The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) Ethics and Disciplinary Committee has banned 12 individuals from involvement in all football-related activities due to a match manipulation scheme written by a foreign betting organization that targeted several fixtures in the 2023/2024 season.
FUFU confirmed this development on their official X-handle on Tuesday, 26, 2024.
According to the FUFA authorities, the 12 individuals violated Article 43 of the FUFA Ethics Code, and one has been banned for life while others were given lengthy sanctions.
“One of the persons has been banned for life while the rest were handed lengthy sanctions. The Investigatory Chamber of the FUFA Ethics and Disciplinary Committee conducted investigations, and the Adjudicatory held hearings against several football individuals for alleged breach of Article 43 of the FUFA Ethics and Disciplinary Code,” FUFA authority stated.
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The authority stated that the penalties imposed were based on different mitigating and aggravating factors for each party, taking into account their level of cooperation and assistance with the investigation as well as their level of involvement in match-fixing.
The individuals banned include the following:
Kaddu Ali—banned for life
Sajjabi Geoffrey—banned for 10 years
Kongola Ahmed—banned for 5 years
Epieru Richard—banned for 3 years
Atuheirwe Joyce—banned for 3 years
Nabisere Tausi banned for 3 years
Okello Simon Peter banned for 3 years
Nantatya Godwin banned for 3 years
Muyaga Khalid banned for 2 years
Noor Hassan banned for 1 year
Kiyemba Latif banned for 1 year
Atuhaire Docus banned for 1 year
