FUFA need sh45m a month for coach
Sep 19, 2010
FOR the last one month, Kenyan football had been the subject of a serious coaching crisis. For four weeks, the country’s soccer governing body Football Kenya Limited (FKL) had shown clear intensions of replacing then Harambee Stars coach Twahir Muhiddin.
By Fred Kaweesi
October 9
Kenya v Uganda
FOR the last one month, Kenyan football had been the subject of a serious coaching crisis. For four weeks, the country’s soccer governing body Football Kenya Limited (FKL) had shown clear intensions of replacing then Harambee Stars coach Twahir Muhiddin.
And although Muhiddin, blamed for Kenya’s 1-0 humiliating defeat to Guinea Bissau and dressing room disharmony, had fought to retain his seat, he was finally replaced with Jacob Mulee.
With the coaching crisis seemingly resolved in Kenya and the Harambee Stars now focused for next month’s crucial Nations Cup qualifier against Cranes, the crisis pendulum seems to have swung Uganda’s side.
As it is, its up-to all Ugandans and government in particular to help soccer governing body FUFA resolve the ongoing uncertainty hovering over Bobby Williamson’s future with the Cranes.
The Scottish coach’s contract expired in June and the federation will need a minimum of sh50m a month to retain the man who has taken Ugandan football to immaculate heights.
Under the revised proposed contract, yet to be signed due to financial constraints, Williamson is expected to earn approximately sh40m in monthly wages, sh3m in winning bonuses and will retain his previous housing allowance valued at sh4m a month.
There is no doubt Williamson has been the most dedicated and committed coach Uganda has had of late.
But then in football, loyalty often comes at a price and Ugandans should feel too much gratitude if Williamson demands for an increase in wages as guarantee for his stay.
There are reports that Williamson’s agent Cofie Azumah, apparently of Ghanaian decent, has been consulted by the Ghanaian Football Association (GFA) over the Scottish’s future.
Ghana are searching for a new coach following Milovan Rajevac’s exit.
Of course, the ($75,000) sh140m-a-month wage structure in Ghana is one FUFA can never match, but Uganda can still exploit certain remunerations to retain their man and that is largely with government support.
Uganda’s Group 10 rivals Angola recruited Herve Renard on a $50,000 (sh100m) a month contract with the help of the Angolan government.
With less than three weeks before Cranes confront Kenya in a fixture that could decide whether Uganda makes its first major finals appearance since 1978, it will only be sensible to sort the team’s tactician’s future now.
The Cranes have always needed true professionalism and that’s what Williamson has brought.
Apart from being helping Uganda to back-to-back CECAFA Challenge Cup titles, he steered this success-starved country to the 2011 Nations Cup tournament due in Sudan.
October 9
Kenya v Uganda
FOR the last one month, Kenyan football had been the subject of a serious coaching crisis. For four weeks, the country’s soccer governing body Football Kenya Limited (FKL) had shown clear intensions of replacing then Harambee Stars coach Twahir Muhiddin.
And although Muhiddin, blamed for Kenya’s 1-0 humiliating defeat to Guinea Bissau and dressing room disharmony, had fought to retain his seat, he was finally replaced with Jacob Mulee.
With the coaching crisis seemingly resolved in Kenya and the Harambee Stars now focused for next month’s crucial Nations Cup qualifier against Cranes, the crisis pendulum seems to have swung Uganda’s side.
As it is, its up-to all Ugandans and government in particular to help soccer governing body FUFA resolve the ongoing uncertainty hovering over Bobby Williamson’s future with the Cranes.
The Scottish coach’s contract expired in June and the federation will need a minimum of sh50m a month to retain the man who has taken Ugandan football to immaculate heights.
Under the revised proposed contract, yet to be signed due to financial constraints, Williamson is expected to earn approximately sh40m in monthly wages, sh3m in winning bonuses and will retain his previous housing allowance valued at sh4m a month.
There is no doubt Williamson has been the most dedicated and committed coach Uganda has had of late.
But then in football, loyalty often comes at a price and Ugandans should feel too much gratitude if Williamson demands for an increase in wages as guarantee for his stay.
There are reports that Williamson’s agent Cofie Azumah, apparently of Ghanaian decent, has been consulted by the Ghanaian Football Association (GFA) over the Scottish’s future.
Ghana are searching for a new coach following Milovan Rajevac’s exit.
Of course, the ($75,000) sh140m-a-month wage structure in Ghana is one FUFA can never match, but Uganda can still exploit certain remunerations to retain their man and that is largely with government support.
Uganda’s Group 10 rivals Angola recruited Herve Renard on a $50,000 (sh100m) a month contract with the help of the Angolan government.
With less than three weeks before Cranes confront Kenya in a fixture that could decide whether Uganda makes its first major finals appearance since 1978, it will only be sensible to sort the team’s tactician’s future now.
The Cranes have always needed true professionalism and that’s what Williamson has brought.
Apart from being helping Uganda to back-to-back CECAFA Challenge Cup titles, he steered this success-starved country to the 2011 Nations Cup tournament due in Sudan.