FUFA: Federation of Uganda Football Associations

Category: Uganda Cup

  • Egypt-Uganda friendly confirmed

    The long awaited Egypt-Uganda international friendly match has finally been confirmed for March 30 in Khartoum City, Sudan. The Cranes team comprising mainly home based players has started training in Nakivubo War Memorial stadium this Saturday morning.

    The game had earlier been scheduled for February but called off due to the insecurities in Cairo. Attempts were later made to have the same game played in Qatar but the efforts did not also yield results. Our official match agents, Sports Global Management (SGM) based in Geneva with regional offices in Nairobi have now confirmed to us the new date and venue.  The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) will use this international friendly to try some new players based within and outside Uganda.

    Among the expected new players on trial are Kizito Fabian Derrick playing in The Netherlands, Ndoro Tonny featuring for Young Africans in Tanzania and Lwanyaga Ronnie Martins who plays for Al-Merreikh in Sudan among others. FUFA is much aware of the seniority of the Egyptian side that has been together for long but the main focus here is to grant our home based players an international exposure as we look forward to the selection of the CHAN team.

    The invited players include Kimera Ali, Hamza Muwonge, Denis Guma, Walusimbi Godfrey, Kimuli Robert, Luzige Edgar, Bengo Steven, Ssemakula Noah, Emuge Israel, Mpima Sakka, Omondi Sapeo Ceaser, Kazibwe Ismail, Okhuti Ceaser, Luwagga Kizito, Kirabira Isaac, Saddam Juma, Kizito Fabian, Lwanyaga Ronnie Martins, Ndoro Tonny, Wadada  and Kakembo Jimmy.

    Al-Merreikh player, Mike Mutyaba will join the team in Khartoum. The URA players have been left out in order to concentrate on their continental campaign.


  • Bell Cup:USL clubs land ‘easy’ fixtures

    Uganda Super Division Clubs have this Thursday morning landed ‘favourable’ fixtures in the round of 16 draws democratically conducted at Ivys Hotel here in Kamapala City.

    At this colourful function, the tournament sponsors, East African Breweries Limited (EABL) Uganda were represented by their Brand Manager, Dianah Nsubuga. FUFA Vice President in charge of Technical matters Livingstone Kyambadde stood in for the federation President Lawrence Mulindwa.

    The draw results will have the 2011 National League Champions and Bell-Uganda Cup finalists, URA travelling to Kasana Ground to play Luweero United FC on Tuesday March 27. On the same day another Super Division club Maroons FC hosts Aurum Roses as Bunamwaya SC travels to Namboole to play lowly ranked Misindye, a Fufa Big League club. Masaka LC hosts Victors at Masaka Recreational Ground the same Tuesday.

    A week earlier on March 20, SC Villa will have played Mbarara Old Timers in Nakivubo with Uganda Police hosting Boroboro Tigers in Namboole on March 29. Kireka United, a Kampala Regional League club will host Jinja Municipality which features in the FUFA Big League at Kyambogo University ground on Saturday march 31.

    In his speech read out for him by the Vice President in charge of technical matters Livingstone Kyambadde , the FUFA President Lawrence Mulindwa hailed the sponsors for choosing an upcountry ground to host this year’s finals. The finals will be played at Pece stadium in Gulu district on June 12. Mulindwa further called on the football fans in Uganda to EABL back by identifying with and consuming Bell Lager. EABL’s Dianah Nsubuga said they were committed to supporting football development in the country.

    The function was also attended by the Cranes Head Coach Bobby Williamson, a delegation from the East African Breweries limited (EABL) Uganda and club officials among others.

  • Gulu to host Bell-Uganda Cup finals

    Bell-Uganda Cup sponsors in conjunction with FUFA will have this year’s finals held upcountry in Pece Stadium, Gulu district on May 12. This will be the first time in the near history to have this function out of Kampala City.

    The sponsors and the organizers have already inspected the facilities in Gulu that will host this major event. The first leg of the semi finals is scheduled for April 24 while the return leg goes for the weekend of 28-29 of the same month. The program gives the finalists ample time to prepare for the big clash. The quarter finals have been fixed on April 7-8.

    The draws for the round of 16 will be held this Thursday at Ivys Hotel in Wakaliga starting 10am. The clubs that advanced to this round of 16 include two regional teams; Luweero united FC (Buganda) and Kireka United FC of Kampala region. Six others are FUFA Big League clubs some of which trounced Super Division clubs to qualify to this stage. They include Old Timers, Misindye, Jinja Municipality, CRO, Boroboro Tigers and Aurum Roses FC.

    Out of the 15 Super Division clubs, only 8 survived humiliation and will play in the next stage. These are Water, Victors, URA, SC Villa, Uganda Police, Masaka LC, Bunamwaya and Maroons.

