1st Inter-University Futsal Gala:
Lugogo Indoor Arena
Saturday, 28th March 2015 – 2 p.m – 10 p.m
The first inter-Universities Futsal (In door football) Gala will kick off this Saturday at the Lugogo Indoor Arena.
Four Universities; MUBS, Makerere University, Kyambogo and Kampala International University (KIU) have already confirmed participation in the event. We also expect guest teams from FUFA Select, NBS T.V, Members of Parliament and Galaxy Radio.
Hamza Jjunju, the chairman on the local organizing committee confirms to www.fufa.co.ug.
Some of the remarkable players on the FUFA Select team will include the FUFA President, Eng. Moses Magogo, CEO, Edgar Watson, Finance Director, Decolas Kizza, Competition’s Ali Mwebe, Jackson Nyiima (FUFA Education Officer), Ahmed Hussein (FUFA Spokesperson) and a host of other FUFA Staff.
Futsal is a growing brand of football in Uganda that affiliates to the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) under beach soccer and Futsal.
Jjunju envisages the future of the sport in Uganda as bright with an upcoming league after the inter-University championships.
FIFA’s prime agenda at the moment is to spread at lightening pace the level of competitions in several futsal and beach soccer championships.
Basic Rules of Futsal:
TEAMS:
1- Each team starts with 5 players on the playing area including the goal keeper and up to 7 substitutes are allowed.
TIME:
2- A full game has a duration of 40 minutes with each half taking 20 minutes and a 10 minute break. The clock is stopped every time the ball goes out of play.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
3- Teams are allowed unlimited substitutions during the course of the game. The substitutions can only take place at the designate substitution zones. The referee does not have to be notified of the substitutions; however, the substitute can only join the play when his teammate has fully left the pitch through the substitution zone.
GOAL POSTS AND KEEPER’S AREA:
4- The Goal posts are three by 2 (3×2) metres in size. The goal keeper’s area is formed by a 6 metre semi circle arc around.
BALL OUT OF PLAY:
5- When the ball goes out over the sidelines, it is kicked back in (ball must be positioned on the line) with the opponents 5 metres away from it. Players have 4 seconds to do this or the kick will go to the opposition. When the ball goes out wide over the end lines, the goal keeper throws the ball back into play. Normal Corner kick rules apply.
FOULS:
6- No sliding tackles are allowed – except the goal keeper in his arc area. No shoulder charges are allowed. All freekicks are indirect except when awarded for above type fouls. Opponents must always keep 5 metres away from the ball.
ACCUMULATED FOULS:
7- If a team commits more than 5 fouls during the course of the game, every subsequent freekick awarded will be from a 10 metre mark and opponents are not allowed to block it or form a wall (in effect, a penalty from 10 metres).
RED CARDS:
8- If a player from a team is sent off, the team may send on a sub after two (2) minutes have elapsed from the sending off or after the opposing team has scored a goal if its within 2 minutes period in question.
