FUFA warns on player transfer rules
Jun 30, 2009
AS the transfer season gets into gear worldwide, soccer governing body FUFA has reminded Uganda Super League Clubs that they can no longer drop players they have signed without negotiating with them.
By Douglas Mazune
AS the transfer season gets into gear worldwide, soccer governing body FUFA has reminded Uganda Super League Clubs that they can no longer drop players they have signed without negotiating with them.
FUFA has also threatened sanctions on player-agents who are negotiating transfer of Ugandan players to international clubs without the consent of their current clubs.
“ The days when players used to run to Rwanda and other countries are gone as all players now have contracts,†warned Uganda Super League committee secretary Moses Magogo.
“A contract between a club and a player cannot be terminated for poor sporting performance,†Magogo reminded clubs.
“The only thing clubs can do about players under contract that they no longer wish to use is loaning them to other clubs until the end of the contract. Both club and a player can also mutually agree to terminate the contract,†Magogo advised.
Magogo explained that the regulations also protect clubs from players walking out before their contracts end.
“All players, clubs and player agents involved in inducing players to negotiate and transfer to international clubs must do it with a written consent of local clubs,†Magogo cautioned.
Article 17 (4) of the FIFA regulations states that: “It shall be presumed, unless established to the contrary, that any club signing a professional, who has terminated his contract without just cause, has induced that professional to commit a breach.
The club shall be banned from registering any new players, either nationally or internationally, for two registration periodsâ€
Magogo’s warning was prompted by media reports that clubs intended to release contracted players which goes against the current regulations.
Magogo said he was yet to receive complaints but felt obliged to remind clubs and players about FIFA’s Article 18 (3): “A club intending to conclude a contract with a professional must inform his current club in writing before entering into negotiations with that professional.
A professional shall only be free to conclude a contract with another club if his contract with his present club has expired or will expire within six months. Any breach of this provision shall be subject to appropriate sanctionsâ€
KCC’S skipper Sam Mubiru has become a target for Serbian side FK Cukaricki, adds Phillip Corry and Swalley Kenyi. Soccer agent Marko Daric is brokering the deal for Mubiru to travel to Serbia for trials after the CECAFA club championship in Khartoum, Sudan.
If he succeeds he will join Ugandan striker Eugene Ssepuuya, who last season was top scorer for the side with nine goals from 13 games.
Elsewhere, SC Villa striker Emmanuel Okwi looks set to secure a two year deal with Tanzanian giants Simba SC.
Villa secretary Edward Luyimbazi confirmed contacts had been made but insisted that they were still negotiating terms with Simba.
Brian Umony’s move to South African side SuperSport last week was only possible because his club KCC and FUFA gave it a green light and were informed early
AS the transfer season gets into gear worldwide, soccer governing body FUFA has reminded Uganda Super League Clubs that they can no longer drop players they have signed without negotiating with them.
FUFA has also threatened sanctions on player-agents who are negotiating transfer of Ugandan players to international clubs without the consent of their current clubs.
“ The days when players used to run to Rwanda and other countries are gone as all players now have contracts,†warned Uganda Super League committee secretary Moses Magogo.
“A contract between a club and a player cannot be terminated for poor sporting performance,†Magogo reminded clubs.
“The only thing clubs can do about players under contract that they no longer wish to use is loaning them to other clubs until the end of the contract. Both club and a player can also mutually agree to terminate the contract,†Magogo advised.
Magogo explained that the regulations also protect clubs from players walking out before their contracts end.
“All players, clubs and player agents involved in inducing players to negotiate and transfer to international clubs must do it with a written consent of local clubs,†Magogo cautioned.
Article 17 (4) of the FIFA regulations states that: “It shall be presumed, unless established to the contrary, that any club signing a professional, who has terminated his contract without just cause, has induced that professional to commit a breach.
The club shall be banned from registering any new players, either nationally or internationally, for two registration periodsâ€
Magogo’s warning was prompted by media reports that clubs intended to release contracted players which goes against the current regulations.
Magogo said he was yet to receive complaints but felt obliged to remind clubs and players about FIFA’s Article 18 (3): “A club intending to conclude a contract with a professional must inform his current club in writing before entering into negotiations with that professional.
A professional shall only be free to conclude a contract with another club if his contract with his present club has expired or will expire within six months. Any breach of this provision shall be subject to appropriate sanctionsâ€
If he succeeds he will join Ugandan striker Eugene Ssepuuya, who last season was top scorer for the side with nine goals from 13 games.
Elsewhere, SC Villa striker Emmanuel Okwi looks set to secure a two year deal with Tanzanian giants Simba SC.
Villa secretary Edward Luyimbazi confirmed contacts had been made but insisted that they were still negotiating terms with Simba.
Brian Umony’s move to South African side SuperSport last week was only possible because his club KCC and FUFA gave it a green light and were informed early