FUFA: Federation of Uganda Football Associations

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  • FUFA’s verdict on Vipers Vs KCC match

    The above Uganda Cup quarter final match was not played to conclusion on Tuesday 7th May 2013 at Buikwe playground.

    According to the centre referee and the referee assessor (Match Commissioner) the following incidents happened:

    1. During the half time interval KCC fans prevented the match officials from accessing the dressing rooms and they stayed on the field of play.

    2. The match did not end because in the 84th minute when the ball had gone out of play for a throw in to KCC FC, team officials Nsimbe George, Lumu Fred and Tamale David came off the bench and

    attacked first assistant referee Masembe Issa whom they were blaming for not flagging a ball to hand which they claimed to be handball for them to be given a penalty that was not correct.

    3. Thereafter fans of KCC FC led by Seifu Musoke and Lumala stoned the first assistant referee and some players. These fans even broke down the perimeter fence behind the technical area of KCC FC.

    After Police calming down the situation the first assistant went back so that play could continue but KCC FC fans came back and stoned him again. We decided to change diagonals but all in vain.

    4. The centre referee called captains of both teams; Malinga Richard for KCC FC and Kimuli Robert for Vipers SC and asked them whether they were willing to continue with play. Malinga Richard said no to the request while Kimuli Robert agreed to continue with play.

    5. The match was called off when the score was 1-0 in favor of Vipers SC.

    The FUFA Competitions Committee (FCC) has relied on the following provisions:

    1. The Laws of the Game 2012/2013 (Law 5: The Referee) that state, inter alia: “the decisions of the referee regarding facts connected with play, including whether or not a goal is scored and the result of the match, are final”.

    2. Uganda Cup 2012_2013 Regulations Art 11: “by registering to participate in the Competition, Clubs undertake to;

    (b) Observe these regulations and ensure that their officials and staff, in particular not only their players, observe these regulations and the principles of fair play;

    (c) Accept and obey all decisions taken by the bodies and officials of FUFA, CAF and FIFA under the terms of these regulations;

    3. Uganda Cup 2012_2013 regulations Art 63(24): “any club that whose players refuse to continue with play as directed by the referee shall be fined 300 UAs”

    4. FUFA Competitions Rules 2012_2013 Art 34:

    Failure to continue with Play

    (8) When some or all the players of a club walk off the field of play such that remaining players are less than seven (7) while the referee’s decision is to continue with play, that club shall be deemed to have lost the match by forfeiture to the opposing team. The club shall be fined not less than 300 UAs

    In view of the aforementioned, the FCC has decided that:

    1. KCC FC loses the match by forfeiture such that Vipers SC 3-0 KCC FC

    2. KCC FC is fined 300 UAs that must be paid before they are registered for the season 2013/2014

    3. KCC FC team officials named in the referee’s report i.e Nsimbe George, Lumu Fred and Tamale David be referred to the FUFA Disciplinary Committee for further action

    4. KCC FC be compelled to produce fans Seifu Musoke and Lumala before the FUFA Disciplinary Committee for further action

  • Cecafa draws postponed, confirmed clubs named

    Cecafa General Secretary Nicholas Musonye with top security bosses in North Darfur State. Right is head of the military forces Gen.Tag Eldeen Alzeen and Gen Omar Amin Mohammed the head of Police in the State. Extreme left is Cecafa Media officer and FUFA head of Communications Rogers Mulindwa.

    The Sudan Government and its football association said on Wednesday it supported and were excited about an international soccer tournament being held in the unusual frontiers of North Darfur and South Kordofan states.

    Federal Minister of Youth and Sports, Sadiq Mohamed Tom and Sudan Football Association President Dr Mutasim Gafaar Sir Elkhatim said hosting a two-week Cecafa Kagame Club Cup championship in Al Fashir City [North Darfur] and Kadugli [South Kordofan] was unprecedented but a deliberate effort to use sport as a unifier in states that had seen long periods of war and lack of peace.

    A Cecafa inspection team was making its conclusions as to whether the Darfur and Kordofan were capable of hosting the Club Championship in Sudan between June 18 and July 2.

    The SFA and the Sudan government got the assurance that the tournament will indeed take place here and were told that another Cecafa team, including affiliate member delegates, would visit the venues in three weeks’ time to make sure all final preparations were in place.

