The Hippos has landed an invitation to play an international friendly match against Rwanda counterparts on February 28 away in Kigali.

    The Federation has accepted the invitation and the team starts training on Tuesday, February 21 at Nakivubo stadium. FUFA Vice President in charge of USL, Mujib Kasule and the CEO Edgar Watson, have both described the invitation as ‘an opportunity to both the hosts and the guests’. “We are automatically taking up the offer and hope our boys will have a good test in Kigali” Kasule said.

    Edgar said the invitations from both Rwanda (U20) and South Sudan (for the senior team on March 4-5) were clear indicators that Uganda was taking an exemplary positive trend in football development in the region. He added that the technical team would name the squad later in the week.

    Rwanda FA General Secretary, Gasingwa Michael said the match would be a good build up a head of the U20 Africa Cup of Nations qualification games slated to start in April this year. Both Rwanda and Uganda have showed interest to participate in this continental tournament.

    The Ugandan contingent of 18 players and 7 officials is expected to leave Kampala on February 25 and return home a day after the game.

    Paul Nkata and Proline’s Head Coach Abdullah Mubiru were recently appointed to handle this under age team and this will be their first official assignment.

     

  • FUFA wins SOS court case

    Buganda Road Court Chief Magistrate, Her Worship Sylvia Nabaggala has this Friday dismissed the criminal charges brought by the Save Our Soccer (SOS) group against FUFA President Lawrence Mulindwa, CEO Edgar Watson and the chairman of the Legal Committee, Mohammed Bazirengedde.

    The Magistrate threw out the case on grounds of being incompetent and erroneously brought before court. The honourable court also noted that the charges against the three accused FUFA officials were inconsistent in law because FUFA wasn’t a public body. FUFA is a private entity limited by guarantee and as such, the three accused persons were not public officers within the meaning of the law.

    SOS have always come out openly to express their interests in dragging Mulindwa to Luzira prison but this is the fourth court case the selfish group is losing in courts of law including the one against former FUFA president, the late Denis Obua. Mbidde Denis who filed the case run out of the court chambers before the final ruling after detecting likely embarrassment from the football fans who watched the proceedings. Aldrine Nsubuga and Fred Muwema did not even show up.

    Happy man: Edgar Watson

    The Magistrate further ruled that the lawyers representing SOS had not obtained the mandatory permission from court before commencing with the private commercial prosecutions. And in absence of such permission, they were improperly before the court. She said, the complainant, Dennis Mbidde was an alien to FUFA since he was neither a member of FUFA nor a delegate. In this background, all the information he gave before court was hearsay and he couldn’t even prove the source of his information. Upon cross examination of the complainant (Mbidde Denis), he appeared contradictory of his sources of information.

    All the above illegalities affected the validity of the case rendering the proceedings null and void. Court therefore dismissed the charges and cancelled the criminal summons earlier issued. FUFA was represented in court by lawyers Evans Ochieng, Alex Luganda and Ronald Bogezi. (Rogers Mulindwa, Head of communications-FUFA)

  • 11 USL clubs show compliance to FUFA

    CP Bazir Mugisha

     

     

     

     

     

    Eleven out of the sixteen Super division clubs on Thursday afternoon unanimously resolved to observe the rules governing association football and vowed never again to play the games organized by the sanctioned USL officials.


    The clubs also instituted a temporally six man management committee to re-organise the affairs of the league within a period of less than 14 days. The committee has Isaac Jurugo a professional lawyer from Simba SC, Tamale David (KCC), Eng Dan Kyobe (Water FC), Haruna Kyobe (Bunamwaya), Bakabulindi William (Proline FC) and Magezi Rubaale a Director of Finance from URA.

    The resolutions were made during a meeting called by FUFA at Mengo and attended by owners/ representatives of clubs compliant with association football rules. The participating members included Hon. Vincent Sempijja, Yiga George (Masaka LC FC), Kitandwe Tadeus, Haruna Kyobe (Bunamwaya), Kabuye Ahamed, Tamale David (KCC), Kiwalabye Emmanuel, Ssempijja Asuman (Victors FC) and Issac Jurugo from Simba SC.

    Police FC was represented by the Commissioner of Police Bazir Mugisha while URA’s Director of Finance Magezi Rubaale was also in attendance. Others were Maende Eddy (Hoima-Busia), Bakabulindi William (Proline FC) and Salim Saleh from BIDCO FC. Water FC were absent with apologies and accepted to serve under the new arrangement. The meeting was chaired by the Federation CEO, Edgar Watson and attended by three FUFA Vice Presidents who included Eng. Moses Magogo (administration), Mujib Kasule (in charge USL) and Chris Kalibbala (Women football).

    The clubs further resolved to include Hoima-Busia in the new fixtures. The league according to the meeting will be continuous from the already played games but exclusive of the first three games and all the second round games played under non acceptable referees. The committee will soon hire an office to embark on serious work.

