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FUFA warns USL on parallel licensing body

FUFA Chief Executive Officer Edgar Watson (left) and his counterpart for USL Ebily Ssegawa. USL is still hesitant to work with FUFA in harmony.

The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has learnt of an intention by the Uganda Super League (USL) to start up a licensing body, an act the football umbrella in the country regards unacceptable by all standards.

FUFA has seen copies of the e-mails being circulated by the USL to clubs requiring them to set up this body. The documents under circulation are also intended to have USL establish own rules on licensing.

The FIFA Regulations for the Club Licensing are however very clear on the roles, criteria and procedure of managing the club licensing from FIFA to CAF and to Member Associations, Uganda inclusive. FUFA Vice president in charge of administration Eng. Moses Magogo therefore says, ‘Not until FUFA in its discretion delegates this responsibility to the USL, they cannot have the mandate to do so’.

VP-Administration, Eng. Moses Magogo says USL officials are trading on a slippery ground.

But this can only happen if USL applies to FUFA to obtain the delegated responsibilities, then FUFA in turn applies to CAF and if an approval given, that is when this can be executed but still with FUFA approving their rules.
This would not be an issue but the whole complication arises from the fact that the USL officials are failing to appreciate how football structures work or they intentionally bent on undermining the FUFA authority and there undermine legitimacy which leads to wrangles all the time. USL are also bent on determining which teams play in the league by acquiring their own licensing agenda and therefore undermine FUFA’s role as detailed in the USL MEMARTS that USL Membership shall only be changed with written consent of the Special Shareholder (FUFA)

We would therefore wish to advise that USL respects the FIFA and CAF statutes as they continue executing the duties of managing the National league as mandated by FUFA. Such provocative actions that contravene the FIFA/CAF standards will not only antagonize the game but also create a bad impression on our country and federation in particular.

The FUFA Licensing Board was set up as a requirement of the Jinja Declaration. In pursuant to Article 53 of the FUFA Constitution, the FUFA executive committee enacted the Club Licensing regulations for all FUFA managed and authorised Competitions in the country. Among the key objectives of setting up the licensing board is to set minimum standards in football, enforce good football governance by safeguarding the credibility and integrity of club competitions and enforce clubs financial stability and transparency among others.

Former FUFA vice president in charge of youth programs, Justus Mugisha is the new chairman of this board.

(Posted by Rogers Mulindwa, Head of communications-FUFA)

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