  • FUFA News Round up, March 7

    3 to sit player agents’ exams

    The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has short listed three applicants for the player Agents examinations scheduled for March 29. The successful candidates are John Nsambu Chrysostom, James Ofong and Musa Kizito. The trio will have to answer 20 questions, five of which will be locally set and the rest from FIFA. The Federation education officer, Mr. Lubega Byuma William will be in charge of the examinations.

    Women’s day tournament on

    Uganda Women Football Association in conjunction with FUFA have organized an annual March 8th international women’s day football tournament that will attract a total of 30 clubs between 8th and 10th of this month. The identified groups are U14, U19 and the open category that will draw participants from clubs, universities and tertiary institutions among others. The venues are Old Kampala and Mengo secondary school grounds. The finals will be staged in Nakivubo. FUFA will fund the tournament.

    Masembe to conduct referees’ course

    CAF instructor, Charles Masembe will this coming Sunday, March 11, 2011 conduct a referees’ refresher course at the federation headquarters in Mengo starting 8 o’clock. All referees that officiate the Bell Uganda super league and the FUFA Big League have been directed to attend. The one day training will mainly cover the areas of self management and the interpretation and application of the football laws.

    Beach soccer calendar out

    The Uganda Beach Football Association has released an activity calendar for this year. The registration of players that started on 1st march closes on Sunday this week while the round one of the league flags off on March 18 at Lido Beach Entebbe. The first edition of the National women Beach soccer is scheduled between 21-22 April. Three days have been earmarked for the Post-Primary National Beach competition between 15-17. The U13 competition runs in August, the inter University tournament rolls off on October 6 and there will be a National Beach symposium on December 1 before a National Corporate Beach Soccer competition between Dec 8-9.

    USL clubs in fight against Malaria

    Five Uganda Super League clubs have signed a partnership to join an international campaign in the fight against Malaria. Bunamwaya SC, Hoima-Busia, Bidco, Simba SC and Proline FC officials received branded warm-up kits, balls and bibs from the United Against Malaria (UAM) team leader in Uganda, Kenneth Mulondo from the federation headquarters in Mengo today morning. UAM teram will be in Bombo on Friday in their continued efforts to create awareness and galvanise commitment to end malaria death by 2015, a target date set by the United Nations.

  • Baingana joins Amavubi as Hippos starts training today

    Off to Rwanda: Baingana

    UGANDA Super League and Express FC key player Bonny Baingana is already in Kigali undergoing training with Rwanda’s national team, Amavubi in preparation for their Africa Cup on Nations qualifiers match against Nigeria mid next week.

    Baingana had earlier been summoned to the Uganda Hippos camp that prepares for an international friendly match against Rwanda on February 28 but opted to travel to Kigali. The Hippos start training this Tuesday at Nakivubo stadium. Baingana travelled with Charles Tibingana Mwesigye featuring for Proline FC here in Uganda and the two have been described as ‘a big boost’ to the Amavubi camp.

    On arrival of the two Ugandan based players, Rwanda head coach Milutin Micho said, “The camp is now full with the presence of such professional players. APR and SC Kiyovu players are also in camp after their continental engagements with their clubs.”

    Uganda Federation CEO, Edgar Watson said he was due to cross check his records to establish whether the two players had been cleared and were in Rwanda on acceptable terms. He however added, “If Baingana is both Ugandan and a Rwandese, he has the right to decide where to go but the concern here is whether FERWAFA acted through the right procedures”

    FERWAFA with direct support from the Rwandese government launched a world-wide campaign of tracing all foreign based  players with a Rwandese link to lure them to Kigali and play for Amavubi. The campaign started immediately after their exit from last year’s qualifiers. France-based striker Elias Uzamukunda who plays for second division side AS Cannes will join camp before the end of this week.

    Meanwhile Andrew Butera who is currently undergoing rehabiulitation from France after an operation is steadily recovering according to the information reaching our desk. Butera, a Proline FC player crossed over to Amavubi in 2008.

     

  • Referee Diana Mukasa for ‘World Cup’

    FIFA Assistant Referee Diana Mukasa

    Uganda’s female FIFA assistant referee, Diana Mukasa has been selected to officiate in the Algarve women Cup 2012 that kicks off on February 29 in Portugal.

    Algarve Cup is an annual tournament that attracts first class women footballing nations across the world. Mukasa is the first referee in east, central and southern Africa to land this invitation. Africa has had only three referees invited to this year’s tournament. The two others are centre referee Aissata Amegge from Togo and Alglago Emmanuella, an assistant referee from Ghana. Mukasa says it’s a big opportunity to her as an individual and the country at large. “I shall offer my best in order to open up more chances for such future invitations in Uganda and the rest of Africa”, said the continent’s second best ranked assistant referee.

    Mukasa promises better perfomance in Portugal

    A total of eight world class nations and four other selected teams will participate in this year’s tournament. Group A and B have the strongest ranked teams believed to be in contention to win the title. Group ‘A’ has China, Germany, Iceland and Sweden while group ‘B’ has Denmark, Norway, United States and Japan the current world Cup Champions. The group winners from ‘A’ and ‘B’ will contest the final with the runners up playing for third place and those finishing third in these two groups playing for the fifth place.

