KCCA Football club on May 3 played a ceremonial league match against relegation bound Aurum Roses FC which they won 3-1 before being crowned champions . FUFA president Lawrence Mulindwa donated a cash prize of UGX 15.000.000 to KCCA players. Kampala Lord Mayor Elias Lukwago and former club Manager Jaberi Bidandi Ssali were among the dignitaries who watched the game at Lugogo stadium.
The draws for the Round of 8 of the Uganda Cup 2013 conducted at the Federation headquarters today have seen FUFA Super League current table leaders KCC drawing against their archrivals, Vipers FC.
Vipers who are currently placed second on the FSL table will host KCC at Buikwe Ground on Friday, 26th April 2013. In another anticipated quarter final thriller, defending champions URA FC face stubborn Entebbe FC on Tuesday 14th May this year.
The winner between Victoria University and Kira Young FC will host Bright Stars FC at Namboole stadium on Tuesday April 30th while surprise quarter finalists Kamwokya United battles army side Simba SC at a venue yet to be communicated by the Competitions committee.
The first leg of the semi finals are slated for May 14th and 17th. Meanwhile this year’s Finals will be played in Masindi Municipal Stadium, Kitara Region on Sunday May 26th.
As we head closer to Wakiso 4th Division League climax, men are being separated from boys as the search for the league champion intensifies. The district league competitions committee passed out verdicts on a number of pending cases and below is the detailed report.
1.Migadde Highway FC was disqualified from the Wakiso 4th Division League for failure to honour three (3) matches this season against Manyago (in the first round),Kataka & Kitende. Their second round results were nullified however, according to the regulations, the first round results stand since they played 50% of the matches.
2. Match no 108- Kataka FC officials protested the referees decision by walking their team off the pitch with a few minutes to the end of the game hence Kataka FC forfeited the match points.
3. Match no 113 – Lufuka didn’t show up for the match against Kitende. Interestingly one of their officials appeared at the field & filled the referees report with his players’ names. However, when time for inspection came, the listed players were not available thus Kitende were awarded the points.
4. Match no 124 – Entebbe United arrived late for their home match against Wakiso Youth. By the time referees finished the players’ inspection, time couldn’t allow the game to take place. Wakiso Youth were also awarded the points for that match.
5. Match no 138 – KB Lions Vs Kataka, KB Lions arrived late for this engagement thus forfeiting the match.
6. Match no 141 – Kitende Vs KB Lions, This match was abandoned with 14 minutes remaining after both teams failed to get an alternative ball to play. The original one had been deliberately hit by a KB Lions player in the nearby gate when Kitende was leading 1-0, the ball was never recovered leading the referees to abandoning the match. The match will thus be re played for only the remaining 14 minutes on Tuesday 23 April 2013 at Kitende with the same set of referees who were initially appointed to officiate it. The match will also go on with the same players who were on the pitch.
7. Match no 157 – Kira Vs KB Lions The visiting team (KB Lions) failed to show up for this engagement hence forfeiting the match with a 3-0 margin score to Kira FC.
Next round of matches resume tomorrow Thursday 18th April 2013 at various grounds as listed below.
Ebenezer Tanda Vs Manyago at Ebb Tanda
KB Lions vs Lufuka at Kajjansi
Namugongo Janda Vs Kira at Namugongo
Kyaliwajjala Vs Nsangi Youth at Namugongo Boys
Gayaza United Vs Kitende at Gayaza
Wakiso Youth Vs Kataka at Wakiso
All matches kick off at 4:30pm
Mugerwa Hakim of Kira FC is leading the scorers chart with 15 goals closely followed by Mustapha Hast of Wakiso Youth who has 10 goals, Mukasa Bonny of Kataka, Kayondo Mike of Lufuka and Kisitu Augustine of Gayaza are all tied in the third place with 8 goals each.
Prizes at stake
Champion – UGX 4m,Gold Medals & a trophy
Runners Up – UGX 2 m
Third placed – UGX 1m
Fourth Placed – UGX 0.5 m
The above prizes were offered by the FUFA president who also happens to be Wakiso’s delegate to the Fufa General Assembly.
The above activity will be conducted on Wednesday March 27th 2013 during the FUFA Weekly Press Conference at the Federation headquarters in Mengo.
Qualifying teams:
1. Kira Young FC 2. Kamwokya United FC 3. Vipers FC 4. KCC FC 5. Ngora Freda Carr FC 6. Simba FC 7. URA FC 8. Bright Stars FC 9. SC Victoria University 10. Entebbe FC 11. Police FC 12. Soana FC 13. Winner Lira United FC V Proline FC 14. Winner KJT FC V Luweero United FC 15. Winner Mutundwe Lions FC V Wandegeya FC 16. Winner Kyambogo FC V Bugembe United FC.
