FUFA: Federation of Uganda Football Associations

Category: Press Releases

  • FIFA player Agents Exams for March 29

    FUFA will conduct the next FIFA player Agents’ examinations on 29 March at FUFA headquarters in Mengo starting 10:00am prompt.

    The federation has therefore released the detailed program pertained to this exercise. All interested persons should submit their written applications to the office of the CEO between 1-29, February 2012. The list of applicants found legible to sit for these examinations will be out on March 5. The deadline for the payment of the examination fees of Shs.200.000 (non refundable) is set for March 17.

    We are looking forward to increasing the number of FIFA players’ agents in the country. Uganda currently has only four recognized and acceptable agents namely Kyobe Livingstone, Tushar Ruparelia, Nasser Mulindwa and Awor Tonny.   The world football governing body, FIFA will set and send 15 questions that relate to international regulations while FUFA sets five to make it 20. Ugandan questions will be done in English.

    Successful candidates will later be forwarded to the FUFA Licensing Board (FLB) for assessment of other requirements. Among these will include an insurance cover and the signing of the declaration form expressing willingness to abide by the rules and regulations of association football.

    A member of the federation who may be an executive committee member, a delegate, a coach, or a team official among others is prohibited from taking part.

    (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

  • Crested Cranes out fighting

    The Crested Cranes head coach Majidah Nantanda believes that her inexperienced side can still do better in the next Africa women qualifiers campaign after losing 4-0 to the Democratic Republic of Congo in Kinshasa on Saturday.

    The two nations were playing their return leg after drawing 1-1 in Kampala on January 14. “The Congo team we played in Kinsasha was quite different from the side we had in Kampala. They added new faces of widely experienced players” said Nantanda shortly after the game.

    The female tactician further revealed, “My players too, lacked concentration from the word go and they actually feared the match”. The former International player was however quick to add, “They are still young players and we shall continue working on them as we prepare for the next campaign”

    Team coordinator, Marium Kaliga said the young girls give Uganda a bigger hope in the future and urged the local fans to keep supporting them. The Ugandan Ambassador to Congo, Rt. Major James Kinobe met the players after the match and encouraged them to remain focused. “You have played an experienced side but you too, can acquire that experience to trounce then next time” said the Ambassador who gave the team all the support while in Congo.

    DR Congo (4) Uganda (0)

  • Its a busy Saturday!

    Crested Cranes set for Congo clash: The Crested Cranes team takes on hosts DR Congo in Kinshasa City this Saturday in a return leg after a 1-1 draw in Kampala about two weeks ago. The team that arrived in Congo on Thursday morning is accommodated at Afromozia Hotel in Kinshasa. Coach Majda Nantanda says her players are set to upset the Congolese from a home ground.

    Referees off to Ethiopia: Four Ugandan female referees will later in the day this Friday leave for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where they will officiate a return leg match between the hosts and Egypt in the ongoing qualifiers of the 8th Africa Women Championship . The visitors won the first leg 4-2 on January 14  in Cairo. The travelling referees include Ssemambo Nabikko, Dianah Mukasa, Nakitto Marex and Namubiru Irene. The match will be played this Saturday.

    FUFA President for Kayunga: The Federation President Lawrence Mulindwa is expected in Kayunga district this Saturday morning where he will meet all the football delegates from Buganda Region. The president will be in company of his Vice President in Charge of USL, Mujib Kasule. According to the Regional Chairperson Joseph Mwanje, the meeting will be held at Katikoomu Hotel starting 10:00am prompt. Vice president in charge administration Eng Moses Magogo visits western, Stone Kyambadde will be in Eastern while Patrick Ogwel travels to the north. All these are routine administrative visits

    USL Clubs to meet again this Saturday: USL clubs will this Saturday, January 28 converge again at Sheraton Hotel for a final position on the prevailing situation of the National league. Each of the sixteen clubs is expected to send authorized representatives with letters from their respective clubs. The meeting that starts at 9:00am will have one of the club officials chairing the session as plans get under way to elect new office bearers.

