Massa ban to stay
Oct 25, 2006
THE continental soccer governing body CAF has confirmed that Cranes striker Geoffrey Massa will miss the Nigeria tie next March.<br>
By Swalley Kenyi
THE continental soccer governing body CAF has confirmed that Cranes striker Geoffrey Massa will miss the Nigeria tie next March.
FUFA said that CAF advised them not to waste time trying to free him of the suspension. CAF also confirmed the other three yellow cards for Noah Kasule, Timothy Batabire and Andy Mwesigwa received during the controversial 0-0 away draw to Niger early this month.
“It is now official that FUFA will not do anything about the cards and we have no option but to pay the sh9m fine to CAF,†FUFA publicist Rogers Mulindwa said yesterday.
Mulindwa also revealed that FUFA received an apology from banned striker Mike Sserumaga.
The Police FC striker was suspended for six months along side Rwanda’s APR FC player Abubaker Tabula after they failed to travel with Cranes for a friendly in Libya.
The FUFA executive will soon meet to deliberate on Sserumaga’s apology and also discuss the recent failure by Cranes captain Ibrahim Sekagya to travel for the Niger game.
“Sserumaga is a young player. He has realised his mistake and has vowed never to repeat it but the executive will sit and decide,†Mulindwa told the press.
r CAF has asked FUFA to submit their list of development projects for consideration under the Financial Assistance Programme (FAP) funding.
The continental governing body is evaluating development programmes in 18 African countries including Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania.
Only 13 national federations will be considered to get $100,000 (sh185m) to speed up football development in the country.
A CAF executive meeting in Cairo, Egypt last week requested a list of FUFA’S programmes because Uganda was considered one of the fast developing football nations.
THE continental soccer governing body CAF has confirmed that Cranes striker Geoffrey Massa will miss the Nigeria tie next March.
FUFA said that CAF advised them not to waste time trying to free him of the suspension. CAF also confirmed the other three yellow cards for Noah Kasule, Timothy Batabire and Andy Mwesigwa received during the controversial 0-0 away draw to Niger early this month.
“It is now official that FUFA will not do anything about the cards and we have no option but to pay the sh9m fine to CAF,†FUFA publicist Rogers Mulindwa said yesterday.
Mulindwa also revealed that FUFA received an apology from banned striker Mike Sserumaga.
The Police FC striker was suspended for six months along side Rwanda’s APR FC player Abubaker Tabula after they failed to travel with Cranes for a friendly in Libya.
The FUFA executive will soon meet to deliberate on Sserumaga’s apology and also discuss the recent failure by Cranes captain Ibrahim Sekagya to travel for the Niger game.
“Sserumaga is a young player. He has realised his mistake and has vowed never to repeat it but the executive will sit and decide,†Mulindwa told the press.
r CAF has asked FUFA to submit their list of development projects for consideration under the Financial Assistance Programme (FAP) funding.
The continental governing body is evaluating development programmes in 18 African countries including Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania.
Only 13 national federations will be considered to get $100,000 (sh185m) to speed up football development in the country.
A CAF executive meeting in Cairo, Egypt last week requested a list of FUFA’S programmes because Uganda was considered one of the fast developing football nations.