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The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) through FUFA Ethics and Disciplinary Committee has banned 12 individuals from all football related activities for involvement in a match manipulation scheme orchestrated by a foreign betting syndicate that targeted a number of fixtures in the 2023/2024 season.
The banned individuals include nine (9) referees, two (2) administrators and one player.
Referee Ali Kaddu has been banned by the Federation for life while other officials Atuhaire Dorcus, Atuheirwe Joyce, Okello Simon Peter, George Sajjabi, Nabisere Tausi have received a three year ban
Muyaga Khalid will not take part in football related activities for two years.
Former BUL FC Chief Executive Officer Ahmed Kongola has been banned for five years while Epieru Richard will serve a three year suspension.
Latif Kiyemba is the only player banned by the Federation and will be out of action for a year.
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.
The sanctions imposed on the individuals were taken based on the different mitigating and aggravating circumstances for each party in regard to the degree of involvement in the match-fixing and the level of assistance and cooperation with the investigation.
The findings after the disciplinary proceedings guided the committee with the decisions already communicated to the concerned individuals as below;
- 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