    Tamale, Kato officially quit Victors: Victors FC club Chairman Kato Lawrence Sserunjogi and the club Secretary Haruna Tamale have officially resigned their positions citing internal wrangles and defiance of association football rules. Kato accuses the club board of passing binding resolutions without his consent. On his side Tamale insists that the club’s decision to honour non acceptable January 20 match against Proline FC was a sign of defiance to the national football body. Victors is owned by Col. Bell Tushabe.

    Fitness tests on: FUFA will this Saturday morning conduct the referee’s fitness tests at Namboole stadium starting 7:00am. The exercise attracts 13 referees who either missed or failed the November exercise. Notable on the list is Fred Mufta and Brian Nsubuga, the two FIFA referees.

    Women coaching course to close: The women coaching course going on at Mandela Hotel in Namboole closes this Saturday at 11:00am. FIFA Instructor Roman Hangarter has been in the country since last weekend.

    (Compiled by 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.

  • FIFA women coaching course opens in Namboole

    FIFA Instructor Roman Hangarter

    Thirty two female participants are currently undergoing a one week training coaching course at Mandela National stadium- Namboole.

    The course jointly funded by the International Football body (FIFA) and the National body FUFA, will last for one week. FIFA has sent Mr. Roman Hangarter from Switzerland as the chief Instructor. Participants have been drawn from institutions of learning, academies and football clubs among other sectors across the country.

    While presiding over the opening ceremony, the Federation Chief Executive Officer Edgar Watson Suubi challenged the participants to put in practice the knowledge and skills they will have acquired from this training. “Engage in grass root football programs and help us identify talents from your respective areas”, the CEO told the visibly excited participants.

    Some participants in a training session today morning

    He commended FIFA for selecting Uganda among the beneficiaries of this program. Edgar further revealed that the Ugandan FA constitution as amended in August 2010 provides slots for regional women delegates in the General Assembly. “In the process of further developing women football, our next assembly will have women delegates representing regions”, he said. The Federation Technical Director Asuman Lubowa is in Namboole to coordinate the training.

    The instructor, Roman Hangarter said the training will add more value to the participants and hence improve the game quality. The training closes on Saturday.

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  • Crested Cranes shift camp to Njeru turf

    Team Captain, Christine

    The National women football team the Crested Cranes have this Friday morning left for Njeru Technical Centre for a residential training a head of their return leg against Congo in Brazzaville on January 28.

    They become the first team to camp at this multi million FIFA funded project set to be commissioned in February this year. The team is expected to leave for Congo on Wednesday January 25. Head coach Majidah Nantanda said she would take her players through intensive training especially in the areas of shooting at the goal and making timely passes.

    The team will play without Ms. Lisa Berga, an American technical consultant who returned to the United States shortly after the first leg. Uganda drew 1-1 in Nakivubo and they are now looking for a win or any draw above a 1-1 score.  The selected 25 players are as named under their below:

    Goal keepers: Fatuma Matovu,  Annet Nanyonga, Aya Harriet

    Defenders: Stella Nassuna, Zaina Namukasa, Gladyse Nakitto, Shamim Nantege, Christine Wanyana, Memory Nampijja, Mary Babirye, Sharlotte Binsiima

    Midfielders: Sylivia Nagawa, Naome Nagaddya, Christine Nambirige, Rita Kivumbi, , Rita Nakirijja, Tracy Akiror,

    Strikers: Dorothy Nakato, Winnie Babirye, Fatuma Luwedde Walugembe, Hadijjah Nampijja, Viola Nambi, Joyce NMwebaza, Sylivia Nakazibwe, Sandra Nabweteme

  • 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)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Cranes’ Mawejje on the move to South Africa

    Cranes Midfielder Tonny Mawejje has past medical tests at Golden Arrow FC, a first division club in South Africa.