    The club officials elected Hon. Vincent Ssempijja (Masaka LC) and Tadeus Kitandwa (Bunamwaya) to represent them on the Jinja Declaration Committee (JDC). The committee was asked to align the clubs in accordance with the Jinja Declaration. KCC, Bunamwaya and Proline who were part of the seven directors of USL agreed to withdraw their membership immediately. FUFA withdrew the mandate ofv running the super division league from USLL onj Wednesday following continued defiance from the board.

    (Rogers Mulindwa, Head of Communications-FUFA)

  • FUFA President sends condolence message to Egyptian counterpart

    Date: Thursday 2nd February 2012

    FUFA boss: Lawrence Mulindwa
    To The president

    Egyptian FA

    Dear colleague,

    RE: Condolence massage from Ugandan FA

    I have learnt with great shock the bloodiest event in Egypt’s football history that occurred on Wednesday 1st February 2012 and left over 70 of our football fans dead!

    Football, as a social game is partly intended to unite people from all spheres regardless of their tribes, political affiliations, religions or even skin colours among other segregative factors. We therefore, condemn violence and the pitch invasion by fans, confronting each other was regrettable and an incident that should never happen again on our continent.

    On my own behalf, my executive committee and the entire football fraternity in Uganda we wish to convey our heartfelt condolences to you, to the federation, the bereaved families, the players, the football fans and all people of Egypt upon this loss of lives.

    It’s my prayer that the government security agencies speed up the investigations to establish the real motives behind this deadly mission. We shall continue praying for you for a quick recovery from this bloodily shock.

    Yours

    Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA)

    LAWRENCE MULINDWA

    FEDERATION OF UGANDA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONS (FUFA)

    PRESIDENT

     

     

  • FUFA CEO Edgar Watson communicated the Excom decision to the clubs

    FUFA in consideration of Article 16 (1) and 57 of the FUFA Constitution and article 18 (1) of the FIFA statutes, granted the Uganda Super League Ltd (USLL) the authority to run the Super division League (The Uganda National Top League)

    FUFA communicated to USLL and Uganda Super League clubs the decision of the FUFA Disciplinary Committee, directed that USLL and the clubs do not make any sporting, administrative or any other contacts with the sanctioned officials.

    Furthermore, the FUFA Executive Committee suspended the Uganda Super League (USL) matches on 19th January 2012. (Ref. No FUFA/USL/19/01/12) upon defiance of the sanctioned officials. However some USL clubs have defied the FUFA directive and continued to play in matches officiated by unqualified referees and organized by sanctioned officials.

    The FUFA General assembly of 2011 in Fort portal empowered the FUFA Executive to evoke Article 57 (7 i and ii) of the FUFA Constitution if USLL officials and/or clubs continue to violate association football rules.

    FUFA is cognizant of the efforts by some clubs to return normalcy at USL but the continued defiance by the sanctioned officials to perform duties of USLL is further violation of association football rules. It is therefore upon the above background that the FUFA Executive withdraws the mandate from USLL to run the Uganda National football top league with immediate effect.

    The Jinja Declaration Committee (JDC) is hereby required to convene clubs that are willing to be compliant with association football and compose a corporate body in accordance with the Jinja Declaration. The new body should ensure that the acceptable interests of the sponsors are well protected. The JDC will henceforth guide the progress in this regard with immediate effect.

    The withdraw communication signed by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Edgar Watson Suubi has been copied to the FIFA General Secretary, the CAF General Secretary, FIFA Development officer in charge of this zone, the Vice President of the Republic of Uganda, the Minister of education and sports and the state minister for sports. Others include the General Secretary of National Council of sports, all FUFA member associations and the chairman Jinja Declaration Committee. (Rogers Mulindwa-Head of Communications-FUFA)

  • Referee Ssebunya laid to rest!

    Mourners display the photograph of the late David Ssebunya at his burial on Tuesday

    His elderly mother fainted and immediately rushed to the nearby clinic! Workmates from City House, football fans and friends stood helplessly as the casket of a Grade I FUFA Referee, David Ssebunya got lowered into the grave at Nabusugwe, 12Km left of Kireka town.

    To some elders in the area, they had lost a soft spoken kind and loving grandson. “He was last week here to attend a graduation party and he shook hands with most of us…I think he was bidding farewell!” one elder commented. The life calendar of this 30 year old referee so got closed painfully this bright hot Tuesday afternoon. In his message to the mourners, FUFA President Lawrence Mulindwa said the federation had lost one of its naturally talented referee and a sports lover.

    “Refereeing is a voluntary service but Ssebunya liked his work so much that he honoured all his appointments by the referees standing committee” read part of the president’s message to the bereaved family.

    The deceased joined the referees’ family in 1997 and had since got promoted from Grade III to II and finally to Grade I. Retired FIFA referee Mohamad Ssegonga said sebunya would automatically have made it to the FIFA level within a short time from now. “It was a matter of time but David was automatically a world class material in the near future” Segonga told the mourners in Nabusugwe.

    The federation contributed Shs.1m (One Million shillings) towards burial arrangements. May his soul rest in eternal peace.

  • Army fires Lt. Lwanga as police throws out Rajan

    Uganda Super League clubs continue to make big shake ups in their representations to USL in a move to clean up the mess that had caused havoc in the management of the country’s top league.

