Referee Ali Kalyango will be in charge of today’s FUFA Super Cup clash between Express and URA FC
FIFA Referee Ali Kalyango will be in charge of the FUFA Super Cup clash between National League Champions Express FC and Bell-Uganda Cup title holders URA FC at Nakivubo War Memorial stadium this Friday afternoon.
The Federation Referees Committee has also appointed Kaliphan Kanakulya and Kayondo Samuel as first and second assistant referees respectively. Ronnie Kalema is the standby Referee with Catherine Adipo Cositance as the assessor of the performance of the match officials.
The winner takes home UGX 1.500.000 and the loser goes back home with UGX 0.5m.
The FUFA Executive Committee has approved a proposal to revive the FUFA Super Cup between the League Champion and the Uganda Cup winner of the previous season. In view of the fact that the FUFA Super League kicks off on Tuesday 25th September 2012, the super cup shall be played on Friday 21s September 2012.
The match shall be played under the FIFA Laws of the Game and the following provisions:
The match shall be organized by the FUFA Competitions Committee
The winner shall walk home with a trophy, 25 Gold Medals and a cash prize UGX 1,500,000
The runners-up shall receive UGX 500,000
Each team shall be free to use up to seven (7) substitutes
Cautions and send-offs earned in this much shall not count in the FSL
Gate charges is UGX 2,000= per spectator
FUFA, through the Competitions committee has written to the two clubs for confirmation not later than 5:00pm on Tuesday, 18th September 2012.
FCC Secretary Decolas Kiiza wrote to Aurum Roses FC this Monday morning.
The FUFA Competitions Committee (FCC) has fulfilled the directive by the FUFA Executive Committee of promoting one club from the Big League to take up the empty slot created by the non compliant Maroons FC in this year’s FUFA Super League.
FCC Secretary, Decolas Kiiza has this 17th day of September 2012 written to Aurum Roses Football Club to take up the slot. “I have the pleasure to inform you that the FUFA Executive Committee has decided that Aurum Roses Football Club having been the fourth best ranked team in the FUFA Big League 2011/2012 season takes up the slot left by the non compliant Maroons Football Club” reads part of Kiiza’s letter to the club Secretary.
Though verbally accepted the promotion, Aurum Roses Football Club is further required to express its willingness in writing and not later than 1700 Hours on Tuesday 18th September 2012. They are also required to file the following forms which must be duly signed and stamped by the same date:
Form F101d – Club Registration Application Form
Form F102 – Board Declaration Form
Form F901 – Compliance Declaration Form
Payment of licensing fees of UGX 400,000
Fully filled player registration forms depending on the status of the player; and
Payment of UGX 1,000,000= per club to enable player licence processing.
Waiting: FUFA Competitions Committee Secretary, Decolas Kiiza urgently needs the forms submitted to his office.
The FUFA Super League is due to kick off on Tuesday 25th September 2012 at various stadia across the country.
The Federation therefore wishes to congratulate those clubs that fulfilled the club licensing requirements and were issued with a FUFA Club License to compete in the FUFA Super League 2012/2013 season.
All FUFA Super League Clubs are reminded to forward their players’ registration requirements to the FUFA Competitions Committee (FCC) well in advance to enable timely processing of their licences.
For avoidance of doubt, no player shall be allowed to participate in any FUFA authorized competition without a player’s licence. The main requirements are:
Filling the appropriate forms depending on the status of the player; and
Payment of Shs 1,000,000= per club to enable licence processing.
The Federation wishes to applaud Sports Club Victoria that has already filed their players’ forms with the FCC.
Masaka LC Chairperson, Mr. Kalungi (with mic) will have to defend his position before the Disciplinary committee for defying association football rules when he allowed his club to take part in matches not sanctioned by FUFA.
FUFA has learnt of an act of defiance of the association football rules by three FUFA Super League registered clubs in the names of Express SC, Masaka LC and SC Villa that participated in matches purported to have been played under the National league tier arrangement.
The Federation wishes to distance itself from this unsporting behaviour and re-affirms its earlier position that the FUFA Super League will kick off officially on Tuesday September 25.
FUFA therefore recommends that the three clubs (Express SC, Masaka LC and SC Villa) appear before the FUFA Disciplinary Committee on charges of contravening association football rules. Maroons FC, a fourth team in this fracas has been left out since it never signed our compliance forms and as a result they are not controlled by association football rules.
If proved guilty, both the club officials and the players (dully registered with FUFA) will face disciplinary action. FUFA will later after consulting the Disciplinary Committee fix the date of appearance.
