FUFA confirms Magogo is unopposed

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) Electoral Committee has today declared Moses Hassim Magogo as the only duly nominated candidate for the position of FUFA President.

The other members who picked forms from the Electoral Committee and did not return them include Mujib Kasule and the MP Makindye West Allan Ssewanyana.

Bwiire today said Magogo was the only candidate who returned the nomination forms with all the requirements as per the FUFA Electoral code of 2012.

This therefore means that Magogo will go through as an opposed for the top FUFA position which will be his third consecutive term at the whelm of Uganda’s Football governing body.

Magogo’s proposed executive also has his current first Vice President Justus Mugisha and the current Second Vice President Darius Mugoye.

One of the aspirants Ssewanyana had asked the Electoral Committee for more time to be able to summit his nomination forms, but failed.

The chairman of the Electoral committee, Mathias Bwiire made it clear that other two contestants never returned the nomination forms to know where they had failed. he said if Mujib Kasule and Ssewanyana had returned their forms, the committee would have helped them to accomplish the process.

The committee will now present the sole nominated candidate to the 97th FUFA Ordinary General Assembly which will be hosted by the Eastern Region Football Association in Mbale city on 21st August, 2021.

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