Obua for CAF
Dec 31, 2003
FOLLOWING his elevation to the CECAFA presidency, and after calming the ‘vote of no confidence’ storm in his house, FUFA president Denis Obua (picture) is now targeting an executive post on the continental football body.
BY NORMAN KATENDE AND JAMES BAKAMA
FOLLOWING his elevation to the CECAFA presidency, and after calming the ‘vote of no confidence’ storm in his house, FUFA president Denis Obua (picture) is now targeting an executive post on the continental football body.
Obua, who is serving the last year of his second term as FUFA boss, will automatically become an executive member of CAF, if a proposal to amend the Continental body’s constitution passes.
“It is too early to comment. We want the constitution to be amended. We want it to be done like FIFA, where all regional heads are executive members on CAF,†Obua said yesterday.
In FIFA, all confederation heads are vice presidents of the world body.
“We know the proposal will pass through. We represent a number of people,†he said.
Asked whether he was also going to take a shot at the CAF vice presidency, Obua said: “That is being over ambitious. You have to move slowly if you are to achieve any aim. If you hurry, you will never reach where you want to be. I am taking a step at a time.â€
Obua also laughed off what looked like a genuine possibility of a vote of no confidence going into last Sunday’s assembly.
“You can not raise a vote of no confidence against someone who is popular. It will never mature. I was elected to office with the majority vote and I still have support. Even if am to stand for third term, I will beat them.â€
*THE Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) has postponed its club championship from February to March.
CECAFA secretary Nicholas Musonye said the change is to allow hosts Rwanda ample time to prepare for the event that has Uganda’s champions SC Villa as defending champions.
The regional competition was initially scheduled to start on February 15, the day after the final of the African Nations Cup in Tunisia.
It will now run from March 20 to April 4 in Kigali.
“The CECAFA members felt Rwanda needed enough time to prepare to host the event which would have come immediately after the Cup of Nations,†Musonye told the BBC.
Rwanda will be making a debut in Africa’s top soccer competition that kicks-off on January 24 in Tunis.
Rwanda, who edged Uganda and Ghana to Group 13’s sole place to the Nations Cup finals, are in Tunisia grouped with Guinea, DR Congo and the hosts.
The Rwanda side popularly known as Amavubi or Wasps will start their campaign on January 24 against the hosts in the city of Rades.
CECAFA will also be represented by Kenya’s national side Harambee Stars in Tunis.
Uganda last featured in the biennial competition in 1978 in Ghana.
FOLLOWING his elevation to the CECAFA presidency, and after calming the ‘vote of no confidence’ storm in his house, FUFA president Denis Obua (picture) is now targeting an executive post on the continental football body.
Obua, who is serving the last year of his second term as FUFA boss, will automatically become an executive member of CAF, if a proposal to amend the Continental body’s constitution passes.
“It is too early to comment. We want the constitution to be amended. We want it to be done like FIFA, where all regional heads are executive members on CAF,†Obua said yesterday.
In FIFA, all confederation heads are vice presidents of the world body.
“We know the proposal will pass through. We represent a number of people,†he said.
Asked whether he was also going to take a shot at the CAF vice presidency, Obua said: “That is being over ambitious. You have to move slowly if you are to achieve any aim. If you hurry, you will never reach where you want to be. I am taking a step at a time.â€
Obua also laughed off what looked like a genuine possibility of a vote of no confidence going into last Sunday’s assembly.
“You can not raise a vote of no confidence against someone who is popular. It will never mature. I was elected to office with the majority vote and I still have support. Even if am to stand for third term, I will beat them.â€
*THE Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) has postponed its club championship from February to March.
CECAFA secretary Nicholas Musonye said the change is to allow hosts Rwanda ample time to prepare for the event that has Uganda’s champions SC Villa as defending champions.
The regional competition was initially scheduled to start on February 15, the day after the final of the African Nations Cup in Tunisia.
It will now run from March 20 to April 4 in Kigali.
“The CECAFA members felt Rwanda needed enough time to prepare to host the event which would have come immediately after the Cup of Nations,†Musonye told the BBC.
Rwanda will be making a debut in Africa’s top soccer competition that kicks-off on January 24 in Tunis.
Rwanda, who edged Uganda and Ghana to Group 13’s sole place to the Nations Cup finals, are in Tunisia grouped with Guinea, DR Congo and the hosts.
The Rwanda side popularly known as Amavubi or Wasps will start their campaign on January 24 against the hosts in the city of Rades.
CECAFA will also be represented by Kenya’s national side Harambee Stars in Tunis.
Uganda last featured in the biennial competition in 1978 in Ghana.