The FUFA players’ status committee will convene next week on Wednesday, March 27 to give its final ruling in a number of cases involving different FUFA Super League players.
The Committee head who is also the West Nile Regional Chairperson, Mr. Mike Letti says the sessions will commence at 9:00am at the Federation headquarters in Mengo.
Among the cases on the agenda include:
1. Player Ssempala Hashim of BULS FC whom Express FC claims his new club has refused to meet the agreed obligations. The player’s license was recently put to hold.
2. Player Elasu Quddus of URA faces a challenge from his former Club, Proline FC who allege he still had a running contract with them despite a stretch of over one year as a ‘free agent’.
3. Waisswa Tonny formerly with Victoria University accuses the club for sacking him without adequate compensation.
4. Peter Ssenyonjo and Hamis Kitagenda both formerly with URA but currently featuring for Soana in the FUFA Big League are also seeking compensation from their former club for alleged illegal dismissal from duty.
5. Player Salim Omar Magoola of KCC FC is being claimed by Express FC on grounds that his movement was faked by an impersonator.
Kasese district FUFA delegate Robert Donny together with six Western Region League players were on Sunday night injured in a road accident along Kampala-Mubende highway.
Donny an official with New Villa FC and a FUFA referee had accompanied his club to Oyam district for a FUFA organized Uganda Cup match against Rising Stars FC. The visitors lost 1-0 before they faced an accident as they travelled back home.
An unidentified omnibus driver, Reg. No. UAJ 106R in which the club was travelling swerved off the road in an attempt to dodge an over speeding trailer. The trailer reportedly had full lights that made the taxi driver lose clear sight of the road.
The injured players have been identified as Mutyaba Nasoor, Mwenzukye Angelo Isaac, Byakatonda Moses, Baruku Robert, Christopher Busingye and Umar Ssematiko. Donny was also travelling with his wife M/s Agnes Mwirumubi who also got injured.
Christopher Busingye was however critically injured and he has been transferred to Mulago Govt.referral hospital in Kampala as the rest get maintained at Mubende.
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Football Club has announced a free entry for all students and children during their CAF Champions League return leg against Coton Sport of Cameroon on Saturday March 2 at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole.
This was contained in an address by the club Director in charge of marketing Hajji Ssesanga Magala during a press conference at FUFA house this Wednesday morning.
Ssesanga however clarified that only students in full uniforms bearing the badges and children in company of their parents will access the stadium under this arrangement. He also announced the official entry charges as UGX 5000 and UGX 10.000 for the open stands and the pavilion respectively.
Coton Sport arrives this Thursday, 07:05pm and will be accommodated at Sky Hotel in Naalya. Sssesanga said the home team had camped in Jinja but would appear for trainings in Namboole on Thursday morning and afternoon.
Mbaga Orden will be in charge of the Saturday game assisted by Erasmo Jesse and Changwalu Hamis. Mujuni Israel is the standby referee. All match officials come from Tanzania. CAF has also appointed Djibouti FA President Waberi Soulemani Hassan as the match commissioner. FUFA has designated Decolas Kiiza as the match liaison officer.
A FUFA Grade III Referee died in a motor accident Tuesday night just hours after he had officiated a match involving two Kitara Regional League clubs.
Ojwiya Patrick, a resident of Kiryandongo was reportedly riding a motorcycle when he met his death. According to the area delegate George Kabwimukya, the deceased collided with another motor cyclist around 8:00pm and died on spot.
Earlier in the day, Ojwiya had officiated a tense Regional League game in Masindi between Red Eagles and Hoima Young Stars. The visitors walloped the hosts 3-0. But despite the loss by the home team, there was no commotion and the fans hailed the referee for a professional performance.
“Little did we know that this good referee had only come to bid farewell to us” said Kabwimukya. Ojwiya will be laid to rest this Thursday at his ancestral ground in Amuru district.
FUFA wishes to convey our most heartfelt condolences to the deceased’s family and the entire football fraternity in western and the northern regions for this untimely death of our committed referee. There is no doubt, Ojwiya died on duty and we shall always miss his srrvices. May his soul rest in eternal peace.
Friday Sept 28 fixture:
Proline Vs Masaka (Lugogo)
Aurum Roses Vs Express (Wankulukuku)
Bidco VsSC Villa (Kakindu)
URA Vs Water (Lugazi)
Cranes midfielder Mike Serumaga will this Friday be playing his first match for Proline FC in the FUFA Super League after sealing a two year deal with the local club.