    FUFA is in possession of an official communication from the management of Simba SC indicating an immediate dismissal of Lt. Tom Lwanga who has been their representative to the USL Board. The letter is signed by the Club Chairman Brigadier Hussein Ada. “I have decided to replace Lt. Tom

    FUFA CEO Edgar Watson (left) and banned USL CEO Ebil Ssegawa. Edgar has proved more professional in execution his duties and the clubs are now moving into the right direction with Ssegawa on ban

    Lwanga with Mr. Isaac Jurugo as our new representative to USL” reads part of the brigadier’s letter copied to the Federation.

    In a separate conversation with senior army officers, the army side was not impressed with the management of the league and blamed their representative for taking binding decisions that were not endorsed by the top club management.

    From the Police side, the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Asan Kasingye has also written to the federation relieving Mr. Livingstone Rajan of the duty to represent Police FC to the USL Board. Like Lwanga, Rajan has also been a close ally to Mr. Kavuma Kabenge the banned Board chairman and was key in promoting a negative campaign among the USL clubs to boycott FUFA activities, a position the rightful club owners resist.

    AIGP Kasingye has now replaced civilian Rajan with a senior police officer, Commissioner of Police (CP) Bashir Mugisha who is also the club Manager. Mugisha is currently the Traffic officer in charge of Kampala Metropolitan. A week ago, Water FC fired one Julius Oyet from being their club representative on grounds of assuming non authorized powers and taking decisions not known to the rightful club owners. (Rogers Mulindwa, Head of Communications-FUFA)

  • Death robs FUFA of a committed referee

    The Federation of Uganda Football Associations regrets to announce the death of one of our referees, Ssebunya David who passed on this Monday morning from Mulago hospital. He has been in service since 1997.

    Ssebunya 29, was part of the referees who underwent the fitness test on Friday at Mandela National Stadium-Namboole. Official records at Mengo indicate that the deceased completed all the six sprints that cover 240 meters in total. His best sprint was recorded at 5 seconds and 92 micro seconds. The results for all the six sprints were 5.92, 5.96, 6.07, 6.06, 6.11 and 6.13.

    He later embarked on the twelve laps in an exercise that was supervised by retired FIFA referee Mohammed Ssegonga. He looked very fit and determined to complete the dozen laps but unfortunately, with just one lap to an end, he leaped off the lane! He was shortly taken to the nearby clinic but later discharged. He reportedly returned home and there were signs of quick recovery.

    His death took us by surprise this morning because we had reports that he was getting better. According to family sources, Ssebunya’s condition worsened Sunday night and was rushed to Mulago hospital from where he took his last breathe. By press time, the federation had not received details of his death. The body was still lying in the mortuary as we waited waited for a postmortem report.

    As FUFa, we have lost a committed young referee and we send our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, friends and the entire sports family. The Federation will join the family for a descent send off. Burial details will be communicated later but scanty information indicates that he will be laid to rest this Tuesday, 2:00pm at Nabusugwe in Namugongo. May his soul rest in eternal peace.

     

     

     

    ROGERS MULINDWA

    HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS, FUFA

  • 10 referees de-registered, dismissed

    Uganda Football Referees Association (UFRA) has de-registered and dismissed ten errant referees who defied the federation advice and proceeded to officiate non acceptable League matches.

    UFRA Chairman who also doubles as a CAF Technical Instructor, Ali Waiswa told a weekly press conference here at FUFA house in Mengo this Wednesday morning that the decision takes immediate effect.  On January 19th FUFA suspended the Uganda Super League to enable the clubs enforce the Disciplinary Committee ban on the USL Chairman Kavuma Kabenge and the CEO Ebil Ssegawa among other issues.

    The Referees’ standing committee withdrew all the officials who had earlier been appointed but USL went ahead to hand pick others to handle the fixtures. Some of the culprits retired from active refereeing but remained members of UFRA. “We no longer recognize them and whoever deals with them with effect from today deals with football fans and not our members”, said Waiswa. The fired members include Mulima Sulaiman, Temaligwe Abubakar, Nsubuga Jackson, Katunze Jon Bosco, Kalule Kasujja, Nsereko Charles, Kabuye Asuman, Dhakaba Menya, Elayu Daniel and Khalid Musana who featured under disguised names of Nsubuga Ibrahim.

    Article 12(1) of the FIFA Referees’ Regulations on the organization of Refereeing in FIFA Member Associations reads: ‘The appointment of Referees is a fundamental part of Referee development and must be undertaken by the Referees committee in conjunction with the refereeing department. No club, league or other body of the member Association may interfere in the referee appointment process ’. Waisswa further disclosed that most of the members were second time offenders.

  • USL club disowns defiant official

    Water FC, a Uganda Super League club has disowned a self styled Club Director, Julius Oyet who was impersonating as an official representative of their club to the USL Board.

    Oyet had attended most of the USL Board meetings chaired by banned USL Chairman Kavuma Kabenge and took decisions that the club disowns. He was also part of the meeting at Sheraton Hotel earlier this month that denounced the position of the FUFA Disciplinary Committee against the errant USL officials. The same meeting resolved to boycott all FUFA organized/sanctioned matches including the Bell-Uganda Cup.

