Delegates of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) have unanimously approved amendments to the FUFA Statutes during an Extraordinary General Assembly held virtually on Thursday.
The meeting attracted approximately 71 delegates drawn from the FUFA Executive Committee, Uganda Premier League clubs, Regional Football Associations and Special Interest Groups.
Despite the online format and technological challenges associated with virtual participation across different parts of the country, all members present voted in favor of the proposed amendments, with no objections recorded.
The approved amendments principally align the FUFA Statutes with the National Sports Act 2023 and the National Sports Regulations 2025, particularly in the area of dispute resolution and arbitration.
Among the key changes adopted is the recognition of arbitrators appointed under the National Sports Act as the primary mechanism for resolving football-related disputes in Uganda.
The amendments also provide that decisions of arbitrators appointed under the Act shall be final and binding, while maintaining the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) as a fallback mechanism where the national arbitration system is not yet fully operational.
The revised statutes further direct appeals against final decisions of the FUFA Appeals Committee and other FUFA bodies to the arbitration framework established under the National Sports Act after all internal judicial processes have been exhausted.
The amendments come at a critical time as national sports federations and associations continue the re-registration process required under the National Sports Act 2023 and the National Sports Regulations 2025.
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The re-registration exercise, which is expected to conclude on June 7, has been ongoing for more than a year.
FUFA submitted its application for re-registration to the National Council of Sports (NCS) on June 19, 2025, prompting a nationwide physical due diligence exercise by NCS.
Through District Sports Officers and Chief Administrative Officers, NCS established that FUFA possesses the required national character, with football activities present in 114 of Uganda’s 146 districts. This exceeds the statutory threshold of 110 districts, equivalent to the 75 percent national coverage requirement for national sports federations.
Speaking during his closing remarks, FUFA President Moses Magogo thanked delegates for their overwhelming support and emphasized the importance of aligning football governance with national legislation.
“The attendance is overwhelming despite difficulties in technologies and geography of where we sit. It is important for us to ensure that we clear and clean up our governance system. Like I have promised, our legal team at the Federation will engage with different members to ensure that your statutes are also aligned.
“Let us cooperate and ensure that we have statutes that are talking to the law and are also talking to the modernity of the game as we also want it. I take this opportunity to thank NCS for the engagement, our legal team at FUFA for the preparation and also you dear delegates for the support of these amendments.
“I want to thank members of the Executive Committee because that is where these amendments were initiated and that we are in full support.”
FUFA 1st Vice President Justus Mugisha, Executive Committee Member Deo Mutabazi (Chairperson Uganda Beach Soccer Association) and CEO Edgar Watson were also present in a meeting aired live on FUFA TV.
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