Sserumaga who formerly featured for St. George of Ethiopia until the end of last season is among the starters against Masaka LC in the two clubs opening match to be played at Lugogo.
Elsewhere, new entrants Aurum Roses visits defending champions Express FC, Bidco hosts SC Villa and Bell Uganda Cup champions URA takes on Water FC. URA walloped Express 3-0 in the FUFA Super Cup last week.
The press statement released by Proline FC’s Press Liaison officer Swaib Raul Kanyike indicates that Serumaga agreed personal terms with the club and he is expected to spice up the club’s performance this season. Sserumaga who is currently undergoing intensive training with the Cranes squad preparing for Zambia has been a free-agent following the expiry of his contract in Addis-Ababa.
Club officials have received Sserumaga with huge excitement. “He is a highly-experienced player and we hope he will help us a lot. He has immense quality and we hope the young players will benefit from him,” said Mujib Kasule the Club Director.
Serumaga has played at different levels having featured for KB Lions, Police, URA, Helsingborgs IF (Sweden) and Bunnamwaya SC. He is the club’s eighth signing this season. Others are Isaac Owori, Edema Patrick Lecchi (returning from a six-month deal at St. George) Mboma Samuel, Okello Moses, Tabu Ahmed, Mugabi Alex and Mandela Joseph.
Proline Line up:
Charles Lukwago(GK), Kaaya Ausi, Abubakar Tabula, Makoba Dennis Bigala, Mukisa Yusufu Ssenabulya (Capt), Luyima Richard, Isaac Owori, Gift Ali Gigi, Edema Patrick, Mike Sserumaga and Kabugu Ismail.
The substitute bench will have Mboma Samuel, Bongole Anthony, William Wadri, Okello Moses, Tabu Ahamed and Joseph Mandela. A ndrew Buteera is still nursing a knee injury while Namwanja Simon is down with malaria. Club coach Abdallah Mubiru said since it was the club’s first game of the season, they will push for a starting win.
The FUFA Disciplinary Committee has exonerated SC Villa and Victors FC from separate charges of reportedly fielding clubs to compete in an alleged Football League not authorized by the authentic Federation.
On the other hand, Waters FC pleaded guilty of intentionally taking part in the same illegal competition and an ultimatum given up to today to make a written declaration denouncing their earlier position of playing in both competitions. Failure to comply with this directive, Waters FC will joins Maroons FC as the second club to be excluded from the FUFA Super League.
According to the official report filed to FUFA by the Disciplinary Committee chairman Council Ojok Geoffrey Odur, SC Villa and Victors distanced themselves from the sides that featured in the non-league matches being organized by one Kavuma Kabenge.
Article 76 (4) of the FUFA statutes as amended, states that no player, official, referee, licensed agents or member of FUFA shall participate in any football competition not authorized by FUFA.
The Disciplinary committee will however have to set a new date of hearing for Masaka LC and Express FC who also participated in the same matches. Ojok says the two clubs did not receive the earlier sent summons.
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.
The World Football governing body, FIFA is sending one of its widely experienced football consultants, Mr. Thomas Grimm to Uganda to preside over the two day workshop for the FUFA Super League compliant clubs.
Grimm is a FIFA Consultant and specialist in Leagues and clubs Management. He is a former President of the Swiss Football League (SFL) and a Lawyer by profession. FIFA has for so many years been assigning him duties to sensitive countries to take stock of the state of football there. He has been to Palestine, Zambia, Syria, Lebanon and Myanmar among others.
He arrives in the country this Tuesday evening aboard Brussels Airlines. FIFA has also designated Eng. Leodgar Tenga, a CAF Executive member and Cecafa Regional President as the second facilitator of this workshop. Tenga too, arrives this Tuesday. The workshop is part of the FIFA strategy to strengthen the FUFA Super League.
The workshop to be held at Golf Course Hotel between September 12-13 will dwell much on the League/Club effective Management. Only clubs that have complied with the new FUFA Super League statutes have been invited. These include BUL, Proline, Police, URA, Vipers, Entebbe Young, Kira Young, Express, Victoria University, Water, Victors and Masaka LC.
The three clubs that have turned a deaf ear towards compliance are SC. Villa, Maroons and Simba. These will be locked out of the workshop unless they act in accordance with the current statutes.
Each Club will be represented by its Chairperson and two other officials in decision making positions who will also be managing the club administration on a day-to-day basis. The workshop will also be attended by all the FUFA Super League Board Members.