    In a strongly worded letter to FUFA, Engineer Alex Gisagara the Managing Director of the National Water and Sewage Corporation (NWSC) the owners of Water FC, denied having fronted Oyet as USL Director representing their club. Gisagara is also the designated club chairperson. “He is not the fronted USL Director representing Water FC and we would like to request that the management of FUFA and USL disregard any representations and statements from him” reads part of the letter from the Managing Director.

    Masaka LCV chairman and Masaka LC FC chairperson, Joseph Kalungi (with mic) speaking during the meeting

    Oyet had earlier been quoted in both The Monitor and Bukedde News papers alleging that Water FC was purely behind Kabenge and that his team would not take part in the Bell sponsored Uganda cup. The NWSC Managing Director further writes, “This is in response to the statements in the Bukedde Newspaper of January 18th in which one Julius Oyet was quoted speaking on behalf of Water FC and The Monitor of January 9th in which the same Oyet was quoted as a USL Director from Water FC”

    The Company Managing Director adds, “This is to categorically inform you that he [Oyet] is not authorized to speak on behalf of Water FC”. Eng. Gisagara promised that his club would in a week’s time forward the name of the authorized Director. To show further compliance, Water FC was one of the eleven USL clubs that attended the FUFA meeting at Royal Imperial Hotel on Monday afternoon. Three of their highly positioned officials attended in person and maintained their documented position.

    Other clubs that attended the meeting included URA FC, Bunamwaya, Proline, Bidco, Maroons, Simba, Hoima-Busia, Utoda, Victors and Masaka LC whose chairman who also doubles as Masaka District Local Council V Chairperson Joseph Kalungi attended.

  • FUFA Suspends Uganda Super League

    FUFA President Lawrence Mulindwa ( c ), vice president Patrick Ogwel and CEO Edgar Watson in the meeting Thursday evening

    The FUFA Executive meeting sitting at the Federation headquarters in Mengo this Thursday afternoon has suspended the Uganda Super League with effect from this Thursday January 19, 2012. The Federation has also given an ultimatum of ten days to enable the clubs show compliance to:

    • Enforcing the ban of Mr. Kavuma Kabenge and Ssegawa Ebil by the Disciplinary Committee
    • Re-constitute the USL Management Board to comprise 16 Directors
    • Re-align statutes in accordance to association football rules
    • Reinstate Hoima-Busia FC in the Uganda Super League.
    • If the clubs do not comply by January 30, 2012 the Federation will have no option but withdraw the authority to run the Uganda Super League as provided for in the FUFA constitution.

    In the meantime, the Federation has fixed Monday January 23, 2012 to meet all the sponsors of the Uganda Super League and the Uganda Super League Club owners in a joint meeting at Imperial Royale Hotel at1300hrs. (Rogers Mulindwa, Head of Communications,FUFA)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • FUFA summons Kabenge, Segawa

    Enough is enough: CEO Edgar Watson issued the summons

    The FUFA Disciplinary committee has summoned Uganda Super League Board Chairman Kavuma Julius Kabenge and the Chief Executive Officer Ebil Ssegawa Jimmy to appear before the committee on January 13 on charges related to the contravention of the rules governing association football.

    In a communication by the Federation CEO Edgar Watson to the accused, he quoted the Disciplinary Committee’s first case number as DC/30112/003.  The two in their official positions at USL will face the committee at 4:00pm.  They are accused of failure to follow the Uganda Super League Ltd Memorandum and Articles of Association.  They have also failed to comply and implement FUFA rules inclusive of statutes, regulations, decisions and directives of FUFA, CAF and FIFA.

    Trapped: Kavuma Kabenge

    In another separate summon, Kavuma Kabenge under case number DC/30112/001 faces three other charges. He failed to comply with FUFA rules, put the game of association football into disrepute by his actions and communications and taking matters of interpretation and application of FUFA rules to ordinary court of law. He will therefore have to defend himself on this matter first at 2:00pm before re-appearing at 4:00pm over a second case.

    Ebil Ssegawa will also have to appear before the committee earlier at 3:00pm on individual charges (DC/30112/002) of failure to comply with the FUFA rules and putting the game of association football into disrepute by his actions and communications.

    The Disciplinary committee will proceed with the case and take decisions based on the information in its possession if the accused fail to show up on the date and time officially communicated to them.

    Hard times: Jimmy Segawa

    The committee comprises renowned lawyers within and outside Kampala. The committee is chaired by Ojuk Odur Geoffrey with Balondemu Daudi as his vice. Nyonyintono Asuman Mulawa is the committee secretary while Kasalirwe Dirisa and Jacob Lubega are members.

    (Rogers Mulindwa-Head of Communications, FUFA)

  • Guma gets New Year’s gift

    Denis Guma: His appeal has yielded results in his favour

    The FUFA Appeals committee has released its ruling in an appeal by SC Villa player Denis Guma indicating a reduction in the magnitude of the disciplinary actions earlier taken by the disciplinary committee.