    Dr Gafaar said his SFA was firmly behind their affiliate football associations in North Darfur and South Kordofan in their efforts to improve football facilities such as stadiums.

    Cecafa approved two stadiums in Al Fashir City ready for the tournament and the council’s secretary general, Nicholas Musonye, said a 25,000 stadium yet to be completed in Kadugli was a showcase which federal governments in Africa should emulate in improving the development of infrastructure to all corners of their countries.

    The Sudan sports minister said that from Khartoum, there was a new focus of taking all-round support to areas outside the capital that held large sporting potential.

    North Darfur Governor Osman Mohamed Yousif Kibir travelled from Al Fashir City for the function and said that after many years of war in Darfur [2003-2008] peace had returned to his region in recent years.

    “We have, however come to realize the surest tool for bringing people together; fostering peace for economic and social development was through sport.

    “We are very excited and delighted with our neighbouring countries, about 10 of them, who have agreed to come and take part in international sport for the first time in our Al Fashir City.”

    Governor Kebir said the more endowed North Darfur was ready to assist South Kordofan to put finishing touches to their facilities in time for the Kagame Cup.

    “We shall all unite, together with the federal government and SFA to make sure we are all ready for the tournament.”

    Another Sudanese Premier League team, Al Shandy was included in the competition. Musonye said that this will necessitate the group playing in Kadugli to have five teams.

    The draws were postponed to a later date when the team returns for a second and final inspection. Musonye named the confirmed participating clubs as  Al Ahly Shandy (Sudan), Al Hilal (Sudan), APR (Rwanda), Elman (Somalia), El Merriekh (Al Fashir-Sudan), El Nasr (South Sudan), Express  (Uganda), Ports (Djibouti), Simba (Tanzania Mainland), Super Falcons (Zanzibar), Tusker (Kenya) , Vital’O (Burundi) and the defending champions Young Africans (Tanzania Mainland).

     

     

  • Cecafa inspects impressive Morta stadium in Kadugli City

    Cecafa General Secretary Nicholas Musonye (Centre in a safari suit) joined by other officials in inspecting Morta stadium in Kadugli City on Tuesday morning.

    The Cecafa inspection team on Tuesday visited Kadugli City in the South Kordofan State, one of the 15 states in Sudan to assess their preparedness in co-hosting this year’s Cecafa-Kagame Club Championship.

    Among the exciting findings that caught the eyes of the committee was an impressive modern stadium under construction that may meet construction deadlines in order to host one of the three groups of the championship.

    The stadium has an in-built 4-star hotel which can accommodate 64 people. On arrival, hundreds of workers were putting finishing touches to the facility, including planting and watering grass in a frantic effort to ready it by the Kagame Cup kick-off.

    The state of South Kordofan borders the newly created country of South Sudan. The Cecafa delegation was received at the air strip by the deputy Governor Gen. Ahmed Khamis and the Finance Minister Hafiz Mohammed Sowar among other dignitaries.

    Workers planting grass at Morta stadium in Kadugli City. The engineers said the work will be ready before kick off.

    The team led by the Cecafa General Secretary Nicholas Musonye later held talks with the Governor of South Kordafan, Ahamed Mohammed Haroun who pledged to have the stadium completed on time. “I visit the venue three times a day to ensure close supervision of the works on the ground….everything will be ready in three weeks” the Governor guaranteed.  

    The second stadium owned by Al-Hilal Kadugli FC (Not Al-Hilal Khartoum) was approved by the committee for use in case of any irregularities. The old stadium has an excellent playing surface and descent enclosing walls suitable for international matches. Four other clubs will join Al- Hilal Kadugli in this area as the rest travel to Al Fashir City in the state of North Darfur.

    Musonye said he was impressed with the developments on the ground but urged the local organizers to speed up the construction of the main stadium. The tournament kicks off on June 18 and ends on July 2 but Musonye insisted his team returns to Sudan on May 17 for a second inspection.

    Governor, Ahmed Haroun, said his and the federal government [in Khartoum] and other donor had enabled the building of the stadium to cost [US] $10 million at completion.

    “The investment is a reward for South Kordofan youthful sportsmen who, even currently, provide 47 key footballers playing for leading national clubs such as El Merriekh and Al Hilal in Khartoum.

    “Our region is coming through past difficulties [such as war] and sport is one way of bring people together to focus on peace, togetherness and development.” The Governor said.