Founded in 1969, Bunamwaya SC had maintained its name for 43 years until yesterday, Sunday August 19, 2012 when the club unveiled a new name -VIPERS SC!
The club also officially announced the recruitment of a Nigerian tactician Duru Chukuma Ambrose as the new head coach taking over from Edward Golola who will now concentrate his energies on developing talents in St. Marys’ Kitende Secondary School. Chukuma was due to arrive in the country this Monday morning to start his official work on Tuesday.
The colourful function attended by a mammoth audience was presided over by Vipers Sports Club Limited Director who also doubles as a Ugandan FA President Lawrence Mulindwa. He was in company of his Vice president in charge of Technical matters Livingstone Kyambadde at Buikwe, a team’s home ground, 47Kms east of Kampala City.
Mulindwa hailed the Buikwe people for the support they have rendered the team and promised to support the area clubs as a measure to develop football in the district. He donated 100 balls to be shared among such clubs. Mulindwa said the decision to change the club’s name was to give the team a more national look and be an all embracing club other than sounding limited to only Bunamwaya community.
He was however quick to commend Bunamwaya residents for nurturing the side and helping them qualify for the Super Division side in 2005. Bunamwaya joined the National League in 2005 during a Super Mini league held in Bukalasa in Luwero district.
“I believe that a Ugandan club can emerge National champion, excel at Cecafa level and proceed to win a continental championship. We are launching a new name with more seriousness”, Mulindwa stressed.
He further added that the club would soon go to polls to elect new office bearers and urged fans to register. The club Secretary Haruna Kyobe later disclosed that 427 new fans got registered on Sunday.
Vipers Sports Club disclosed their strategy to develop a modern stadium in Buikwe but Mulindwa warned opportunists against hiking prices that may scare them away. The function was also attended by the area Mayor and the fans got entertained by a number of music artists.
A total of fourteen (14) Super Division club chairmen have so far complied with the new statutes that will be a basis in the running and the management of the National League starting this immediate season.
The club chairmen have already appended their signatures on the new constitution and the Articles and Memorandum of Associations that will soon be presented to the Registrar of Companies for records. SC Villa and URA are the only two clubs that remain defiant to the process that was launched a month ago in presence of the world football governing body (FIFA) at Golf Course Hotel.
The fourteen have also signed a set of resolutions that include forming a new league as guided by FIFA known as FUFA Premier League Ltd and engaging the services of the legal firm to register the newly adopted constitution and incorporate the new entity to run and manage the league under the supervision of FUFA.
The chairmen include Mike Okua (KCC), Vincent Bbaale Mugera (Express), Hajji Habib Kagimu (Proline), Kitandwe Thadeus (Bunamwaya), Hon. Vincent Ssempijja (Masaka LC), Alias Sliver (Bidco), Kimuli Anthony (Entebbe Young), Asan Kasingye (Police), Simo Dubajic (Victoria University) and Rwamazi Tom (Victors). Others are Eng. Kibuuka Kyobe (Waters), Brig. Hussein Ada (Simba), Ochen Tommy (Maroons) and Lukwago Jimmy of Kiira Young.
The General Assembly of Club Chairmen will soon convene to elect a board of 5 members tasked with the running of the league. The members of the board according to the new statutes must not be club chairmen/officials but a composition of independent professionals. The elected board will thereafter appoint the members of the secretariat. The League is tentatively expected to flag off on September 25.
The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has confirmed its position to host this year’s Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup.
The regional tournament that has for the last two years been hosted by Tanzanian Football Federation (TFF) will now come to Kampala in late November to mid December. FUFA Chief Executive officer Edgar Watson said they had finalized all the consultations and a confirmation letter already sent to the regional secretariat.
Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup is sponsored by the East African Breweries Limited (EABL) through the Tusker brand. In a related development, the FUFA Executive has named a 10-man local organizing committee to start off the preparations of hosting the oldest Football Championship in East and Central Africa.
FUFA Vice President in charge Administration Eng. Moses Magogo chairs the committee with Patrick Ogwel (VP-Youth) as his deputy. Edgar Watson is the committee secretary. Others are Mujib Kasule (VP USL), Livingstone Kyambadde (VP-Technical), Anthony Kimuli (VP-Finance), Rogers Mulindwa (Media), Lwere Sam (Security), Rogers Byamukama and Sam Mpiima (Marketing and sponsorship).
As part of its first assignment, the committee is expected to meet with the Minister of state for Sports Hon Charles Bakabulindi to discuss the detailed program of the three week’s event. Uganda last hosted this championship in 2008 when they edged Kenya 1-0 in the finals. The Uganda Cranes are the defending champions after dumping Amavubi of Rwanda 2-1 in the finals played from the National Stadium of Dar es salaam last year.
