Kampala, Uganda | THE NDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda’s Football Associations- FUFA through the FUFA Ethics and Disciplinary Committee banned referee John Bosco Kalibbala from taking part in any football-related activity for 15 years after being found guilty of manipulation of results. In a statement released by the local soccer …
Read More »FUFA upholds decision to sanction SC Villa over hooliganism
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | SC Villa will have to serve all the sanctions imposed on them by the FUFA Disciplinary panel earlier this month due to hooliganism. The FUFA Appeals Committee has upheld the sanctions of the FUFA Competitions Disciplinary Panel (CDP) following SC VIlla’s appeal. Earlier this month, …
Read More »Former MP Odonga Otto should stop misleading Ugandans on sports
COMMENT | Felix Okuye | Former Aruu County Member of Parliament Odonga Otto claims that if he was made the sports minister, Uganda would have already qualified for the World Cup, and would be regulars at the soccer finals. “If I were the Minister for Sports in Uganda, I would take …
Read More »UPL clubs question FUFA’s approach to curtail hooliganism
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Star Times Uganda Premier League clubs have questioned FUFA’s decision to punish clubs for the hooliganism of their fans. This stems from the recent decision by the local federation to sanction clubs in a bid to stem the growing cases of hooliganism in …
Read More »Cranes campaign to World Cup 2026 launched
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Federation of Uganda’s Football Associations-FUFA together with Nile Breweries through its flagship brand Nile Special have launched a drive for garnering funds that will facilitate the National Football team in its bid to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This comes nearly five years …
Read More »National Sports Bill to curtail match fixing: Magogo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Sports Bill will help to curb match-fixing in Uganda according to Moses Magogo, the President of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations-FUFA. This comes a week after the Bugiri Municipality MP, Asuman Basalirwa tabled the National Sports Bill before parliament for its first reading. …
Read More »Uganda Hippos set eyes on World Cup qualification
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The President of the Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA), Moses Magogo has urged the National Under 20 team, the Hippos to shift their focus to qualifying for the U-20 World Cup 2023 that will be hosted in Indonesia. Magogo made these remarks while speaking …
Read More »Acholi Province beats Buganda, storms FUFA Drum semis
🔴 Quarter Final – First Leg Acholi Province 2-1 Buganda Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Acholi Province Football team “Kodi Pa Lyeci” are through to the semi final stage of the on-going 2022 FUFA Drum Football tournament. The Acholi Province team defeated Buganda Province 2-1 in the first quarter final played …
Read More »Arua Hill FC decline proposal to host games at Greenlight stadium
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua Hill Football Club has rejected a proposal by the Federation of Uganda Football Association-FUFA to host their Uganda Premier League matches at the Greenlight stadium, the home of their rivals Onduparak FC. While releasing the 2022 Uganda Premier League fixtures, the league secretariat indicated …
Read More »CAF President Dr. Motsepe to visit Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Dr. Patrice Motsepe will visit Uganda this week. Véron Mosengo-Omba, the CAF General Secretary confirmed to Uganda Radio Network (URN) that he will accompany Dr. Motsepe for the two-day visit to Uganda on July 14-15. “The …
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