FUFA slams Nile soccer awards
Jul 29, 2009
SOCCER governing body FUFA has warned Anfield Communications to desist from organising any football awards without their consent. FUFA stressed that they have “absolute rights over the accolades.â€
By James Bakama
SOCCER governing body FUFA has warned Anfield Communications to desist from organising any football awards without their consent. FUFA stressed that they have “absolute rights over the accolades.â€
FUFA stressed that the awards, just like the national teams, its logo, and all its associations including that of players are its property.
The federation, at their weekly PostBank press conference yesterday therefore, said Anfield was illegally organising the Nile Special Football Awards.
The sh150m event set for September 26, is the second edition of the prize night initiated by FUFA in 2008.
FUFA contracted the public relations and marketing firm to not only organise the awards, but also source for sponsors.
Anfield, which FUFA insists they even paid a fee to organise the last awards, has however sidelined them this year.
“It’s like your wedding meetings chairman taking over your wife,†argued FUFA legal committee secretary Alex Luganda.
“Our executive sat and formerly discontinued Anfield’s services. We were not satisfied by their services,†explained competitions secretary Moses Magogo. FUFA is considering how best to organise the event.
“FUFA’s executive is the body mandated by the FUFA general assembly (owners of FUFA, the organisation) to manage the federation’s properties and FUFA Excom shall not allow any person or company to exploit its rights,†stressed Magogo.
Magogo and Luganda said Anfield can go ahead and organise their own event so long as it doesn’t involve any of its properties.
Anfield’s chief Aldrine Nsubuga shot back: “They will be a fans’ award. Fans will be the voters and will determine the winners.â€
SOCCER governing body FUFA has warned Anfield Communications to desist from organising any football awards without their consent. FUFA stressed that they have “absolute rights over the accolades.â€
FUFA stressed that the awards, just like the national teams, its logo, and all its associations including that of players are its property.
The federation, at their weekly PostBank press conference yesterday therefore, said Anfield was illegally organising the Nile Special Football Awards.
The sh150m event set for September 26, is the second edition of the prize night initiated by FUFA in 2008.
FUFA contracted the public relations and marketing firm to not only organise the awards, but also source for sponsors.
Anfield, which FUFA insists they even paid a fee to organise the last awards, has however sidelined them this year.
“It’s like your wedding meetings chairman taking over your wife,†argued FUFA legal committee secretary Alex Luganda.
“Our executive sat and formerly discontinued Anfield’s services. We were not satisfied by their services,†explained competitions secretary Moses Magogo. FUFA is considering how best to organise the event.
“FUFA’s executive is the body mandated by the FUFA general assembly (owners of FUFA, the organisation) to manage the federation’s properties and FUFA Excom shall not allow any person or company to exploit its rights,†stressed Magogo.
Magogo and Luganda said Anfield can go ahead and organise their own event so long as it doesn’t involve any of its properties.
Anfield’s chief Aldrine Nsubuga shot back: “They will be a fans’ award. Fans will be the voters and will determine the winners.â€