    Meanwhile the draws will be conducted today (2:00pm) here in Khartoum City. Uganda will be represented by Express in this year’s championship.

     

  • Lugazi to host FUFA Big League finals

    Dan Wagaluka will play a pivotal role if his side Soana FC is to overcome Koboko in an anticipated thriller to determine the third place team in this year’s FUFA Super League.

    Following the conclusion of the group matches and the first stage of the play offs, FUFA through its Competitions Committee wishes to announce the confirmed match date and the venue for the finals of the FBL 2012/2013.

    Given the fact that this year’s COPA Coca Cola kicks off on Saturday 4th May 2013 in Kabaale, the date for the final FBL match day has been fixed on Thursday 2nd May 2013 at Mehta Stadium in Lugazi.

    Decolas Kiiza, the acting Competitions Director said the first match to determine third place team between Koboko and Soana will be played at 1:30pm. The winner in this game will join CRO and Bright Stars in the FUFA Super League next season.

    The finals meant to determine the champions of this year’s FBL will be played at 4:00pm between CRO and Bright Stars at the same venue.

    In order to ensure all is provided for, Kiiza said there will be a pre-match meeting on Wednesday 1st May 2013 at FUFA House Board Room starting 1:00 pm. The team captain must accompany the club officials and carry along two samples of the club’s expected jersey to be used on the match day.

    The gate charges on the match day have been put at UGX 5,000 for the VIP and UGX 3,000 for the open stands. 

  • Ssentongo, Isinde to miss Cecafa in Darfur

    Cecafa General Secretary Nicholas Musonye (right) on arrival in Al Fashir City, North Darfur State on Friday afternoon. The Cecafa delegation was received at the Airport by several government officials led by the State Minister of Finance Dr. Abdu Daod Suleiman (left in glasses). The Cecafa delegation is in Sudan to assess the country’s readiness in hosting the Regional Club Championship.

    Cecafa General Secretary Nicholas Musonye has disclosed that two regional affiliates Ethiopia and Eritrea will have no representatives in this year’s Kagame Cecafa Club championship due in Sudan starting mid June.

    The reasons for the drastic withdraw of the two member associations from this annual tournament remains a mystery.  The development sees three key Ugandan players denied a chance to participate in this year’s historical and competitive event. Sudan (North Darfur State) will host the event. 

    Cranes striker and 2012 Cecafa-Tusker Challenge Cup top scorer Robert Ssentongo, goal keeper Robert Odongokara and Cranes defender Isaac Isinde will all miss out in Sudan. The trio features for St. George FC who have opted out of the tournament.

    Musonye made the revelation this Monday afternoon while meeting journalists at Taka Hotel in Khartoum City. Tanzania will have both Simba and Young SC in the tournament. Young SC are the defending champions.  Sudanese duo giants El Merriekh and Al Hilal are among the other confirmed participants.

    The full list of confirmed clubs are: El Merriekh (Sudan), APR (Rwanda), Simba (Tanzania Mainland), Elman (Somalia), Al Hilal (Sudan), Tusker (Tusker), El Nasr (South Sudan), Super Falcons (Zanzibar), Young Africans (Tanzania Mainland) – Defending champs, Express  (Uganda), Vital’O (Burundi) and Ports (Djibouti).

  • Darfur set to host this year’s Cecafa Club Championship

    Cecafa General Secretary Nicholas Musonye being received at Al Fashir Airport by the State Minister for Finance Dr. Abdu Doad Sulaiman on Friday afternoon. The delegation is in Sudan to access the readiness of the country in hosting this year’s Kagame Cup.

    This year’s Cecafa Kagame Club Championship will almost certainly take place in Darfur, Sudan after official inspectors were encouraged by the efforts of the people and facilities at El Fashir City, the biggest in North Darfur State.

    Another Sudan State, South Kordofan, also hopes to host some of the group matches. Cecafa [Council of East and Central African Football Associations] officials will visit the city of Kadogly on Tuesday to see whether it is a suitable co-host of the 14-team event.

    The council Secretary General, Nicholas Musonye, said in Al Fashir City on Sunday, that Darfur was 90% ready to host the event, but for only two of the three groups.

    Two football stadiums in Al Fashir – Al Nuggaa [capacity 10,000] and Al Fashir [15,000] – were of impressive quality and so were hotel accommodation and transport and security capabilities.