    Mawejje, an instrumental player in the Uganda squad for the last three campaigns of the African cup of Nations will soon sign a two year contract according to the Kickoff Newspaper in South Africa.

    His success makes him join the likes of Posnet Omonyi, Timothy Batabaire, Geoffrey  Sserunkuma and Denis Onyango who play in the same league.

    From IBV- Iceland, Mawejje believes signing for a South African club would give the Cranes’ Coach Bobby Williamson a chance to easily monitor his performance in preparation for the next African Cup of Nations Campaign. Uganda opens the campaign against Congo in Brazzaville on February 29.

    Mawejje’s  impressive carrier started from Masaka Local Council, KCC FC, Police FC and URA FC before leaving for IBV in Iceland. “This is not my final destination. I want to get more exposure here and win cups before realizing my dream of playing in some big leagues in the world”Tonny Mawejje is quoted to have said. (Story compiled by Kenneth Muwanga)

     

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  • Uganda now ranks 18th best in Africa

    Ugandan FA President, Lawrence Mulindwa has pushed Uganda to the best position ever on the continent

    Uganda has climbed 7 places upwards in the January FIFA Coca cola gradings to rank 82nd in the entire world of 208 member countries.

    Uganda with 411 points also emerges the best ranked country among all the ten member associations that constitute the Council of East and Central Africa (Cecafa). The previous rankings had put Uganda at 89th position. Rwanda is ranked second best in the region with 304 points, indicating a difference of 97 points between the two footballing nations.

    The Uganda Cranes beat Rwanda in the finals to lift the Cecafa-Tusker challenge Cup in Dar es Salaam on December 10 last year. The rankings further put Uganda in the 18th position in Africa with Cote d’Ivoire (889) topping the continental list followed by Ghana (779), Algeria (734), Egypt (698), Senegal (625) and Nigeria with 612 points. Cameroon and South Africa tie in the 56th position in the world rankings with 551 points and are 7th in Africa.

    Uganda (82nd) beats Angola (85th) by 6 points and better than Gabon (91st), the hosts of the Africa Cup of Nations finals. Uganda and Angola will again have to face each other in the World Cup qualifiers. Sudan, the only nation within the Cecafa region taking part in the CAN finals is third best in the region with 265 points. This is 146 points behind Uganda.

    Kenya is in the 121st position with only 260 points; Ethiopia has 230 points in the 133rd place while Tanzania follows in the 137th place with 225 points. Others are Burundi (199 points), Eritrea (45), Somalia (43) and Djibouti which maintains the 198th position in the world with only 23 points.

    (Rogers Mulindwa-Head of Communications, FUFA)

  • League Chairman and CEO Banned by FUFA

    The FUFA Disciplinary Committee, over a number of counts, has banned Mr. Kavuma Kabenge for 11 years from taking part in any football-related activities (administrative, sporting or any other)

    The counts include;

    • Failure to comply with association football rules (1 year)
    • Failure to comply with the directive of the disciplinary committee (1 year)
    • Putting the Game of football into disrepute (2 years)
    • Forgery and falsification of a number of documents, including USL articles association that FUFA understands as the FUFA Member Statutes (7 years)

    The Disciplinary Committee has also banned Mr. Jimmy Seggawa Ebil for 1 year from taking part in any football-related activities (administrative, sporting or any other) on the count of failure to comply with the directive of the disciplinary committee

    After receiving the sermons to the Disciplinary Committee, both Mr. Kabenge and Mr. Ebil responded in writing that the FUFA Disciplinary Committee has no jurisdiction to sermon them by the fact that they are not members of FUFA. The FUFA DC instead cited Article 3 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code and Article 4 of the FUFA Disciplinary Code that includes officials as persons subject to the disciplinary codes to proceed with the deliberations

    The sanctions imply that no legal or natural person within association football may make sporting, administrative or any other contact with the two administrators for their respective periods and any violation of this sanction may lead to sanctions to defaulting person(s)

    Mr. Kavuma Kabenge has hitherto been the Chairman of the USLL Board while Mr. Segawa has been the USLL Chief Executive Officer

    The two gentlemen are at liberty to exercise their rights of appeal within three (3) days

    FUFA Disciplinary Committee is composed of Mr. Geoffrey Ojok Odur (Chairman), Mr. Daudi Balondemu (Vice Chairman), Mr. Asuman Nyonyintono Mulawa (Secretary), Idrissa Kasalirwe and Jacob Lubega as members.

