The 3rd Edition of the Mama Becca Women’s Day cup has been launched today during the weekly FUFA Press conference in Mengo. The FUFA Technical Director Asuman Lubowa revealed the details to the media in which over 30 teams are expected to take part.
The tournament to be funded by FUFA will attract teams from Primary schools to club levels and will be played on the 6th and 8th March, 2015 at Wankulukuku stadium.
It will be organized FUFA, Ex-Women Footballers club and Uganda Women Football Association (UWFA) In its a bid to encourage more teams take part, FUFA has offered footballs to each participating team in this tournament.
The balls were given out today in two Divisions-Kawempe at Paramedical school sports ground, Mulago and Police Children’s school, Nsambya (Makindye Division).
All the five Divisions in Kampala will have to undergo qualifiers which started today in Kawempe and Makindye. The other divisions are Nakawa, Rubaga and Kampala.
A charity campaign will run during the build-up of the tournament in support of the Wakisa Centre in Mengo which looks after close to 30 young pregnant girls.
The campaign will hinge on collection of clothes, food, drinks and also painting the whole center.
Three partners have already confirmed their support towards the tournament and the campaign. Pepsi, Rwenzori Mineral Water and Sadolin Paints are the companies that have come on board so far.
Format of Play:
The U-14 qualification matches in the 5 divisions of Kampala will start earlier with the best 3 girls’ teams from each division in Kampala qualifying to play at the Nationals, that is during the Mama Becca Women’s Day Football Tournament.
The dates for the division qualifiers in Kampala for U14(primary schools) are as follows;
– Makindye division- Wednesday, 25th Feb 2015 starting 9am at Police Children p/s-Nsambya
– Kawempe division – Wednesday, 25th Feb 2015 starting 9am at Mulago Paramedicals
-Nakawa division – Wednesday, 4th March 2015 starting 9am at Murchison Bay primary school
-Lubaga division – Friday, 27 Feb 2015 starting 9am at Kitebi p/s
Central division – Saturday, 28th Feb 2015
Other teams in the U14(primary schools) category will be Jinja Army P/S, Namalemba P/S and Naigombwa P/S from Jinja.
The Open category will have the following teams;
1. Kawempe Muslim SS
2. Airforce SS
3. Janan SS
4. Mackay Memorial
5. Kakungulu Memorial
6. Entebbe Creamland
7. Busembatya SS
8. Gadhafi SS
9. Wakiso Hill College
10. St. Joseph’s SS- Nsambya
11.UCU-Mukono
12. Gafford Ladies
13. Makerere University
14. Muteesa University
15. Ajax Women FC
16. Buikwe SHE Red stars
17. Kakira Women FC
18. Lubiri SS
- FUFA is the main sponsor of this event.
- The winning team(s) in each category will walk away with a trophy and any other award(s) available.
- Former Women Footballers will play a friendly match to curtain raise for the finals in which breath taking skills will be show cased.
- Former women footballers will BE role models to the young girl players during the tournament.