    “But,” Musonye said, “training pitches are a challenge. The hosts will try and make that better by the time of the event.”

    The Sudan Football Association [SFA] administration based in Khartoum has given full support to far-flung states hosting international sport for the first time and there is a whole-hearted dedication by the Governor of North Darfur to pull off a sports hosting quite unprecedented.

    Governor Osman Mohamed Yousuf Kibir was out of the country but his deputy, Al Fatih Abdulaziz Abdulnadir assured Cecafa of maximum attention to the championship.

    A local organizing committee headed by State Minister for Finance and Civil Services, Dr Abdu Daod, briefed Cecafa official on advanced planning of the tournament.

    First impressions about Darfur, a place not open to most of the rest of the world, were of a population that loves sport and football, volleyball and basketball games by ordinary Darfurians and also very present military are played in every corner of Al Fashir.

    The enthusiasm and abundant playing space surpasses many other places in East and Central Africa.

    Deputy Governor Abdulnadir said peace and security in Darfur long returned to the state after years of strife and that the state was ready to receive visitors.

    “We have already hosted a large American delegation in North Darfur and the Federal Government in Khartoum, after observing that, have confidence in our security abilities.”

    Cecafa have sent out invitation to all the 12 affiliates to confirm their participants. Musonye said the confirmed guests were Democratic Republic of Congo team St Eloi Lupopo of Lubumbashi.

    Cecafa participants will be: Young Africans – (defending champions), Simba (Tanzania Mainland), Zanzibar representatives, El Merriekh, Al Hilal (Sudan),Tusker (Kenya), Express (Uganda), APR (Rwanda), Vital’O (Burundi), Ports (Djibouti), Elman (Somalia), South Sudan representative and St George (Ethiopia). Eritrea have not confirmed an entry.

     

     

  • FUFA election dates set

    The elections will be conducted in compliance with the new FUFA statutes adopted in Kampala in August 2012 in presence of the FIFA and CAF delegates

    The FUFA Electoral commission has released the dates for the elections of office bearers at different football administrative levels.

    Saturday May 11th has been earmarked for the election of the District Football Association executive committees and the two district delegates to the regional level. All interest groups (Coaches, Referees, Women and Players) will conduct their elections on May 18.

    May 25th has been reserved for the same exercise at regional levels. This will see the Regional Executive Committees elected together with the six delegates to the National FUFA General Assembly. One of these delegates MUST be a representative of the Regional League Clubs.

    The Electoral Commission chaired by Mr. Patrick Okanya with a Makerere University Don, Prof. Vincent Ssajjabbi as his deputy will hold a press conference on Monday, May 29 to give a detailed program.

  • FUFA releases 3000 balls to lower divisions Clubs

    FUFA President: Mr. Lawrence Mulindwa

    FUFA President Mr. Lawrence Mulindwa has this Wednesday handed over a total of 3000 balls to the Federation Competitions committee for distribution to lower division leagues.

    Thirteen (13) FUFA Zonal chairpersons walked off with balls matching the number of the 4th Division (Formerly referred to as the 1st Division) clubs in their respective areas of jurisdictions. The regional chairpersons too, received the balls for the clubs in the eight FUFA Regional Leagues.

    Addressing the Zonal chairpersons before receiving the balls, Mulindwa urged the members of his executive committee to ensure that the balls reach the targeted recipients on schedule.

    This year alone, 634 District League clubs have benefited from this annual arrangement that has seen over 10.000 balls given out to clubs in the last four years.

     

  • Presidential Youth Cup: Kitende dates Old Kampala in Semis

    Results:

    Match No.5: Jinja progressive 1 Vs St. Andrews Rubindi 2 

    Match No. 6: St Mary’s Kitende 4   VsSt Edwards Bukuumi 0

    Match No. 7:  Old Kla SS 0 Vs Mvara   SS 0

    Match No. 8:   Rock High SS 0 Vs   Bishop Negri 0

    Match No. 9:   Jinja progressive 0    Vs Mvara SS 2 

    Match No.10:  St Andrews Rubindi 0   Vs   Old Kla SS 0

    Match No. 11 St Mary’s Kitende 2 Vs Bishop Negri1

    Match No. 12:  Rock High SS 0 Vs   3   St Edwards Bukuumi 3

    The group stage matches of the Presidential U16 Youth Cup going on here at the Federation Technical Centre in Njeru have ended this Wednesday with tournament favourites St. Marys Kitende SS and Old Kampala SS pairing for the second semi finals tomorrow.

