Police issues Namboole warning

Jun 15, 2013

The police have warned The Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) against surpassing the capacity of Namboole national stadium.

By John Tatyamisa and Innocent Anguyo

The police have warned The Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) against surpassing the capacity of Namboole national stadium.

Today, the Uganda cranes play Angola in a bid to qualify for the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) world cup slated to take place in Brazil next year.

The Kampala Metropolitan Police chief Andrew Felix Kaweesi on Friday, while addressing the media at the Central Police Station (CPS) in Kampala, warned FUFA against selling tickets beyond the capacity of the stadium.

Kaweesi stressed that the stadium‘s capacity should be respected as it was constructed to only accommodate about 40, 000 people at any specific time.

He warned that surpassing the capacity of the stadium was a recipe for disaster as the stadium could collapse leading to death and injury of scores of soccer fanatics.

“Once the stadium hits the required capacity, we shall close it”, Kaweesi said adding that sale of tickets on the premises of the stadium especially at the gate on match will not be allowed.

“Whoever would like to watch the match should buy tickets in the officially designated areas because there won’t be sales of tickets at the gate”, said Kaweesi.

Boda Boda riders have also been prohibited from reaching the premises of the stadium on grounds that they cause disorganization and are an inconvenience to order.

Accordingly, Boda bodas riders have been ordered to stop at Kireka when approaching Namboole from the northern bypass and Bweyogerere when approaching it from the Mukono side.

“No bodaboda will be allowed go beyond Kireka and Bweyogerere and their passengers will have to take a walk up to the stadium. We are doing this in the name of order and security,” he warned.

He also called upon Ugandans to throng Namboole in big numbers and cheer-up the cranes so that they can gather the morale to beat Angola.

He also urged soccer fans to watch on each other when in the stadium adding that threat of terrior was still alive in the country and there called for collective responsibility in pacifying the country especially in such social functions.

“We expect many people to attend this match, let them come we shall be there to give them protection but they should be careful because terrorism is still on”, he advised.
 

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