David GOMBE
The Federation of Uganda Soccer Associations (FUFA) has on Monday, sixteenth March launched the inaugural Academies League.
The newly launched occasion was launched by FUFA President Eng. Moses Hassim Magogo on the Kadiba stadium.
Magogo revealed that they might use the occasion to nurture and set up youthful proficient players.
“We these days launched the FUFA Technical Grasp Plan that seems at a participant in 4 folds. Mass Soccer the place everybody appears to be given a chance to play, Elite Soccer that seems at publicity of the proficient players, Expert Soccer which focuses on the best side of a participant and Life After Soccer,” he started.
“Proper this second, we launch the FUFA Academies League which we think about will go a long way and determining talents however moreover exposing them to organized competitions which we now have been missing.”
The pilot League will start with 20 academies coming from the areas of Buganda and Kampala with hope and projection of spreading it all through the 8 areas of FUFA.
The FUFA Academies League is part of FIFA’s Experience Development Scheme, supporting youth soccer in Uganda. It targets Grade 2 and three academies (players born 2011-2012), specializing in expertise development and improvement. FUFA’s Technical Grasp Plan, backed by FIFA, incorporates the Experience ID Framework to scout and nurture youthful experience nationwide.
In accordance with FUFA, the eligibility requirements embrace age restrictions and compulsory licensing. The inaugural FUFA Academies League will begin on Sunday, twenty second March and might solely cater for players beneath the age of 15.
Within the meantime, the FUFA Govt Committee has appointed the Match Organising Committee (TOC) for the Academies League, with Barente Ronald as Chairman, Kiwanuka Roberts as Vice Chairman, and Kigongo Farouk, Rodrick Muhumuza.
Former Nationwide group players Lwanga Ronald, Benjamin Ochan and Yasser Mugerwa will perform members of the committee.
The teams collaborating inside the pilot FUFA Academies League have each obtained 10 Zakayo balls ahead of the opponents kick-off on twenty second March 2026.
