Why Majwega is a KCC player
Aug 07, 2011
BRIAN Majwega is by all measures a brilliant player but in switching from KCC to Buanamwaya the midfielder certainly made a big blunder.
By James Bakama and Norman Katende
BRIAN Majwega is by all measures a brilliant player but in switching from KCC to Buanamwaya the midfielder certainly made a big blunder.
Details emerging from the Uganda Super League, the body that presided over players’ registration last season, reveal that Majwega is still contract bound to KCC.
USL ltd media liaison officer James Sekandi confirmed that that the player has a three year contract with KCC that expires in 2013.
Majwega had claimed that his contract with the Lugogo side ended last month. But records at the USL offices in Kamwokya show that Majwega’s marriage with KCC started in August 2010 and runs until August 2013.
Bunamwaya on their part insist Majwega is their player and that he will be unveiled next Tuesday when they host Tanzania’s Azam FC in a league build-up at Nakivubo.
After accusations that they signed a player who was not out of contract, Bunamwaya’s chairman Thaddeus Kitandwe shot back, saying that it would be cheap politics for them to go out and snatch a player without considering the legalities involved.
He said their move followed consultations with FUFA’s status committee that among other duties is involved with players’ contracts. Kitandwe argued that even Majwega was aware of the law before signing the contract.
Majwega, who is said to have received a hefty sign on fee from Bunamwaya, told New Vision that he had already got into a new three-year contract with the Wakiso club.
But when contacted yesterday, FUFA competitions committee secretary Moses Magogo expressed ignorance about presence of Majwega’s license in the federation.
Magogo attributed this to the fact that player registration was last season handled by USL. This followed a clash between FUFA and USL over who should preside over player transfers. FUFA eventually left USL to handle the process, a move that loosened the federation’s grip on issues like players’ contracts.
Article 5 of the FIFA statutes clearly stipulates that player licensing shall be handled by the national federation. “The executive committee shall regulate the status of players and the provisions for their transfer in special regulations,†reads the FIFA law.
Magogo stressed that FUFA will for the forthcoming season fully be in charge of player licensing.
Meanwhile USL has appointed Jimmy Segawa Ebil as its Chief Executive Officer.
BRIAN Majwega is by all measures a brilliant player but in switching from KCC to Buanamwaya the midfielder certainly made a big blunder.
Details emerging from the Uganda Super League, the body that presided over players’ registration last season, reveal that Majwega is still contract bound to KCC.
USL ltd media liaison officer James Sekandi confirmed that that the player has a three year contract with KCC that expires in 2013.
Majwega had claimed that his contract with the Lugogo side ended last month. But records at the USL offices in Kamwokya show that Majwega’s marriage with KCC started in August 2010 and runs until August 2013.
Bunamwaya on their part insist Majwega is their player and that he will be unveiled next Tuesday when they host Tanzania’s Azam FC in a league build-up at Nakivubo.
After accusations that they signed a player who was not out of contract, Bunamwaya’s chairman Thaddeus Kitandwe shot back, saying that it would be cheap politics for them to go out and snatch a player without considering the legalities involved.
He said their move followed consultations with FUFA’s status committee that among other duties is involved with players’ contracts. Kitandwe argued that even Majwega was aware of the law before signing the contract.
Majwega, who is said to have received a hefty sign on fee from Bunamwaya, told New Vision that he had already got into a new three-year contract with the Wakiso club.
But when contacted yesterday, FUFA competitions committee secretary Moses Magogo expressed ignorance about presence of Majwega’s license in the federation.
Magogo attributed this to the fact that player registration was last season handled by USL. This followed a clash between FUFA and USL over who should preside over player transfers. FUFA eventually left USL to handle the process, a move that loosened the federation’s grip on issues like players’ contracts.
Article 5 of the FIFA statutes clearly stipulates that player licensing shall be handled by the national federation. “The executive committee shall regulate the status of players and the provisions for their transfer in special regulations,†reads the FIFA law.
Magogo stressed that FUFA will for the forthcoming season fully be in charge of player licensing.
Meanwhile USL has appointed Jimmy Segawa Ebil as its Chief Executive Officer.