The FUFA Executive Committee that sat yesterday (Friday Sept 14) evening relieved Mr. Asaph Mwebaze of the duties of an assistant Coach for the National U17 Football team.
Mwebaze, a head coach of Maroons FC which was also excluded from the FUFA Super League during the same meeting, formerly deputized Richard Wasswa on the technical bench. The decision by the FUFA Executive committee followed the release of the results from the recently concluded ‘CAF License C’ examinations.
The new CAF rules direct that no person should be mandated with the role of coaching a national team or a club that participates in any CAF sanctioned/organized tournaments without a CAF license C.
During the course conducted at Namboole between August 13-26, a pass mark of 60% was set for the acquisition of this certificate to which Mwebaze performed far below.
The executive committee on advice of the FUFA technical committee will fill this vacant seat in one of its next sittings.
The FUFA Executive Committee sitting this Friday afternoon 14th September 2012 at the Federation headquarters in Mengo has on recommendation of the FUFA Licensing Board and the Competitions Committee excluded Maroons Football Club from participating in the FUFA Super League for non compliance.
Maroons, a club owned by Uganda Prisons with its base in Luzira was the only club by closure of the licensing deadline that had failed to submit their compliance forms to the Competitions committee.
The Executive committee has recommended the competitions committee to replace Maroons with a club from the FUFA Big League in order of sporting merit.
The Executive Committee has further warned clubs licenced by the FUFA Licencing Board against participating in any other competitions not recognized by FUFA. Such culprits shall be liable to disciplinary actions under the FIFA and FUFA statutes and Regulations.
Cecafa General Secretary Nicholas Musonye delivering a speech during the launch of the Cecafa-Tusker Cup in Kampala last month
The Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) held its Executive Committee meeting in Dar, Tanzania this 13th day of September 2012 as mandated by the Members Special meeting held in Seychelles two weeks ago.
The meeting in Seychelles attended by all the 12 members, requested the chairman of CECAFA to convene the Executive Committee meeting and clear the controversy regarding the hosting of the CECAFA-Tusker Cup 2012.
In Dar, the members of the Executive Committee in the good interest of CECAFA looked at all the documents related to the change of venue from Kenya to Uganda, and also the contractual obligations between CECAFA and East African Breweries Ltd with a view of safeguarding the interest of all parties involved.
The Committee took note of the fact that during the General Assembly in Dar last year Kenya was earmarked to host the event, but at the same time, the General Assembly was informed of the contractual obligations between CECAFA and the sponsors and the fact that the sponsors will have an input on where the event will be held in regard to their alignment in the region.
It should be noted that EABL are the brand holders of the event. But it is the regional branches, the subsidiary Breweries in various countries that fund the event. The case in Tanzania was Serengeti Breweries, while in Uganda it is Uganda Breweries who are committed to funding this year’s tournament and have already launched the 2012 event in Kampala.The committee therefore resolved that the 2012 CECAFA-Tusker Cup will be staged in Uganda and urged all CECAFA members to start preparing their teams. The Committee re-affirmed that CECAFA will always treat all its members fairly in the spirit of promoting football in the region. They noted that Kenya has always played host to CECAFA competitions and would be glad to give Kenya another opportunity to stage any of the CECAFA competitions in the near future.
The Committee further noted the region needed to work with Sponsors to promote the level of football in the zone and proposed to further seek another three year sponsorship with EABL who have been reliable partners of CECAFA for the past three years.
Club officials attending a two day workshop at Golf Course Hotel on September 12.FUFA President Lawrence Mulindwa and Primo Carvalo from FIFA during one of the meetings in Kampala. SC Villa has finally registered to play under FUFA Super League
The current leadership of defiant SC Villa has finally bowed down to pressure from both the historical members and the fans to have the club registered to play under the FUFA sanctioned and organized top League.
The club this afternoon submitted the compliance, Club application and Board declaration forms. They also deposited the registration fee of UGX 0.4m to the FUFA Competitions Committee. The club was issued a receipt No. 3017.
The current club President Fred Muwema has of recent reportedly been under pressure from the club historical members led by the former club President Franco Mugabe and Umar Ahamed Mandela the Former Treasurer. The group also had Kawuma Fred and Tamale Sam among others.
In the new set up indicated on the submitted documents, Muwema is seemingly relieved of his duties with Waira Ben as the new club Chairman taking over from a non compliant City Lawyer. Topher Frank Musoke is the club Secretary, Sanyu Rebecca heads the Finance sector, Nadiope Sam goes to Marketing and Kamya Elias is now the head of Technical matters.