    Kitende wound up the preliminaries with maximum points from the three games. Old Kampala qualified with one win and two draws. In the first semi final on Thursday, St. Edwards Bukuumi takes on St. Andrews Bukuumi at 9:00am before Kitende and Old Kampala clash at 11:00am.

    At 2:00pm, Mvara SS will play Bishop Negri to decide the winner of the 5th position while Jinja Progressive meets Rock High Tororo in a decider for the 7th and the 8th positions.

    The finals will be played on Friday with the winner taking home UGX 3m and the UGX 2m for the first runners-up. The FUFA President Lawrence Mulindwa also offered UGX 1m for the third team, UGX 0.8m for the fourth, UGX 0.6m for the fifth, UGX 0.5m for the sixth, UGX 0.4m for the seventh and UGX 0.3m for the last team.

     

  • Presidential Youth Cup opens in Njeru

    The Presidential U16 Youth tournament kicked off this Tuesday at Njeru Technical Centre with a call on school proprietors and head teachers to put in place reasonable budgets for sports and football in particular in their respective institutions.

    The FUFA President Lawrence Mulindwa shaking hands with the players at the opening ceremony of the Presidential U16 Youth Cup on March 26.

    The call was made by the FUFA President and sole proprietor of St. Marys Kitende Secondary School Mr. Lawrence Mulindwa while presiding over the inaugural ceremony of the tournament in Njeru. The FA leader said schools were vital in talent identification and development and therefore needed adequate budgets to register meaningful achievement.

    Mulindwa initiated this cup in his individual capacity as a federation President and he is meeting all the expenses of the tournament ranging from the welfare of the participants to the prize money.

    The Presidential kick: FUFA boss Lawrence Mulindwa kicks the ball at the official opening of the Presidential U16 youth cup at the technical centre in Njeru.

    The President has offered UGX 8.600.000 in cash prizes. The winner will take home UGX 3.000.000 while the second best team takes UGX 2.000.000 and the third ream wins UGX 1.000.000. All the other participating schools will also walk back with some cash. UGX 800.000 for the 4thy team, UGX 700.000 for the 5th,  UGX 600,000 for the 6th, UGX 400,000 for the 7th and UGX 300.000 for the 8th positioned school.

    The President said the tournament would help the federation identify potential talents for the underage national teams. He also pledged to maintain the tournament on an annual basis.

    Results:

    Match 1: Jinja Progressive Academy (1) Vs Old Kampala (2)

    Match 2: St. Marys Kitende (4) Vs Rock High Rororo (1)

    Match 3: St. Andrew Rubindi SS (1) Vs Mvara SS (0)

    Match 4: St. Edwards Bukuumi (1) Vs Bishop Negri (8)

    Wednesday fixture. (Two play grounds)

    Match 5: Jinja Progressive Vs St. Andrews Rubindi (9:00am)

    Match 6: St. Marys Kitende Vs St. Edwards Bukuumi (9:00am)

    Match 7: Old Kampala SS Vs Mvara SS (11:00am)

    Match 8: Rock High School Vs Bishop Negri (11:00am)

    Match 9: Jinja Progressive Vs Mvara SS (2:30pm)

    Match 10: St. Andrews Rubindi Vs Old Kampala (2:30pm)

    Match 11: St. Marys Kitende Vs Bishop Negri (4:00pm)

    Match 12: Rock High Tororo Vs St. Edwards Bukuumi

     

     

  • Presidential Youth Cup flags off this Tuesday

    Njeru Technical centre will be a show of young talents as shown in this picture above.

    Five schools arrived this evening at the Technical Centre in Njeru to take part in the Presidential Youth Cup that flags off this Tuesday morning.

    Old Kampala SS (Kampala), St. Marys’ Kitende (Buganda), St. Andrews Rubindi (Western), Jinja Progressive Academy (Eastern) and Rock High SS (North East) were already in Njeru by 7pm on Monday. The tournament will attract eight schools in total representing different football regions.

    The organizing committee chairperson Eddy Butindo said later in the evening that the remaining three schools were also already on the way to Jinja. “St. Edwards Bukuumi SS (Kitara), Mvara SS (West Nile) and Bishop Negri SS(Northern) are on their way and we expect them shortly”, said Butindo.

