FUFA has released the nomination process for the 5th annual Airtel Sponsored FUFA Awards which honour the best and most outstanding performers of the year which stretches on and off the pitch.
This year’s awards are organised under the theme ‘Celebrating Uganda’s Finest Footballers’. The awards will identify notable and varied contributors to the game of football all over the country celebrated.
The nomination process is limited to fans and technical experts that will include Club head coaches, team captains and Member Associations of FUFA.
All nominations will be signed and submitted to the FUFA Awards Technical Committee.
In a system based on positional nomination, each technical expert has been given five slots, worth five, four, three, two and one in points to be allotted to each person nominated.
The five finalists are ranked based on points gathered during the nomination process.
The technical experts are provided with a simple one-page form on which they will fill in their five (5) nominees) they deem to have performed best in the calendar year 2019.
The nomination process is underway and ends on Monday Sept. 30, 2019 at 11:59 p.m.
All the eight categories explained below;
Category 1: Airtel – FUFA Male Player of the Year 2019:
This category is voted for by the Head Coaches and Captains of the 16 clubs playing in the StarTimes Uganda Premier League (SUPL). The coaches and Captains are required to nominate a list of five (5) players (in order of priority) based on their performance. Each coach and captain will fill in separate forms during the nomination process.
Category 2; Airtel – FUFA Female Player of the Year 2019:
This category is voted for by the Head Coaches and Captains of the 16 clubs playing in the FUFA Women Elite League (FWEL). The coaches and Captains are required to nominate a list of five (5) players (in order of priority) based on their performance. Each coach and captain will fill in separate forms during the nomination process.
Category 3: Airtel – FUFA Male Coach of the Year 2019:
This category is voted for by the members of the Uganda Football Coaches Association (UFCA). UFCA Executive is required to appoint ten (10) senior coaches that shall nominate a list of five (5) Coaches (in order of priority) from both SUPL and FBL based on their performance. UFCA generates a list of the appointed ten (10) senior Coaches and submits it to the FUFA Awards Technical Committee.
Category 4: Airtel – FUFA Women Football Coach of the Year 2019:
This category is voted for by the members of the Uganda Football Coaches Association (UFCA). UFCA Executive is required to appoint five (5) senior coaches in women football that shall nominate a list of five (5) Coaches (in order of priority) based on their performance in FUFA sanctioned competitions. UFCA generates a list of the appointed five (5) senior Coaches and submits it to the FUFA Awards Technical Committee.
Category 5: Airtel – FUFA Upcoming Talent Award 2019:
This category is voted for by the Head Coaches of the 16 clubs playing in the FUFA Juniors League (FJL). A Coach is required to nominate a list of five (5) players (in order of priority) based on their performance.
Category 6: Airtel – FUFA Beach Soccer Player of the Year 2019:
This category is voted for by the Head Coaches of the 16 clubs playing in the Uganda men’s Beach Soccer League. A coach is required to nominate a list of five (5) players (in order of priority) based on their performance.
Category 7: Airtel – FUFA Best XI 2019 (Male Category):
This category is voted for by the Uganda Football Players Association (UFPA). UFPA is required to nominate a list of eleven (11) players based on their performance. Players eligible for this category are those featuring in the StarTimes Uganda Premier League and the FUFA Big League.
Category 8: Airtel – FUFA Female Best XI 2019:
This category is voted for by the Head Coaches of the 16 clubs playing in the FUFA Women Elite League (FWEL). A coach is required to nominate a list of eleven (11) players based on their performance.
