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Winners of Standard Chartered Cup – Road to Anfield 2019 – Uganda Civil Aviation Authority flagged off to Liverpool

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Simon Kabayo
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Uganda Civil Aviation Authority flagged off to Liverpool.

 

 

Standard Chartered Bank has today officially flagged off the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) football team that beat NWSC 6-0 to lift the Standard Chartered Bank Cup 2019. The once in a lifetime ‘Money Can’t Buy’ trip to UK was the grand prize for this year’s SC Cup tournament which saw 34 corporate teams participate and tussle it out for top spot at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole on Saturday, May 18, 2019

The flag off event took place at Merryland Secondary School in Entebbe and combined a soccer clinic, motivational talks and a press conference. The soccer clinic involved a Coaching session where over 100 students were trained in football and given football tips by the Bank’s sports league members and the UCAA football team in partnership with Edgars Youth Programme. The footballers also had a chance to mentor and inspire several more students at Merryland when they addressed them on various topical and inspiration issues like pursuing one’s dreams, taking risks and determination.

The team of six players will travel to Liverpool, UK on an all-expenses-paid trip by the Bank on Wednesday October 2, 2019 and return on Monday, October 7, 2019. While in Liverpool, the team will engage in the activities like;  Watching the Liverpool vs Leicester City game live at Anfield on Saturday, October 5,  2019, attending a professional training session with Liverpool Football Club Legends at the LFC academy, private tour of the Anfield stadium and LFC museum and tour Liverpool town and visit key sites

During the send-off, the UCAA team comprising of Kato Paul – Goal Keeper, Moses Mugwanya – Defender, Tonny Zziwa – defender, Steven Selubiri – Mid-fielder, John Bosco Basi -Mid-fielder, Ali Sulaiman – Striker and Fred Kadde – Striker were handed their air tickets.

The UCAA team’s representative, Andrew Wafula while addressing the press conference expressed his team’s enthusiasm and emphasized that this was a dream come true for the team that was traveling for the very first time.

“We are very pleased to be the title holders of the Standard Chartered Cup 2019 after a very stiff competition. Our boys badly wanted this win after having lost to Cipla last year so we trained harder. We would like to thank Standard Chartered Bank for organising this futsal tournament which has granted us this opportunity to travel to the UK and watch LFC play live,” hr said.

Wafula  also lauded their employer, UCAA for investing in and promoting sports in our organization. Without their support, we wouldn’t have been able to compete, train regularly as a team or even register as a corporate team so we acknowledge this opportunity resulting from that strong support. The team is looking forward to training at the Liverpool academy and of course watching the Liverpool stars at Anfield,” Wafula said.

John Mwesigye, the Chief Information Officer and Chairman Organizing committee of the SC Cup tournament at Standard Chartered Bank praised the teams for the spirited and intense fight that they displayed during the tournament that saw them crowned saying;

“We wish to congratulate CAA for winning this year’s SC cup tournament and to wish them safe travels as they prepare to depart tomorrow for Liverpool, UK. In the same spirit, I also want to appreciate them for heeding our call when we opened up the registration exercise in February. They exhibited enthusiasm by fielding two strong teams which increased their chances of winning and they also displayed great sportsmanship on the pitch.

We also want to thank all the teams that participated, it’s because of them that we still run this exciting futsal tournament. Since the inception of this tournament in 2015, it keeps growing and has registered great success with our clients who continue to embrace to and respond positively towards. We commit to continue staging this competition to benefit and reward our customers by extending our Liverpool sponsorship to them. We wish them the very best as they head to the United Kingdom to enjoy the fruits of their well-deserved win,” Mwesigye said.

Speaking at the conference, the Ag. Director General UCAA, Mr. Fred Bamwesigye expressed enthusiasm at his team’s win saying;

“CAA is honoured and grateful to Standard Chartered for giving us the opportunity to participate in the SC Cup tournament once again. At CAA we appreciate the importance of sports in promoting a strong culture, brand, engagement and motivation of our employees and we will continue to invest in our employees to avail them opportunities such as these.

We are truly excited that our players’ hard work paid off, they trained intensely the whole year with their eyes set on winning this tournament so it was a relief for them to carry the trophy at the end of the day. I appeal to our team to fly Uganda’s flag high during this visit even as they enjoy this once in a lifetime experience. We look forward to listening to the stories of what transpired on the trip and we wish you the very best,” Mr. Bamwesigye said.