The development now leaves only Maroons FC as a non compliant club. The FUFA Super League kicks off on Tuesday 25 September 2012.
FIFA officials have on many occasions been to Uganda to sort out indifferences but SC Villa and Maroons FC have attached no respect to their efforts! The two teams are now headed for a relegation from the FUFA Super League.
When it clocks 5:00pm this Thursday before SC Villa and Maroons Football Club submit their compliance forms to the FUFA Competitions committee, they will have automatically kicked themselves out of the FUFA Super League that flags off on September 25.
The official deadline elapsed on Monday September 10 but an extension of the grace period was granted for Express, Masaka, Maroons and Sc Villa to which the first two complied. SC Villa and Maroons have however remained defiant towards the federation position on the implementation of the new statutes and are reportedly opting for a parallel League.
All efforts by visiting FIFA/CAF and FUFA officials in this direction have since hit a dead end and we shall be left with no option other than seeing them off the national scene by the end of today. The FUFA Executive Committee that sits on Friday September 14 will among other issues on the agenda discuss the same matter and have it officially recorded for future references.
The Federation however wishes to commend and congratulate the 14 Super Division Clubs that have already complied for their positive understanding of the association football rules. These include BUL FC, Express SC, Proline FC, Vipers, Entebbe Young, Water FC, KCC, Victoria University, Victors, Police, URA, Kira Young, Simba and Masaka LC.
Arrangements are already underway to promote Aurum Roses and CRO from the FUFA Big League to replace the vacuum created by the defiant clubs.
African champions Zambia edged Uganda 1-0 at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium to give the Chipolopolo a narrow advantage going into the second and final leg of qualifying for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations finals. South Africa will host the continent’s biggest football spectacle.
The Cranes have not been to the finals of the Nations’ Cup since their second place finish in 1978. The Chipolopolo are looking to get to South Africa to defend the title they won last February in Libreville, Gabon.
After the match at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola, Uganda coach Bobby Williamson reckons the outcome was a fair result but that it will still be very difficult against the reigning African champions. He shared his thoughts soon after the match with Cafonline.com.
Cafonline.com: What is your general overview of the match? Do you think it was a fair reflection of the game?
Williamson: First of all, let me congratulate the Zambians for winning the Africa Nations Cup this year. They have a fantastic coach and very good players. Zambia is a very good team. We could have done better but it was never going to be easy against the champions. I’m happy that we are still in the tie. I think it was a fair result.
Cafonline.com. After this result, do you think you can turn it round at home and qualify for the finals?
Williamson: We have got hope. It won’t be easy in Kampala. Today it was never easy because we know that it is difficult to win on your travels in Africa. Zambia is very well organized and a very good team. It’s never an easy task against the champions of Africa.
Cafonline.com: Do you think you did well enough to win the match today and what was strategy going into this game?
Williamson: I think we needed to do more. Yes, we never troubled Zambia because they are well organized. We had a good opportunity which the goalkeeper saved. Am disappointed not to win.
Cafonline.com: Does this narrow lose make it easy for you in Kampala? Can you win the tie there?
Williamson: It won’t be easy in Kampala. I know we can do better but it won’t be easy.
FUFA President Lawrence Mulindwa watched the game as Coach Bobby Williamson took charge of the technical bench. The team will embark on early preparations ahead of the return leg on October 13.
The Uganda Cranes registered an averagely good performance against Zambia, the continental champions when they lost 1-0 away in Ndora, Saturday evening.
The result did not however excite the hosts as both officials and players looked visibly disappointed after the last whistle over this an unexpected slim victory and there was almost no celebrations on the pitch. The fans too, looked miserable from the terraces as they descended from the 45.000 seat stadium. The hosts had perhaps expected a bigger score than what they walked back with.
The game was watched by the FUFA president Lawrence Mulindwa and the sports Minister Charles Bakabulindi among others. The team heads to the airport this evening and they are expected in Entebbe around 10:30pm aboard their chartered flight. The result is however still a big challenge and timely preparations will be required in order to achieve our targeted goal here in Kampala on October 13.
FUFA however wishes to congratulate the players and our technical bench upon the spirited fight put up in Zambia. We shall ensure that the team goes into preparation on time and avail the necessary requirements to facilitate the process.
We also wish to thank the government for the financial support extended to our players through Hon Charles Bakabulindi days before we flew out.
But for us to achieve the target, the government should consider making more allocations towards the return leg.
Andy Mwesigwa will command the Cranes against Chipolopolo in Zambia this Saturday
The Ugandan delegation of 18 players and seven officials left for Zambia this Friday morning for the Afcon 2013 qualifiers match against the hosts in Ndora city on Saturday.