    The teams in group ‘C’ that include Hungary, Republic of Ireland, Portugal and Wales will be playing tor places 7-12. The winner in this group will take on the team that finishes 4th in group ‘A’ or ‘B’ with the better record for the 7th position and the runners-up from the same group ‘C’ will play the team that comes last in group ‘A’ or ‘B’ with the worse record for the 9th position. The 3rd and 4th teams in group ‘C’ play for the eleventh place. On February 29th, World Cup champions Japan takes on Norway in an opener before America plays Denmark the same day.  The tournament ends March 7th.

     

  • Uganda Cranes lines up Pros against Egypt

    Abel Dhaira will be in charge in abscence of Onyango

    It’s now confirmed that the Uganda National Football team, The Cranes will play Egypt in an international friendly match on February 25 in Cairo.

    Our official match agents, Sport Global Management based in Geneva with a regional coordination office in Nairobi have confirmed the development with a letter coming from the Egyptian Federation.

    “We have the pleasure to inform you that we confirm to play a friendly international match against Uganda on February 25” reads part of the letter emailed to FUFA through our agents. The letter is signed by Mr. Anwar Saleh, the team’s Executive Manager.

    Emmanuel Okwi (right) put up a brilliant show during the 2011 Cecafa title in Dar and he will be part of the team to Cairo

    The weekend encounter will be the last game before Uganda plays Congo Brazzaville in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers match fixed for February 29. Coach Bobby Williamson has lined up a team of 21 players expected in Cairo on February 22. Only five of the invitees are playing at home. The list has Abel Dhaira (Iceland), Ali Kimera, Simeon Masaba, Massa Geoffrey (Cyprus), Sserunkuuma Geoffrey (South Africa), Steven Bengo (Uganda), Mike Mutyaba (Sudan), Emmanuel Okwi (Tanzania), Tonny Mawejje (South Africa), Henry Kalungi (USA), Mudde Musa (Kenya) and Andy Mwesigwa (Khazerstan).

    Others are Wagaluka Dan (Rwanda), Habib Kavuma (Rwanda), Oloya Moses (Vietnam), Ochan Patrick (DR Congo), Walusimbi Godfrey (Uganda), Wasswa Hassan (Turkey), Guma Denis (Uganda), Umony Brian (Vietnam) and Kayongo Mutumba Martin (Sweden). Cranes first choice custodian Onyango Denis (South Africa) whose club plays a league match on February 24 will miss the Egypt game but joins the team later for Congo. The Ethiopian based trio of Mike Sserumaga, Sula Matovu and Isaac Isinde are also doubtful following their club engagements but will later travel to Brazzaville.

    Egypt has lined up two friendly matches before their mid week continental match. They will host Kenya’s Harambee stars on February 22 before taking on Uganda three days later.

  • 11 USL clubs show compliance to FUFA

    CP Bazir Mugisha

     

     

     

     

     

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


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

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

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

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

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

    (Rogers Mulindwa, Head of Communications-FUFA)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Bell-Uganda Cup: Simba in early exit

    Simba 0 (3) Victoria 0 (4)

    Utoda 2 Kiryantete 0

    Katabi FC 0 (1) Police 0 (3)

    Namasagali 1 Victors 3

    Misindye 1 Kirinnya 0

    Entebbe 0 Wembley 1

    URA 3 Sadolin FC 0

    Rising Stars 1 Bunamwaya 4

    FUFA and Bell official at the draws of the 2012 Bell-Uganda cup held at Ivys Hotel last month

    Bell Uganda cup defending champions, SC Simba were on Tuesday showed an early exit from this year’s tournament by Victoria University FC, a first division league team from Wakiso district.

    The normal time ended goalless forcing the referee to throw the game into spot kicks. Simba lost 4-3 and they will live to blame their two star players Sula Ssebbunza and Swaib Ssebalu who failed to convert their chances. Simba entered the pitch with all the advantages including a home ground but the visitors registered a memorable record away at Bombo barracks.

    Else where, Victors FC defeated Namasagali 3-0 and Bunamwaya walloped Rising Stars 4-1 in Aduku. Another Super Division team Police  FC beat Katabi FC 3-1 on spot kicks, Misindye edged Kirinnya 1-0, Entebbe lost 0-1 to Wembley, Utoda won 2-0 against Kiryanteete while URA out smarted Sadolin with a humiliating 3-0 win. Augustine Nsumba, Benson Ociti and Robert Ssentongo scored for their side.

    Meanwhile SC Villa advanced to the next round after Kwania FC failed to show up in Nakivubo.

     

  • 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

  • USL club disowns defiant official

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • FUFA Suspends Uganda Super League

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

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

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

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

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • 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)

  • 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)