    The official opening ceremony starts at 9:00am on Tuesday. Hosts Jinja Progressive takes on Old Kampala in the opening match at 10:00am. St. Marys Kitende plays Rock High at 11:00am, St. Andrews Rubindi faces Mvara SS at 2:30pm and St. Edwards Bukuumi SS winds up the day’s program against Bishop Negri at 5:00pm.

    FUFA President Lawrence Mulindwa will preside over the opening ceremony. 

  • Cranes’ kit man is dead!

    Former Uganda Cranes kit man, Cypriano Anzima is dead.

    Information reaching our desk indicates that Anzima had developed a mental disorder that led to his refusal to eat solid foods. This allegedly weakened him and relatives blame his death on this challenge.

    He died from Omugo village, Terego County in Arua District. Burial details are not yet known to us but efforts are being made by my office to establish to bring you the details shortly.

    Anzima served in the Federation for over a dozen years.

  • Uganda Cranes to camp in Ghana ahead of Liberia tie

    FUFA President Lawrence Mulindwa shakes hands with Cranes Captain Andy Mwesigwa before the Senegal Match last year.

    Final preparations in line with the Cranes’ travel to Liberia for the first leg of the Brazil 2014 World Cup Qualifiers match have been concluded this Friday morning.

    The team goes into residential training at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole on Monday 18th March 2013 and fly out on Thursday aboard Kenya Airways.

    In a technical meeting attended by the FA President Mr. Lawrence Mulindwa at the federation headquarters in Mengo, it has also been resolved that the team camps in Accra City, Ghana for three days before connecting to Monrovia.

    Liberia hosts Uganda on Sunday 14th March at Samuel Kanyan Doe Sports complex. Strikers Geoffrey Massa (Cyprus) and Emmanuel Okwi (Tunisia) will link up with the rest of the team in Accra.

    Meanwhile Geoffrey Walusimbi, Musa Mudde, Abby Dhaira and Robert Ssentongo have already arrived in the country. Joseph Oloya, Kizito Geoffrey and Onyango Denis are expected this Sunday while Captain Andy Mwesigwa, Isaac Isinde and Mike Mutyaba will be in camp Monday morning.

    Kalungi Henry will be the last arrival on Tuesday while Joseph Ochaya is already in Ghana where he features for the Premier League giants Asante Kotoko.

  • Kalyango, Batte in tight refereeing schedule

    Denis Batte in action

    The world football governing body (FIFA) has appointed a set of four Ugandan Referees headed by Ali Kalyango to decide the fate of South Africa’s Bafana-bafana against Central Africa Republic in the 2014 world Cup Qualifiers match due on March 23 in Johannesburg City.

    Ali Kalyago travels to South Africa and Ethiopia

    Kalyango travels with Balikoowa Musa and Bugembe Hussein as first and second assistant referees respectively. Denis Batte is the standby referee on the official list released by FIFA.

    In a similar development, CAF has also named the same first three officials to be in charge of the CAF Champions League match between St. George of Ethiopia and Djoliba of Mali (Mali) on March 17. Brian Nsubuga will be in Addis-Ababa as the fourth official.

    Elsewhere, Denis Batte will travel to Burundi for the CAF Confederations Cup match involving hosts Ludic Sportive FC and Motema Pembe of DR Congo on April 6. Others on this set are Ssonko Mark, Kanakulya Khalifan and Kalema Ronnie.  

  • FUFA Women’s Day Cup kicks off this Friday

    This year’s FUFA Women’s day Cup kicks off on Friday March 8 at different play grounds within Kampala City. The finals are slated for Sunday.

    Over 30 teams are expected to participate. They will be classified under three categories of primary schools, secondary schools and the clubs where Mutundwe CU Primary School, Kawempe Muslim and Kampala United are defending champion respectively. The trio is expected to defend the titles.

    The play grounds to be used will include Old Kampala, Kitebi P/S, Mengo P/S and Nakivubo War Memorial stadium.

    In other development, FUFA has extended the period for the applicants interested in undertaking the FIFA Player Agents Examinations to Tuesday March 12.

    The Examinations are scheduled for April 4 but if no person applies by the set deadline, then FUFA will officially inform FIFA of the cancellation of the exercise in Uganda. The next sitting will then be in September.