Reference is made on the progress of the top tier league in the Uganda Super League since the FIFA panel’s visit in Uganda on 26th June 2012 at Golf course hotel. The meeting had a FIFA led panel of Mr. Primo Carvaro, Ashford Mamelodi, Tenga Leodegar, Bob Monro and Nicholas Valticos. The FUFA Executive, club chairmen and Officials of the super league were represented. The sanctioned officials thus Mr. Kavuma Kabenge and Ebil Segawa were invited by FIFA to witness the process.
A committee headed by Mr. Kimuli Anthony composed of Clubs and FUFA representatives was constituted to embark on formulating new League Statutes and ensuring new order. A list of club chairmen was also identified, reviewed and registered with FUFA and the FIFA panel as the official link in the progress on the top tier league. It was also agreed in this meeting that no Super League activity should continue until the entire process is completed.
This whole process was to ensure that before the new league 2012-13 starts, matters of contention, governance and association football regulations are realigned.
The new League Statutes were formulated through a meeting of the chairmen of the super league clubs (as per the chairmen list obtained on 26th June 2012 at Golf course hotel) on Sunday 29th July 2012 at Hotel Africana; thirteen clubs have subscribed to the statutes.
Thirteen chairmen have also signed resolutions to incorporate a new entity called FUFA Premier League Ltd that will run and manage the FUFA Premier League. FUFA has accepted to delegate the authority to run and manage the top tier League to this new entity. The Chairmen have also resolved to maintain their obligations, considerations, and the terms of the contracts with Uganda Breweries Limited, Eco-Bank, and Super Sport.
The process of incorporation of the FUFA Premier League Ltd is currently on-going. The next course of action shall be election of the board by the clubs under the Premier League statutes before the new season begins
This process has been communicated to FIFA and the sponsors to keep them abreast of the progress and FUFA is waiting for the approval of FIFA in this regard. The Clubs, stakeholders and entire public is henceforth advised to take note of this development.
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The Hippos left defender and KCC player Joseph Ochaya has passed the medical tests to join Asante Kotoko Football Club in Ghana.
Asante Kotoko are the current champions of the Ghanaian Glo Premier League after collecting 63 points from the 30 matches played in the season. Their closest rival AshGold finished second with 49 points just two points better that Hearts of Oak who took the third position.
The Ghanaian scouts spotted Ochaya during the Hippos first leg match of the Africa Youth qualifiers in Kampala two weeks ago. They immediately launched negotiations with the Kampala City Council Club officials.
His superb performance in Tamale Sports Stadium on Saturday spiced up the earlier sealed position to sign the Ugandan youth player. Ochaya left the Hippos camp (on permission) on Sunday morning and flew to the club’s home in Kumasi City to undergo the medical tests. Uganda Team Manager Faisal Mohammad confirmed the developments.
If the deal is written to the final dot, Ochaya will become the first Ugandan player to feature for a premier league team in Ghana. In 1999, there were attempts by Hearts of Oak to sign SC Villa’s Hakim Magumba but the deal never materialized.
Ochaya flies back to Accra this afternoon to join the rest of the team before embarking on their trip back to Entebbe. He will thereafter arrange to travel back to Ghana before their league kicks off on October 7. Asante Kotoko officials are expected in Kampala shortly to sign the contract.
Pursuant to FIFA and FUFA Regulations for the Status and Transfer of Players and further to our earlier communication (Our ref: FCC/GEN/2012/007/003) regarding players registration and club licensing program with FUFA, FCC (as delegated by FUFA) has issued the procedure of player registration.
Copies of various forms have been sent to your respective mails. Players, respective clubs, and FUFA are required to submit information and endorse by signature and stamp as appropriate.
The Chart of Forms also sent to clubs detail the various forms/attachments required depending on the status code of each player. The Status Code defines the status of each player in regard to the new registration by considering which status he was the previous season (2011/12) and what he is going to be in the new season (2012/13).
FCC will only process registration for players whose information has been correctly and completely filled and submitted by the closure of the FUFA primary players’ registration window thus 23rd September 2012.
Clubs are also reminded to consider the minimum contract content requirements progressively issued by FUFA as contracts without these requirements may not be used to safeguard the club in an international player transfer transaction on the FIFA Transfer Matching System.
Clubs should also ensure that their players’ contracts are witnessed by the FUFA CEO before they are accepted as a true record in the licensing system.
Please do not hesitate to get back to Mr. Kiiza Decolas, Secretary Competitions Committee or any member/staff of the FCC for further explanation.
For the Good of the Game