FUFA Zone 4 chairman Mike Letti led the delegation that travelled by a chartered flight. Sports Minister Hon. Charles Bakabulindi later followed the team and called upon Ugandans to pray for the country’s success. “Those able to travel have done good but behind us we also need the prayers from our fans at home” said Bakabulindi shortly before boarding the KQ aircraft to Lusaka.
The minister recently paid a courtesy visit to the team and paid UGX 12m and UGX 29m as players’ allowances and a part contribution towards their air tickets respectively.
The team that travelled had Denis Onyango (Mamelodi Sundowns- Soiuth Africa), Dhaira Abel (IBV Vestmannaeyjar-Iceland), Massa Simeon (URA), Walusimbi Godfrey (Vipers), Mwesigwa Andy (Ordabasy-Kazakhstan), Kalungi Henry (Richmond Kickers-USA), Isinde Isaac (St. George –Ethiopia), Wasswa Hassan (Kayseri Erciyesspor-Turkey), Sserumaga Mikle (St. George-Ethipopia) and Ssentongo Robert (URA).
Others are Okwi Emmanuel (Simba SC-Tanzania), Iguma Denis (SC Victoria University), Kiiza Hamis (Young Africa-Tanzania), Ochan Patrick (TP-Mazembe-DRC), Wagaluka Dan (APR-Rwanda), Oloya Moses (Saigon Thanh-Vietnam), Mawejje Tonny (IBV Vestmannaeyjar-Iceland) and Kizito Geoffrey (Saigon Thanh-Vietnam).
The Saturday game will be live on UBC Television and all sister FM Radio stations.
FUFA President Lawrence Mulindwa, CEO Edgar Watson, VP Moses Magogo and the FIFA officials during the recent extra ordinary assembly held in Kampala .
The FUFA Licensing Board (FLB) has this Wednesday, September 4th finalized a month-long evaluation exercise to establish compliance by clubs to participate in the FUFA Super League this coming season.
On receiving the development, the world football body, FIFA announced a reward to the compliant clubs with an approval of a two-day residential course for all the clubs that have complied. The course to run between September 12-13 will mainly cover the areas of effective club management and resource mobilization.
The clubs that have met the minimum standards include BUL FC, Proline FC, URA FC, KCC FC, Kiira Young, SC Victoria University, Victors FC, Vipers SC, Police FC, Water FC and Entebbe FC. Express SC and Masaka LC have requested for more time which was granted with a penalty of UGX 100,000 till the close of business on Friday 7th September 2012 at 1700hrs.
Unfortunately, SC Villa, Maroons FC and Simba SC have since showed no interest in the exercise. FLB has therefore advised that three FUFA Big League clubs in their order of sporting merit last season be alerted for verification starting Monday 10th September 2012 as a replacement for the defiant clubs.
Only FUFA licensed clubs shall have their players’ licenses processed and endorsed by the Federation. In order to obtain the club license, minimum standards were set in the areas of finance, infrastructure (club facilities), sporting merit, quality and quantity of personnel (technical and administrative) managing the club, legal club structure and compliance among others.
The tentative date for the kick off of this year’s season was put on September 25.
Part of the Cranes fans cheering their team in Namboole last year. 87 fans have already paid for their flight to Ndora.
At least a total of 87 Uganda Cranes fans will on Friday morning fly to Ndora, Zambia in a chartered flight to cheer up the Cranes against Chipolopolo of Zambia in the first leg of the final round of the Africa Cup of Nations finals 2013.
According to Faizal Musenze the Managing Director of Pearlsporto, a company authorized by FUFA to coordinate the fans’ air travel, the chartered flight still has only 14 vacant seats left. Of these, 5 and 9 are in business and Economy classes respectively.
Musenze said all their passengers had already been briefed of the travel details and the check-in time scheduled on Friday morning at 05:00am. Pearlsporto will take charge of the fans’ accommodation and the morning breakfast during their stay in Zambia. Additionally, Pearlsporto has also pledged a cranes replica jersey for every fan travelling on top of paying for their stadium access ticket.
The arrangement will have the fans flying back to Entebbe shortly after the game on Saturday evening.
Efforts by Kenyan FA President Samuel Nyamweya to lobby members of the CAF Congress currently convening in Mahe, Seychelles to support his bid to host this year’s Cecafa-Tusker Cup hit a snug when the continental body refused to interfere with the regional administrative decisions.