     

    By Rogers Mulindwa-Head of FUFA Communications

     

  • Gulu United dismissed from Big League

    Proline's Andrew Buteera and URA's Steven Bengo in a Super Division League action. Gulu United has now made its journey into the Super Division League longer by getting dismissed from the Big League

    The National football body acting through its Competitions committee has thrown Gulu United FC out of the Big League for failing to honour three fixtures, an act that contravened section G (7) and G (10) of the rules governing this tournament.

    Gulu United which now gets relegated to the first Division League of Gulu DFA has also lost its Big League slot in the Bell Uganda Cup to Kampala region. According to the referee’s reports, Gulu United failed to show up for their match against Misindye, Victoria University and Aurum Roses. The committee secretary Decolas Kiiza says the team was given 48 hours to defend themselves but no satisfactory explanations had since been received by FCC.

    FUFA Big League rules Section G (7) states; ‘A club failing to turn up for a league match shall submit a written explanation to the FCC within 48 hours from the date of the match’. In addition, section G (10) reads: ‘If such explanation is not accepted, the defaulting club shall lose the match by forfeiture and shall be docked three (3) points and three (3) goals from those already accumulated in an event that the defaulting club is an away club’.

    Section G (11) however further reads: ‘If a club defaults any or a combination of rules G (7) and G (10) for three matches in a season, such club shall be dismissed from the League’. In such circumstances, FCC resolved to dismiss Gulu United from the Big League.

    The fact that Gulu had played less than 50% of the League by the time of dismissal, all matches in which they were involved are nullified. Gulu United played six out of nine first round matches.  Kiiza further clarified that Rwenzori group to which Gulu belonged will however still have to lose two bottom teams to the Regional League at the end of the season. (Rogers Mulindwa-Head of Communications, FUFA)

  • Busy January for Ugandan women referees

    The month of January will have the Ugandan women referees officiating at five continental games across the continent.

    The continental football body (CAF) has appointed referee Ssemambo  Nabikko as fourth official for the clash between neighbours Kenya and Mozambique on January 14 in Nairobi. Ssemambo comes in as a last minute replacement for Kanyembo Kyabuta Julie whom CAF has withdrawn from the list. The game will have the first three referees coming from DR Congo. Burundi FA president Lydia Nsekera is the match commissioner.

    During the same weekend, Hajat Aisha Nalule will

    Ugandan female referees will have a busy month of January

    have travelled to Cairo for the 8th Africa women championship preliminary round encounter between Egypt and Ethiopia. The following weekend of January 20-22, another set of four Ugandan referees will be in Nairobi again to handle the match between Kenya and Nigeria. This will be a preliminary round match for the U17 women world cup qualifiers. FIFA has picked Namubiru Irene as the centre referee assisted by Mukasa Diana and Nakitto Marex. Ssemambo Aisha will travel as the standby referee.

    The return leg between Ethiopia and Egypt has also been given out to excelling Ugandan female referees on January 27-29 in Addis Ababa. Semambo Nabikko Aisha will be in charge of this game with Mukasa Diana and Nakitto Marex as her assistants. Namubiru Irene travels as the fourth official.

    Meanwhile Uganda’s National football women team, the Crested Cranes will take on DR Congo in Nakivubo on January 14. Entry fee is free for women and men will Part with only Shs.5000 for both open and covered stands. The team started a non residential training on January 2 at Wankulukuku and will enter the residential camp on Saturday at Kavumba recreation centre. CAF has appointed a set of four referees from Egypt to handle our game. (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)