FUFA’s annual meeting to agree new ways to make money
The Super League, Uganda’s premier football league competition, received Shs53 million in gate collections throughout the 2008/9 season, subject to Value Added Tax. Over the same period, the league needed at least Shs2 billion to run.
The 18 league teams needed on average Shs100 million apiece, with match officials, staff, administration, stadia and equipment taking up the balance. A Super league game sets back each fan between Shs3000 and Shs5000.
The Ugandan football industry depends almost entirely on donations, with individual soccer lovers contributing the biggest chunk of the needed funds. The availability of funds to the clubs, therefore, depends on the financial fortunes of their benevolent financiers.
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