Vipers CEO Mr. Peter Lwanga appeared before the Commission of Inquiry into Football Officiation this morning and the controversy of their game against BUL in Jinja took centre stage.
BUL’s petition against Vipers for playing without presenting players’ licenses came up and Lwanga admitted having reported to Jinja CPS about their missing licenses just an hour to kickoff. This was contrary to the permissible period of four hours before kickoff.
“The regulations require four hours but we realised we had forgotten our licenses just an hour to the game and we had to report. That’s the plain truth. By the time we got soft copies it was halftime and I couldn’t access the match officials. Pictures of our players were taken. Our players were all eligible,” Lwanga argued.
The Disciplinary Committee chaired by Mr. Deo Mutabazi dismissed the BUL petition.
Commission of Inquiry into Football Officiation during Monday’s session with Vipers SC CEO
When Mutabazi appeared before the commission last week, the said Police report which did not indicate the time of reporting, was presented. However, Lwanga said he simply presented a Police reference number to the officials and was not unaware of any Vipers official picking the Police report from Jinja.
The commission chaired by the vice chairman SSP Muzafaru Zirabamuzale, has summoned Mutabazi to provide more information on this matter.
The Vipers CEO, like other clubs, also complained that his team was a victim of biased officiation– citing matches against BUL and Jinja-Kirinya.
Vipers CEO Mr. Peter Lwanga before the Commission of Inquiry into Football Officiation
KCCA FC Chairman Mr.Aggrey Ashaba, Mutabazi and Bright Stars CEO Mathias Mugwanya with his coaches will appear on Tuesday, June 19th.
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