    The decision by the disciplinary committee to suspend the player was upheld with modifications. Guma is now suspended for three consecutive Uganda Super League matches with effect from today January 2, 2012. The Federation’s supreme judicial body has also scrapped the Shs.500.000 penalty, leaving Guma with a New Year’s gift and option of investing the money in other positive deals other than his indiscipline.

    The Federation CEO, Edgar Watson has already issued a letter communicating the decision by the appeals committee to Guma and other closely concerned parties. One Seguya Sulaiman picked the letter from the federation headquarters in Mengo at 5:18pm on behalf of Guma. “The fine of Shs.500.000 earlier imposed by the disciplinary committee has been set aside. You will therefore not be required to pay any fine” reads part of the CEO’s letter to the player.

    Guma absconded from the Cranes camp days before the team travelled to Morocco for the LG cup. He however later wrote an apology addressed to the Disciplinary committee pledging never to commit the same offence again. (Issued by Rogers Mulindwa-Head of communications, FUFA)

     

  • Bukedde Scribe lands Proline job

    Abdallah Mubiru has landed a New Year's gift!

    A celebrated journalist with Bukedde News Paper, a sister publication to the government New Vision paper, Abdallah Mubiru, 39 has been appointed the new head coach for Proline FC. This is his second appointment in a stretch of two months after the FUFA executive named him an assistant coach for the U20 National team in November.

    Proline is a super Division club owned by Mujib Kasule. FUFA President Lawrence Mulindwa in November this year appointed Kasule his Vice President in charge of USL. Kasule later told an executive committee meeting that he was considering retiring from a coaching career to concentrate on his new appointment. He also promised, he would find a suitable replacement to take over from him.

    Mubiru confirmed the appointment when contacted on phone yesterday saying, ‘Its an affordable but challenging  task…..I shall offer my best” . Mubiru, started his footballing career in 1991 when he featured for the First Division side UCI-Tororo and guided the club into Super Division. Between 1992-93, he joined Dairy Cooperation which was also elevated to the super Division side during his time as a player. In 1994-1996, he played for SC Villa and with him, the club lifted the Super Division title in 1994.

    He later crossed to KCC FC where he stayed till 1999 winning the League cup in 1997. In 1999, he joined  Military Police where he ended his career as a player in 2001. In the same year year, Kibuli Secondary School hired his services as a coach a position he has held to-date. Cranes players like Henry Kalungi and Ivan Bukenya among others have gone through his hands. He has lifted two National Post Primary Coca Cola championship (2002, 2005) and three UMEA Schools’ trophies (2002, 2004 and 2006) to become the most successful coach at Kibuli SS. His side has lost three times in the finals under his overall command.

    Editor’s Comments: Proline FC seem not to have made a wrong choice and we wish Abdallah the best at his new station. (Compiled by Rogers Mulindwa, Head of Communications-FUFA)

     

  • 2011: A Year of mixed fortunes-FUFA President

    FUFA President Lawrence Mulindwa

    Fellow Ugandans, Let me begin by thanking the Almighty God for bringing us this close to another New Year. I hope we all had a wonderful Christmas.

    FUFA pays its respect to all our departed colleagues. May their Souls Rest In Eternal Peace! As we come to the end of 2011, I wish to thank all of you for the immeasurable support you have given to FUFA. The year 2011 has been a year of mixed fortunes at FUFA.

    Achievements:

    • Njeru Technical Centre: FUFA completed the construction of the Njeru Technical Centre. The FIFA Development Officer for Africa, Ashford Mamelodi was impressed by the work done by my administration on this project.
    • U-23 Maputo: Uganda was represented at the All Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique by our U-23 team.

      FIFA's Mamelodi inspecting Njeru Technical Centre mid December 2011
    • International tournaments: Uganda featured in international tournaments like CHAN, Nile Basin Championship and the LG Cup in Morocco.
    • CECAFA: Uganda won a record 12th CECAFA title. Our Cranes team defied all odds and beat rivals Rwanda 3-2 on penalties after normal play had ended 2-2 in Dar-es Salaam.
    • Administration, Finance and Communication: My administration reconstituted FUFA by bringing in more administrators to bolster football development in Uganda. New Standing committees were named. Several administrative and beach soccer courses were held to enhance the proper running of the game. We have continued to practice transparency and accountability at all levels which has won admiration of our local and international partners.  Our website www.fufa.co.ug continues to run smoothly and offers regular news of all FUFA activities. I encourage everyone out there to regularly visit this website.

      On Board: Mujib Kasule shares a moment of joy with the FUFA president. Mujib is in charge of USL
    • Referees:  FUFA ensured that several referee courses were held to improve refereeing standards. Several refresher courses have been conducted throughout the country.
    • Coaches:  We have encouraged more coaches to take up national and international assignments. Courses have been held to improve the level of coaching and more will be held.
    • Uganda Super League: FUFA appointed Mr. Mujib Kasule as Vice President in charge of USL to streamline the proper running of the league and to ensure that the Jinja Declaration is adhered to by all stakeholders.
    • Sponsorship: We thank our sponsors MTN, Bell, NIC, Nile Breweries Ltd, Coca Cola, City Tyres, the government, and everyone who contributed towards our activities in 2011.
    • The Cranes:
      The Cranes lifted the Cecafa title in Dar es salaam on December 10.

