#MUJJETULUMBE:
AFCON 2017 QUALIFIERS (Group D):
Tuesday, 29th March 2016
Uganda Vs Burkina Faso
Nelson Mandela National Stadium 7 p.m
Five man committee formed to handle Dhaira’s burial arrangements
The FUFA Emergency Committee has appointed a 5 man committee to handle the programme for the return of the remains and burial of Abel Dhaira.
The committee has FUFA 1st Vice President Justus Mugisha, Rugyendo Arinaitwe (Chairman FUFA Super League Limited Board), Norah Nassimbwa (State House), Katende Ssemakula (National Council of sports), Mayemba Faisal (Abel Dhaira’s family Member).
State House will meet all the costs of bringing back the body to Uganda while FUFA will take care of the burial and funeral arrangements in Uganda.
The responsibilities for the committee are;
- Draw programme and mobilisation of resources required in the arrangement
- Bringing back the body from Iceland
- Handle arrangements for the funeral service in Uganda
FUFA cautions the public that no individuals or groups are allowed to carry out any fundraising drives for this arrangement.
All arrangements are being handled by the 5 man committee named by the FUFA Emergency committee. Any further communication on this matter will be done through FUFA official channels.
Abel, our hearts mourn for your untimely departure but its only the Creator who knows the secrets why He has called you too soon. We love you and you will always remain in our hearts. May your soul rest in eternal peace, Amen.
To all the football loving Ugandans and more especially, the Uganda Cranes fans, I may not be a football coach or manager but I think we have so often been let down by naivety in the technical areas of the Uganda Cranes team. If we ever think of being counted among the footballing nations on this continent, then we should stop thinking there are better teams than us on the continent. Many at times we have given too much respect for certain teams and a good example was on Saturday when we decided to defend nothing, too deep inside our 28 yards box and the result was a penalty because we were living dangerously.
I keep imagining that every home team thinks ‘small’ teams like Uganda Cranes would go to defend because they think they cannot win away. If I were a coach, I would opt for my best attacking players and we fight pound for pound. Look at the Saturday match after the technical bench had brought on board attackers, the home team started living dangerously and what if we had opted to attack from the beginning, we could have bagged a couple of goals. Countries like Germany, Brazil, France do not know territories, whether they are playing at home or away, their systems does not change. This kind of approach helps to strengthen the mindset of players and it works to propel the team to greater heights. i Imagine the day we shall play a big team like Germany with this mindset, then our players will just line up with the goalkeeper to avoid conceding goals. This must change if we are to develop our football and be counted as a footballing nation.
In the early 2000, Uganda and Ghana were at equal footing and Uganda seemed to have been a head somehow but Ghana took deliberate attempts to develop football in the country. Right now, Ghana does not fear any team in the world because the players believe they belong among the best in the world. If anyone is reading this message, please deliver it to the technical committee of FUFA because as much as we are talking qualification for the 2017 AFCON finals, we should remember that home wins alone does not guarantee qualifications. We still have fresh memories of near misses that should have help us to reflect on what to do to build a good team.
i say this for God and My Country.
Love Uganda Cranes from the heart and it runs through the blood in my body.