The tournament is designed in a Round Robin structure which is divided into (Group Stages, Round of 16, Quarter finals, Semi Finals and the Finals).

 

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SC Villa, Vipers renew rivalry

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Our Reporter
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players of both teams Villa and Vipers.

SC Villa Jogoo host Vipers SC in one of the league’s biggest rivalries in the StarTimes Uganda Premier League on Wednesday 2nd October at the Namboole stadium under the floodlights.

Unlike last campaign, the hosts are in different mode this time around with 10 points and find themselves second on the 16-team log although they have played two more games than 5th placed Vipers who are on seven points.

The last visit for Vipers in Namboole ended in a 3-1 victory last season and they will need to keep their momentum against a much improved Villa side.

The Jogoos have put their hopes in Ambrose Kirya and Emmanuel Kalyowa, who two goals each this season to continue and flourish. Their goals hero last season Bashir Mutanda is yet to find the back of the net.

There are no major injury concerns in the Villa camp after confirming that goalkeeper Samson Kirya returns to training from a long term injury.

The team news from Vipers; Fabien Mutombora is expected to start in goal having recovered from the fever that saw him miss the 2-2 draw with Mbarara City.

Similarly Innocent Wafula is also back and will be available for selection against the Jogoos.

Geofrey Wasswa is fully fit to make his first appearance in nine months after undergoing a knee surgery. The versatile player is expected to make the match day squad.

Farouk Musisi continues to serve his two match ban but should be available for Vipers next game against Proline FC. Aziz Kayondo returns to left back.

Karim Watambara and Frank Tumwesigye may be selected to feature having looked impressive in training.

Ibrahim Tembo returns from a compassionate leave and a decision on whether he will play will be made by the technical team.

The side could also unleash Muhammad Shaban whose debut has been delayed by a knee injury.

Stats

Overall, it’s going to be the 29th meeting between the two clubs, with Vipers commanding the lion’s share statistically having registered 12 wins, 10 Draws and only 6 losses. The Venoms have scored 37 goals, conceding 31 out of the previous 28 meetings.

Vipers has lost only once in an away fixture to SC Villa in the past seven seasons dating back from the 2012/13 football season.

Vipers lie in 5th position while SC Villa currently lead the 16 team league table with 10 points from 5 matches but the Venoms have 2 games in hand.

The Venoms biggest win over SC Villa was a 4-1 win during the 2011/12 second round fixture at Namboole Stadium whereas the heaviest defeat to the same team was a 4-0 loss which occurred in 2006 at Namboole during the Venoms debut season in the top flight league.

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Poverty rises among refugees and host communities in Uganda – World Bank report

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Geoffery Serugo
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Tony Thompson

The newly released World Bank report, has indicated that poverty among refugees and host communities in Uganda has significantly increased.

Currently, Uganda is hosting 1.3 million refugees making it the country with the highest number of refugees in Africa and the third largest in the world. Refugees in Uganda access the same social services as their local host community and are free to move and work.

Despite feeling safe and secure in Uganda, about half of the refugee population live under extreme poverty, compared to 17 per cent of the host population.

According to the report, released by World Bank Country Manager for Uganda, Tony Thompson, West Nile region a region that hosts the Bidi-Bidi, a refugee camp with the highest number of asylum seekers, 60 per cent of refugees are poor and around 30 per cent of hosts are poor.

 “More that 54 per cent of refugees depend on humanitarian assistance as their main source of income as compared to less than two per cent for the hosts. Their inability to generate income is constrained by low levels of human capital as less than eight per cent have received skills or job training.” Reads the report.

According to Thompson, progressive and welcoming approach towards refugees is a good model for other host countries however much more is needed to improve the social and economic well being of refugees and host communities.

“The people of Uganda have been incredibly generous towards refugees, and this generosity of the host communities should be recognized by supporting them to have a higher quality of life. This study provides an evidence-based understanding of the living conditions of both refugees and hosts, which we expect will inform policy and programming for the national refugee response,” he said

The report shows that about 95 per cent of refugees and 66 per cent of hosts have access to improved water while access to electricity stands at around 50 per cent for both. Primary school enrollment is almost at par with refugees at 65 per cent and hosts at 68 per cent. Completion rates and secondary enrollment rates remain low for both populations but particularly for refugees, and the same goes for improved sanitation.