      The national team has drawn alot of support from all quarters. We recorded a record turn out during the Angola, Guinea Bissau and Kenya AFCON 2012 games at Namboole Stadium. We thank our fans for the tremendous support.

      President Yoweri Museveni has promised more support towards FUFA efforts next year
    • Youth Football: Youth football continued to flourish under my administration. Uganda also impressed at the East African Secondary Schools Championships in Mbarara, with two Ugandan teams Kibuli SS and St Mary’s Kitende, reaching the finals. Setting up youth structures at all levels has been our priority. School games teachers were also trained.
    • Women’s football: FUFA continued to promote women football. A number of teams took part in this year’s FUFA Women Inter Regional Championship held in Fort portal. Lisa Berg, a woman Football technical consultant from USA is in the country to assist in the development of women football.  Our national team played two international friendly matches against Egypt in Cairo this December.
    1. FUFA- MTN Inter Regional Championship: Kampala Region's Captain Bonny Baingana receives the FUFA-MTN trophy from the FA President in Tororo this year. Baingana is now a key player for Express FCFUFA held the MTN Inter Regional Championship in Tororo. This championship helps the federation technical team to tap raw talent. Current Super League prominent players like Bonny Baingana and Musa Mukasa (Express FC) and Goal Keeper Jamal Salim among others were identified from our last inter regional competitions in Tororo.
    2. Plan for the year ahead 2012
    • Cranes World Cup and Nations Cup qualifiers: Cranes will take part in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. We are in the same group with Angola, Senegal and Liberia in the world Cup qualifiers. Cranes will meet Congo Brazzaville away on February 29, 2012 in the Nations Cup qualifiers. The main challenge is funding.
    • Youth Football: FUFA will continue to promote youth football by encouraging more teams to take part in youth tournaments like the COPA Coca Cola championship, the U-15 S1/S2 FUFA championship, U-16 Shell Championship and U-14 City Tyres Championship.
    • Women football:
      Crested Cranes Head Coach, Majda Nantanda in a training session as the team prepared for an international friendly match against Egypt. Right is M/S Lisa Berga, a Technical consultant from USA

      The Crested Cranes will host Congo in the African Cup of Nations Women qualifiers on January14 at Nakivubo Stadium. I encourage Ugandans to come in big numbers and cheer our team.

    • Njeru Technical Centre: We will soon officially open the Njeru Technical Centre. We thank FIFA, through our Regional Development Officer Ashford, for financing this project.
    • Monitoring potential Cranes players: In a bid to strengthen our national team, FUFA is running an aggressive campaign of monitoring potential Cranes players locally and internationally. We will give these players a chance to feature for Cranes and in other national youth teams.
    • Marketing and sponsorship: FUFA will seek more sponsors for all our activities. Companies, individuals and government will be sought to support our national teams, Beach soccer, technical development, youth development and women football.
    • Administration and Communication:
      The FA President consults some members of his Executive during a retreat in Entebbe in October

      My administration will ensure that our local administrators continue to get international exposure through organising administrative courses. FUFA will seek more sponsors for our website to make it more attractive and widely visited.

    • Media symposium: FUFA, in conjunction with CAF and FIFA, will organise a Media Symposium in Kampala aimed at improving the standards of football reporting.
    • Uganda Super League: FUFA will engage FIFA and CAF instructors to train our local club administrators on acceptable management standards. Many clubs are being run down due to inefficiency in administration.
    • International tournaments:Uganda will continue to feature in international
      Uganda finished second in this year's Nile Basin tournament in Cairo

      tournaments to expose our players more on the international scene.

    Conclusion

    FUFA would like to thank the government, the State Minister for Sports Hon. Charles Bakabulindi, our sponsors, media and all our fans for the support you have accorded to the federation in the past year.

    We assure Ugandans that we are still very committed to the development of football in Uganda. Discipline of players, officials and all other members of FUFA will be paramount. FUFA will not tolerate indiscipline and violation of the Constitution and FIFA Statutes.

    I once again wish you a happy New Year.

    Live it Love it.

    Lawrence Mulindwa

    FUFA PRESIDENT

  • 2011: A year of mixed fortunes-FUFA President

     

    FUFA President, Lawrence Mulindwa says despite the unfortunate Uganda's failure to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations, a lot has been achieved and strategies have been laid to register more success in 2012.

    Fellow Ugandans, Let me begin by thanking the Almighty God for bringing us this close to another New Year. I hope we all had a wonderful Christmas.

    FUFA pays its respect to all our departed colleagues. May their Souls Rest In Eternal Peace! As we come to the end of 2011, I wish to thank all of you for the immeasurable support you have given to FUFA. The year 2011 has been a year of mixed fortunes at FUFA.