     

  • FUFA wishes Kenya peaceful polls

    FUFA President: Lawrence Mulindwa

    As Kenya goes to polls today to decide their next top political leadership, FUFA wishes them a peaceful exercise.

    In the most special way, our message goes to the Regional Cecafa General Secretary Mr. Nicholas Musonye, the FA President Mr. Samuel Nyamweya and the entire football family in this country.

    It’s our prayers that the post election period is well managed to avoid moments of turmoil as it was the case in the past elections.

    Kenya being one of the contenders for hosting this year’s Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup (the second one being Rwanda), they both deserve a stable political environment in order to satisfactorily prepare for the final examination in deciding the host of the regional’s biggest football event due in November.

    The continued Political instabilities in Africa have always affected sports development in the continent, a practice that should be avoided in Kenya again.

    Ugandan FA under the leadership of President Lawrence Mulindwa once again wishes you a peaceful election exercise. May the best candidate emerge winner.

  • FUFA President visits injured former GS in Hospital

    FUFA boss Lawrence Mulindwa

    The FUFA President Lawrence Mulindwa on Thursday afternoon visited the former federation General Secretary Haruna Mawanda at International Hospital-Kampala (IHK) where he is currently admitted following a road accident.

    Mulindwa was received at the hospital by several relatives who included Mawanda’s wife and mother. “I urge all Ugandans to continue playing for him so that God grants him a quick recovery”, said the FA leader shortly after walking out of the Intensive Care Unit where Mawanda is admitted.

    The Federation leader offered cash contribution of UGX 1.000.000 towards the hospital bills. Mawanda was on Monday afternoon involved in a road accident at Najjanankumbi along Kampala-Entebbe road.

  • Liberia-Uganda clash confirmed for March 24

    Liberia-Uganda clash date set

    The Football Federation in Liberia has fixed 24th March (Sunday) as the match date for the Liberia-Uganda World Cup qualifiers first leg clash. The confirmation letter copied to CAF was received in Mengo early this week through the Liberian FA General Secretary Mr. Alfonso Armah. FUFA is still in the process of securing another international friendly match before this fixture.

    FUFA Excom meeting on

    The FUFA Executive Committee under the chairmanship of the Federation President Lawrence Mulindwa will convene this Friday morning to discuss a number of issues related to football development. Among the issues on the agenda will include the National teams’ status, statutes for FUFA member associations and statutory proclamations among others.

    Beach Soccer changes

    The Beach Soccer Competitions committee (BSCC) has postponed the third league match day of 24th February 2013 on the UBSA Calendar to a date yet to be named.

    The matches affected include Uhuru Cabs Vs Multec BI, Buwanika Bulls Vs Kabowa AC, Fisheries TI Vs Richmond Strikers, St. Lawrence University Vs Zai Plaza, MUBS Vs Kabalagala Rangers, Stomers Vs Mengo Intl and Galaticals Vs KIU. The new arrangement is to give the University teams that recently participated in the East African University Games ample time to prepare for their next engagements. This will also create enough time for the preliminary works a head of the National Post Primary Beach Soccer Championship slated for March Saturday 2nd at Lido Beach Entebbe. The next league match day will be on 10th March. BSCC will release the full fixtures involving University teams later next week.

    Amrouche takes Kenyan job

    Football Kenya Federation (FKF) on Wednesday appointed Belgian Adel Amrouche as manager to replace Frenchman Henri Michel who quit in December last year. The 44-year-old former Burundi coach was unveiled at a news conference attended by the Sports Minister, Ababu Namwamba, and Football Kenya Federation chairman Sam Nyamweya. Like Michel, who resigned citing differences with the Kenyan football authorities over the terms of his contract, the Belgian, who managed Burundi from 2007 to 2012, also resigned last year in protest over his working conditions. Uganda Cranes Coach Bobby Williamson allegedly finished second in the race of 4 foreign candidates but he has since denied knowledge of the same.

    CAF Instructors coming

    Two CAF appointed Beach Soccer Instructors will be in Uganda to conduct a 5-day coaching and refereeing course on an invitation by FUFA. Mr Talib Hilal Al-Thanawi from Oman will be in charge of the coaching matters while Sunday Okayi from Nigeria travels to Kampala as a refereeing instructor. The course to run from March 11-15 will be held at Entebbe Institute of Fisheries.