The health and healthcare access of both populations however, remains similar. More than 80 per cent of refugees and hosts reported consulting a healthcare provider when sick. Refugees are geographically closer to health centers, with at least 75 per cent traveling three kilometers to reach a healthcare center when ill, compared to 65 per cent of hosts. This is made easier by Non-Governmental Organizations that provide healthcare services for refugees within or very close to the designated refugee settlements.

The report indicates that, refugees contribute significantly to the local economy, by purchasing goods and services in the local markets and operating businesses. About one in five employees of refugee enterprises is a Ugandan and around 54 per cent sell off their crops. However, weather shock and low access to agricultural inputs constrains their productivity which makes them food insecure and to rely on humanitarian assistance.

The bank has however recommended for measures to improve self-reliance of refugees and communities that host them to enhance both their living conditions, and contribution to the Ugandan economy. These include raising the productivity of agricultural activities through the provision of inputs and extension services, as well as creating job opportunities in non-agricultural sectors.

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Business: Top investment hospitality markets released

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George Mangula
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Wayne Troughton, CEO, HTI Consulting

 

Acknowledged as one of the continent’s leading hospitality investment experts, Wayne Troughton of HTI Consulting shared unique insights on the Top 5 and Bottom 5 Hospitality Investment markets in Africa ahead of the 10th annual African Property Investment (API) Summit) in Johannesburg on 2 & 3 October.

Recognised as Africa’s premier investment showcase for African real estate over the past decade, the two-day event is celebrated as a deal making platform for investors looking to access opportunities and developers seeking to attract capital.

According to Troughton, the hospitality sector continues to attract investment from a broad spectrum of international and African investors says Troughton.

“We are tracking investment from structured funds, predominantly from Europe and the Middle East; an increasing percentage of High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) from Europe, Middle East, and Africa itself), Owner operators that invest from Europe, Africa and the USA), as well as Family Offices Middle East, the UK, Europe, and SA.”

The most popular investment opportunity at the moment includes midscale urban hotel assets of 150 rooms, which are located close to corporates, conferencing centers and transport nodes.

Top Hospitality Investment Markets in West Africa

According to Troughton, the Top Investment Hospitality Markets in West Africa are Abidjan, Dakar, Cape Verde and Accra, while the bottom five are Bamako, Niamey, Ouagadougou and Conakry.

Top Hospitality Investment Markets in East Africa 

In East Africa, the Top Investment Hospitality Markets are Kampala, Addis Ababa, and Dar es Salaam, whilst the bottom are Nairobi (over supply) and Kigali (over supply and limited demand).

Addis Ababa 

With the current highest Average Daily Room rates (ADRs) on the continent, Addis Ababa is touted as an attractive option, but Troughton cautions that the market remains challenging due to a lack of forex, which is resulting in developers battling to complete their hotel developments. However, he notes that if a developer has the proper and adequate financial backing and the correct project team to get a half completed development finalized,  then the “opportunity is there,” he adds.

Dar es Salaam 

A market with plenty of opportunity, the city has performance challenges in recent years due to a lack of direction in policy for private sector, increased supply in the CBD node and reduced levels of demand. Whilst the CBD node is experiencing occupancy and ADR pressure, the outlook on the Peninsula is more optimistic.

Kampala 

As one of the next hubs for investment, Kampala’s current limited branded supply, and with the oil prices entering a recovery period, the City provides a “strategic and attractive opportunity for investors,” says Troughton.

Kigali

If an investor is able to buy an unbranded hotel in Kigali and adequately convert into an international brand then there is upside if well located. Whilst the Government in Rwanda remains pro-active in attracting investment and high economic growth is projected, the growth is off a low base and demand volumes for the City remain limited when compared to other East African cities.

West Africa

Currently, the most attractive markets are Cape Verde, Senegal, Benin and Ghana. While other markets provide opportunity, the possibility of security or political unrest can hamper performance and cashflows for long periods.

As an industry platform for deal making, Troughton hopes to use the API Summit platform to meet and engage with investors whom are active and operate in the hotel and mixed-use real estate development market. Adding that, “We would like to meet and talk with bankers interested in exposure in the African hotel space, and for them to connect me with their colleagues in other African countries.”