    Achievements:

    FIFA Devpt Officer Ashford Mamelodi at Njeru Technical Centre mid December 2011. Mamelodi was impressed with the work done under the FUFA supervision

    • Njeru Technical Centre: FUFA completed the construction of the Njeru Technical Centre. The FIFA Development Officer for Africa, Ashford Mamelodi was impressed by the work done by my administration on this project.

      FIFA Devpt officer Ashford Mamelodi at Njeru for the final inspection on the Technical centre
    • U-23 Maputo: Uganda was represented at the All Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique by our U-23 team.
    • International tournaments: Uganda featured in international tournaments like CHAN, Nile Basin Championship and the LG Cup in Morocco.
    • CECAFA: Uganda won a record 12th CECAFA title. Our Cranes team defied all odds and beat rivals Rwanda 3-2 on penalties after normal play had ended 2-2 in Dar-es Salaam.

      FUFA President consults his executive members during a retyreat at Entebbe in October
    • Administration, Finance and Communication: My administration reconstituted FUFA by bringing in more administrators to bolster football development in Uganda. New Standing committees were named. Several administrative and beach soccer courses were held to enhance the proper running of the game. We have continued to practice transparency and accountability at all levels which has won admiration of our local and international partners.  Our website www.fufa.co.ug continues to run smoothly and offers regular news of all FUFA activities. I encourage everyone out there to regularly visit this website.
    • Referees:  FUFA ensured that several referee courses were held to improve refereeing standards. Several refresher courses have been conducted throughout the country.
    • Coaches:  We have encouraged more coaches to take up national and international assignments. Courses have been held to improve the level of coaching and more will be held.

      Mujib Kasule (right) shares a happy moment with the FA President. Mujib was appointed new VP in charge of USL in November this year.
    • Uganda Super League: FUFA appointed Mr. Mujib Kasule as Vice President in charge of USL to streamline the proper running of the league and to ensure that the Jinja Declaration is adhered to by all stakeholders.
    • Sponsorship: We thank our sponsors MTN, Bell, NIC, Nile Breweries Ltd, Coca Cola, City Tyres, the government, and everyone who contributed towards our activities in 2011.
    • The Cranes: The national team has drawn alot of support from all quarters. We recorded a record turn out during the Angola, Guinea Bissau and Kenya AFCON 2012 games at Namboole Stadium. We thank our fans for the tremendous support.
    • Youth Football: Youth football continued to flourish under my administration. Uganda also impressed at the East African Secondary Schools Championships in Mbarara, with two Ugandan teams Kibuli SS and St Mary’s Kitende, reaching the finals. Setting up youth structures at all levels has been our priority. School games teachers were also trained.

      Crested Cranes Head Coach, Majda Nantanda giving instructions to her players shortly before they left for Egypt for the international friendly matches. Looking on is Lisa Berg from USA
    • Women’s football: FUFA continued to promote women football. A number of teams took part in this year’s FUFA Women Inter Regional Championship held in Fort portal. Lisa Berg, a woman Football technical consultant from USA is in the country to assist in the development of women football.  Our national team played two international friendly matches against Egypt in Cairo this December.

      Kampala Region Captain Bonny Baingana receives a trophy from the FUFA president in Tororo. Baingana now features for Express FC
    • FUFA- MTN Inter Regional Championship: FUFA held the MTN Inter Regional Championship in Tororo. This championship helps the federation technical team to tap raw talent. Current Super League prominent players like Bonny Baingana and Musa Mukasa (Express FC) and Goal Keeper Jamal Salim among others were identified from our last inter regional competitions in Tororo.

    Plan for the year ahead 2012

    • Cranes World Cup and Nations Cup qualifiers: Cranes will take part in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. We are in the same group with Angola, Senegal and Liberia in the world Cup qualifiers. Cranes will meet Congo Brazzaville away on February 29, 2012 in the Nations Cup qualifiers. The main challenge is funding.

      The Cranes team that lifted the 2011 Cecafa Tusker Cup in Dar es salaam
    • Youth Football: FUFA will continue to promote youth football by encouraging more teams to take part in youth tournaments like the COPA Coca Cola championship, the U-15 S1/S2 FUFA championship, U-16 Shell Championship and U-14 City Tyres Championship.
    • Women football: The Crested Cranes will host Congo in the African Cup of Nations Women qualifiers on January14 at Nakivubo Stadium. I encourage Ugandans to come in big numbers and cheer our team.
    • Njeru Technical Centre: We will soon officially open the Njeru Technical Centre. We thank FIFA, through our Regional Development Officer Ashford, for financing this project.

      President Yoweri Museveni visited the Cranes camp in October and he later promised to continue support the FUFA efforts of lifting our soccer to another level
    • Monitoring potential Cranes players: In a bid to strengthen our national team, FUFA is running an aggressive campaign of monitoring potential Cranes players locally and internationally. We will give these players a chance to feature for Cranes and in other national youth teams.
    • Marketing and sponsorship: FUFA will seek more sponsors for all our activities. Companies, individuals and government will be sought to support our national teams, Beach soccer, technical development, youth development and women football.
    • Administration and Communication: My administration will ensure that our local administrators continue to get international exposure through organising administrative courses. FUFA will seek more sponsors for our website to make it more attractive and widely visited.
    • Media symposium: FUFA, in conjunction with CAF and FIFA, will organise a Media Symposium in Kampala aimed at improving the standards of football reporting.

