Bwiire said Magogo was the only candidate that returned the nomination forms with all the requirements as per the FUFA Electoral code of 2012, therefore he is the only duly nominated candidate for the position of FUFA President.
The Federation of Uganda Football Association Electoral
Committee has today declared Moses Hassim Magogo as the only duly nominated
candidate for the position of FUFA President.
The
other members who picked forms from the Electoral Committee and didnot
return them include Mujib Kasule and the MP Makindye West Allan
Ssewanyana.
Bwiire today said Magogo was the only candidate who returned the nomination forms with all the requirements as per the FUFA
Electoral code of 2012.
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This therefore means that Magogo will go through as an
opposed for the top FUFA position which will be his third consecutive term at
the whelm of Uganda’s Football governing body.
Magogo’s proposed executive also has his current first
Vice President Justus Mugisha and the current Second Vice
President Darius Mugoye.
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One of the aspirants
Ssewanyana had asked the Electoral Committee for more time to be able to
summit his nomination forms, but failed.
The
chairman of the Electoral committee, Mathias
Bwiire made it clear that other two contestants never returned the
nomination
forms to know where they had failed. he said if Mujib Kasule and
Ssewanyana had returned their forms, the committee would have helped
them to accomplish the process
Luganda
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The committee will now present the sole nominated candidate
to the 97th FUFA Ordinary General Assembly which will be hosted by the Eastern
Region Football Association in Mbale city on 21st August, 2021.
Fahad Muganga
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