“If you asked me as a young boy if I would have played for my country (Uganda Cranes), over fifty caps and lined up against some of the biggest national teams. I would have told you it was a fantasy. I am fortunate to have realized those dreams, however, I feel I have served the nation enough, and it's time for me to call it a day with Uganda Cranes”, reads the January 13th letter.
“We will continue to invest in Women Football. The feedback internationally and locally we have received for airing the Women Football live on Television has just encouraged us to continue,” Magogo briefly stated
FUFA referee disciplinary panel chairperson, Ali Tomusange in a statement says it found that her advice to the referee Nkurunziza George for cancellation of a goal scored by Police FC was ill-advised.
The Federation recently asked Uganda Cranes gaffer Johnathan McKnistry to step down for the two remaining Afcon fixtures against Burkina Faso and Malawi as the technical team is evaluating the situation. According to Magogo, the FUFA technical team has sat and had evaluation of the status of the team, he adds on that the technical team will however need some time to make a final decision.
“We are aware of the irregularity raised by our Medical team in regard to the Covid-19 test results of Taddeo Lwanga. Two tests have returned different results. We have written to CAF about this matter raising the concerns,” said FUFA’s Communication Director, Ahmed Hussein.
“An automatic 6-month ban from all football related activities (Nationally & Internationally) to be served in the event that Kasingye commits any other specified unethical conduct against match officials or club officials or in case he fails to furnish proof of payment of the fine” FUFA added
The National Council of Sports needs an annual budget of shillings 196 billion to fund all the 48 associations effectively and runs its own activities in 2019/2020 financial year.
A new company, Sports Broadcasting Limited has acquired the major commercial and media rights for the Uganda Premier League UPL, FUFA Big League and the FUFA Uganda Cup.
The Federation of International Football Associations FIFA has fined several countries including Uganda for disciplinary cases during qualifying ties for the 2018 World Cup.
The busy schedule of the chairman of the Confederation of African Football CAF technical committee, Kalusha Bwalya is likely to force a delay for the search of a new Uganda Cranes coach.
State Minister in-charge of Sports, Charles Bakkabulindi has asked the Uganda Football body Fufa to involve the government when discussing issues of remuneration for the new national coach to be appointed.
The government has asked the Federation of Uganda Football Associations Fufa to give a more detailed accountability on how they spend money and also their revenue sources.
The Police has confirmed that they have started investigating allegations that the Uganda FA President and others were involved in illegal sale of 2014 World Cup tickets.