The Cecafa members too convened a special meeting in Seychelles on September 2 with the same issue on the agenda. All regional FA leaders including FUFA President Lawrence Mulindwa attended the meeting chaired by the President, Eng. Leodgar Tenga. The day’s agenda had only two items that included making consultations ahead of the CAF Congress and the Cecafa-Tusker Cup 2012.
Cecafa President Eng. Leodgar Tenga ( C ) talks to Kenyan FA leader Sam Nyamweya (L) and the FUFA President Lawrence Mulindwa during the Cecafa Congress in Dar es Salaam last year.Musonye shares a moment with the Cecafa founder member Kezekia Ssegwanga Musisi at Serena Hotel-Kampala last week during the launch of this year’s Cecafa-Tusker Cup 2012.
Regarding Cecafa -Tusker cup, the regional body President took the members through the prevailing situations. This special meeting mandated him to convene an executive meeting in the shortest time possible and issue a comprehensive report to clarify the matter once and for all. The members who were in conformity with Uganda hosting this year’s event further advised that the said document should state clearly the position of Cecafa.
It was however agreed that Uganda continues with the necessary preparations to host the tournament. Cecafa General Secretary Nicholas Musonye was last week in Uganda to officially launch the tournament at Serena Hotel-Kampala. He announced November 24 as the kick off date with the finals being played on December 8 in Mandela National stadium, Namboole.
While in Uganda, Musonye met the Local Organising Committee (LOC), held talks with the sponsors led by the EABL Marketing Director Lemmy Mutahi and also paid a courtesy visit to the sports minister Hon Charles Bakabulindi among others.
FIFA, an international football body has sent a message to the FUFA president Mr. Lawrence Mulindwa congratulating him and the entire football family in Uganda on the acquisition of the new statutes. The message that comes barely three days after the adoption of the new constitution on August 25 at Pope Paul Memorial Hotel is signed by the FIFA Secretary General, Jerome Valclke.
The FIFA letter stresses that the FUFA Super League is the only League that will be recognized by both FIFA and CAF.
Below is the full content as sent from FIFA to the FUFA President Lawrence Mulindwa.
Dear President,
We are very pleased to learn that the Ugandan Football family adopted the new statutes in line with FIFA recommendations. FUFA is now provided with appropriate tools to manage football in Uganda and will thus be able to avoid some of the problems it has witnessed in the recent past. The adoption of the new statutes is an important milestone which will certainly boost football. We are convinced it will help to develop football in your country and bring it to the level it deserves.
We also thank you for your kind words for the FIFA and CAF representatives who have been working very closely with you in order to achieve such an important objective.
We are aware that big challenges are ahead such as the proper implementation of the new statutes, be it with regard to the creation of the new members or the handling of the FUFA Super League. Since the latter is the only league recognized by FUFA and subsequently FIFA and CAF, we anticipate that the recent issues linked to the elite Ugandan Football will be solved once and for all. We are convinced that all stakeholders will greet the move and support FUFA and its league in setting up a competition of good quality.
Be assured that FIFA will be at your side in the coming months to help FUFA and its members to meet successfully the challenges. With the maturity shown by the football family through the adoption of the new statutes, we have all reasons to be optimistic.
Please send our congratulations to all the football family and our appreciation to the Ugandan authorities which have been very supportive of the process.
Minister Charles Bakabulindi receives Cecafa General Secretary Nicholas Musonye in his offices in Kampala on Tuesday. The two discussed a number of issues related to Cecafa-Tusker Cup to be hosted in Kampala.
The government of Uganda has pledged to support Cecafa and FUFA in organizing a successful Cecafa-Tusker Cup to be hosted in Kampala between November 24 and December 8.
The revelations were made by the state minister for education and sports in charge of Sports Hon. Charles Bakabulindi during a courtesy visit paid to him by the Cecafa General Secretary Nicholas Musonye in his offices located on the parliamentary avenue in Kampala on Tuesday afternoon.
Bakabulindi said the tournament would be used to be part of the celebrations to mark Uganda’s 50 years of political independence. On the issue of the stadium, the minister said his office would intervene to ensure that the facility is availed to FUFA at a manageable cost.
He commended the East African Breweries Limited (EABL) for the USD 450.000 (UGX 1.125.000.000) sponsorship package towards this year’s tournament.
Musonye hailed the minister for his tireless support towards football that has seen Uganda winning the Cecafa Challenge title twelve times. Uganda are the defending champions after edging Rwanda 3-2 on sport kicks. The normal time ended 2-2.
The twelve member countries of Cecafa are Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, Rwanda, Burundi, Zanzibar, Djibouti, Eritrea, Sudan, Ethiopia, and South Sudan.
