The FUFA President Eng. Moses Magogo will lead a strong Ugandan delegation to the FIFA Congress due next week in Zurich.
The FUFA President will travel with 1st Vice President Justus Mugisha and Chief Executive Officer Edgar Watson.
The congress will vote a new FIFA President but FUFA has already declared its support towards the incumbent Mr. Joseph Sepp Blatter.
The FIFA Congress will be held on 28th and 29th May,2015.
While in Zurich Uganda will also be represented by Doctor Opika Opoka a member of the FUFA Sports Medicine committee.
Ahead of the 65th FIFA Congress, FIFA will hold the 3rd FIFA Medical Conference in Zurich from 27-28 May 2015.
The event marks the 20-year anniversary of the FIFA Medical Assessment and Research Centre (F-MARC), which was established as a research arm of FIFA, with the overall objective of reducing football injuries and promoting football as a health-enhancing leisure activity.
The Medical Conference will serve as a platform for discussing the latest scientific advances with the medical representatives and leaders of FIFA’s 209 member associations and sharing the experiences of recent research.
The aim is to present the most important factors for effectively protecting players’ health, improving standards of care, and educating and training players, coaches, managers and doctors.
Key topics of discussion will include, among others, programmes to improve injury prevention, recent measures to prevent sudden cardiac arrest and FIFA’s strategy in the fight against doping.
Participants will also discuss the unique potential of football as a tool for the improvement of public health with programmes such as “FIFA 11 for Health”.
FUFA Sports Medicine Committee
Dr. Sekajugo James- Chairman
Dr. Kakomo Rock- V/Chairman
Dr. Opika Opoka Robert- Member
Maleni Beatrice- Member
Chandi Fred Opeli- Member
Additional information from www.fifa.com