      Uganda has participated in a number of tournaments this year. The picture above shows Coach Bobby shortly after return Egypt for the Nile Basin Cup. Uganda finished second
    • Uganda Super League: FUFA will engage FIFA and CAF instructors to train our local club administrators on acceptable management standards. Many clubs are being run down due to inefficiency in administration.
    • International tournaments: Uganda will continue to feature in international tournaments to expose our players more on the international scene.

    Conclusion

    FUFA would like to thank the government, the State Minister for Sports Hon. Charles Bakabulindi, our sponsors, media and all our fans for the support you have accorded to the federation in the past year.

    We assure Ugandans that we are still very committed to the development of football in Uganda. Discipline of players, officials and all other members of FUFA will be paramount. FUFA will not tolerate indiscipline and violation of the Constitution and FIFA Statutes.

    I once again wish you a happy New Year.

    Live it Love it.

    Lawrence Mulindwa

    FUFA PRESIDENT

  • FIFA releases 2012 refs’ list

    Ugandan referees undergoing a fitness test in Namboole recently

    The world Football body, FIFA has released a list of 16 Ugandan referees for the award of international badges for the year 2012.

    The list has four male centre referees, one person less compared to the 2010 list. The changes in this category partly follows the voluntary retirement of Mohammad Segonga. He officially threw in the towel after his farewell game between URA FC and army side Simba SC in the Bell Uganda Cup finals in May this year.

    The male centre referees include Denis Batte, Ronnie Kalema, Ali Kalyango and Fredrick Ngobi Mfuta. Irene namubiru and Ssemambo Nabikko are the only two female centre referees. The list also has seven male assistant referees led by Hussein Bugembe, Khilifan Kanakulya, Samuel Kayondo, Yahaya Kitti, Musa Ngobi Balikoowa, Patabali Okello and Mark Sonko. Rehmah Kizito, Diana Mukasa and Marrex Nakitto Nkumbi are the three female assistant referees.

    Meanwhile FUFA president Lawrence Mulindwa has warned referees against taking sides as they execute their duties. “The results of a game should not depend on you by showing sides but instead create a conducive environment for the best team to win” Mulindwa said. He was addressing referees at the federation headquarters on December 27.  (By Rogers Mulindwa, Head of Communications-FUFA)

  • El Merreikh offers U$ 40,000 for Uganda’s Mutyaba


     

    Mike Mutyaba in action for the Cranes against Burundi Goal Keeper Niyonzima during the recently concluded Cecafa Tusker Challenge Cup in Dar es Salaam.

    Bunamwaya Sports Club and Cranes gifted player Mike  Mutyaba on Tuesday December 20 officially signed a 2 year contract with Sudanese giant premier club El Merriekh following a successful medical tests conducted by the Omdurman based club doctors. Bunamwaya Club secretary, Haruna Kyobe confirmed the development.

    Mutyaba came to the lime light during the 2005 Copa Coca Cola schools cup where he played for standard high school Zana. He was by then a senior one student. His impressive performances during t

    he tournament caught the eye of Kato Lawrence by then chairman of Wembley boys FC who immediately recruited him in his club.

    In 2006, St Mary’s Kitende enrolled him as its student hence coach Golola Edward keenly monitored his progress before he recommended the boy for inclusion in Bunamwaya’s squad.

    Bunamwaya Sports Club acted by paying Ug. Shs.1.000.000 for his release letter from Wembley snatching the player from the jaws of Express FC who had also showed interest in 2007. It took Muty

    aba very little time to emerge a starter in Bunamwaya’s lineups.

    El Merriekh spotted Mutyaba during this year’s CECAFA Kagame Cup where he had a great tournament with 4 assists and scored a wonderful goal against Simba FC of Tanzania in a quarter final duel which Simba finally won 2-1. The Sudanese club wanted to sign him shortly after CECAFA Kagame Cup but the player instead traveled to Turkey for trials, hence missing out.

    As a blessing in disguise, Mutyaba’s Turkey dreams failed to materialize giving El Merriekh an opportunity to resurrected their pursuit of the player. Mutyaba is currently in Uganda for the Christmas festive season and attend to some domestic issues before he returns to Khartoum  City to kick start his professional career.

    Bunamwaya SC has reaped $25000 US dollars from the deal while Mutyaba earned $15000 US dollars as sign on fee. The media had earlier carried out speculations, putting the figure at 100,000 US dollars. A monthly salary amounting to $ 3000 US dollars will be paid to him subject to increment, basing on his performance at the club.

    He is also entitled to other benefits that include a fully furnished house, 1000 US dollars for every win registered in CAF club competitions, 200 US Dollars  for every Sudanese premier league win recorded by his club and a bonus of 10,000 US dollars if he scores more than 12 league goals in a season.

    Mutyaba becomes the second Ugandan player to play in Sudan following Kabagambe Joseph who appears  for Al Neel FC in the same league.