FIFA Transfer Matching System (TMS) conducted a stakeholders’ workshop in Uganda-the first of its kind when a team from Zurich trained Azam Uganda Premier League club officials plus selected participants from other football divisions in the country.
The one day workshop was officially opened by FUFA Vice President Justus Mugisha, who was also accompanied by FUFA CEO Edgar Watson.
‘The workshop is part of FUFA’s strategy to professionalize the game as defined in FUFA’s 5 years Strategic plan’ said Mugisha.
The workshop comes as a result of previous meeting held by FIFA TMS Head of Integrity and Compliance Morris Kimberly and Legal Counsel Compliance Department FIFA TMS Prisca Mutesi. The meeting took place at FUFA House on February 22, 2017 at FUFA House.
‘Previously, FIFA TMS would train us (TMS Managers) of Member Associations of FIFA and we later organize local trainings for clubs at home but this time, they are doing it selves’ said Ali Mwebe, the FUFA TMS Manager.
Conducted by Elia De Santis, Training and Support Coordinator in FIFA TMS and Mutesi, , the Instructors concentrated on aspects of access and confidentiality.
The training is aimed at matching global International Transfer Matching System, proper execution of transfers and loan transfers as well as ‘Claims’. The new aspect in the system enforces payment of statutory training compensation fees and solidarity contribution fees to former clubs that contributed to training and development of a professional player as per FIFA Regulations on Status and Transfer of Players.
In 2007, the 57th FIFA congress voted to create an online system for male 11 a-side international football transfers as one of the recommendations of the FIFA task force “for the good of the game”. The objectives were to increase integrity and transparency in the market by increasing data available to football authorities on every transaction and to enforce rules on the protection of minors.
TMS TRAINING PARTICIPANTS
The next FIFA International Workshop for FA TMS Users will be held in Nairobi, Kenya on May 10th 2017.
MAIN PHOTO: Participants with FUFA 1st Vice President Justs Mugisha and FIFA TMS officials at Ivys Hotel, Wakaliga.
