The future of Ugandan football is being sketched with bold strokes of reform, as FUFA President Eng. Moses Magogo laid bare the federation’s long-term vision during a high-profile meeting on the new Uganda Premier League format at Serena Hotel, Kampala.
Magogo revealed that the changes taking root are not spur-of-the-moment ideas, but carefully engineered elements of FUFA’s Technical Master Plan, a document already submitted to FIFA.
Central to this blueprint are sweeping competition reforms designed to ignite growth and sustainability across the local game.
“Our funding is anchored on this long-term strategic plan,” Magogo emphasized. “These reforms are part of our bigger picture. We are not here to bridge clubs’ financial gaps. Eighty million shillings is a drop in the ocean, and even 3.4 billion shillings is still a drop in the ocean compared to what the league truly needs.”
The FUFA boss underscored that the federation’s investments are deliberately structured to stimulate resource generation, not dependency. Using a striking metaphor, he explained:
“Our objective is to fund reforms, not fund clubs. When you fund reforms, the reforms will generate resources. If you are going to catch the fish, we give you the net instead of handing you the fish.”
The introduction of the new league format signals a transformative chapter, one that aligns Uganda’s domestic football with global standards while planting seeds for long-term empowerment of clubs and players alike.
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