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Mr President don’t forget my husband’s contribution to the liberation

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Editorial
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President Museveni

Two ladies Susan Namono Wagima ( the late IGP Maswele’s widow and Beatrice Nandudu are born in Sironko district. The widow’s NRA bush narrative is attached. She should therefore be allowed to re-tell the story to the main man (Author of Luwero war machinery).

Nandudu Beatrice is a gospel artist who fuses tradition and Christianity to deliver interesting message(s). One such piece is “Arabica Coffee” without which there would be no independence for Uganda in 1962 that she presented at her last year’s launch at Uganda Museum on 1st of July 2018. She should be programmed to present the same song at Independence Day celebrations in Sironko on 9th October, 2019.

  1. “You cannot see the skin of a cock until the wind blows”

30 years of a widow’s best kept secret

We lived at the police fire brigade headquarters at Queen’s clock Tower off Entebbe road in Kampala. I later got a job as banker in Kampala but continued to live with the family.

On one ordinary day during the regime of Marshal Idi Amin, there was the fierce Nakivubo fuel tanker inferno and my husband headed the operation that eventually controlled and put off the fire. I was married like any other woman except that I was married to a senior police fire man. A police fire man who used to rescue and ferry National Resistance Army Combatants under the pretext of putting off city and rural fires in the country

President Idi Amin having been very pleased with his performance promoted him (Mr. Maswere) as head of Uganda police fire brigade).

After the fall of Idi Amin’s government, my husband and the whole family fled to the country side. I and the children relocated to live in the village with my father’s family. Micheal went to live though clandestinely with a police colleague, the late Sakwa at Namunsi on Mbale- Soroti road.

The ensuing governments of Yusuf Kironde Lule, Godfrey Lukongwa Binaisa and Paul Muwanga eventually recalled the police officers who were on the run back into service. They (officers) reluctantly went back but fearing that they were being set up for arrest.

Fortunately for the officers, those regimes desperately needed their service because the latter had no other options but to re- instate professionals into public service.

The 1980 general elections was another turning point for Micheal Maswere’s family. Doctor Milton Obote was sworn-in but his opponents disputed the results and many of them including Prof. Y.K.Lule, Kakooza Mutale, Kayiira, David Nkwanga and Yoweri Museveni reneged and decided to take the option of an armed struggle.

During this time, the family lived under constant risk as we regularly received and hosted strangers in the fire police barracks and when we inquisitively inquired from the head of the family (Mr. Maswere) would refer to his popular house motto above “You cannot see the skin of a cock until the wind blows”

It was after the National Resistance Army (NRA) had taken over the capital –Kampala that the family discovered that the strangers the family was regularly hosting were actually the NRA combatants more especially the Namugongo – based Black Bombers headed by then Commander Matayo Kyaligonza.

The family had lost one of our daughters,  Rita Khainza to a stray bullet at the storied residence but were unable to proceed for the funeral in Mbale because of then insecurity in the rest of the country.

Their (NRA) cover was blown out that occasion when the new president (Museveni) gave our family military escorts that assisted us transport the body to Bugisu for burial.

One of the strangers we used to host was delegated by the president to come to the vigil and this time he was in combat uniforms and this was Matayo Kyaligonza of the black bombers Unit of the NRA.

When the family returned from the burial, the President (Yoweri Museveni) summoned then  his  new  friend Micheal Mawere Wateya ( my husband) to State House where the latter was notified that he was being considered for appointment as the first ever Mugisu Inspector General of Police (IGP). I personally did not go with him but he was accompanied to meet the president at State House by two relatives: one Yona Wilson Wasikye  a retired  police officer  from Busoba and Mr. Silver Weasa  Nangoye a nephew and former NRA war contact  from  Busano.

Since Muzee Maswele’s death on 31st  January, 2011,  the widow is in a sorrowful  state with her  family in Bugema where he was laid to rest because the deceased’s  pension was freezed the same month and we (family)  continue to lament why the president and commander  – In-chief, Yoweri Museveni  has never to date come to mourn with the family.

Even on the insistence of the president for Maswere to take the top job of IGP   in the presence of his relatives, the former declined and preferred to be Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP) – Operations instead.

 

Susan Namono Wagima (Mrs. Susan Maswele)

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Proscovia Nabbanja confirmed CEO at UNOC

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Geoffery Serugo
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Ms. Proscovia Nabbanja

 

Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) has confirmed the appointment of  Ms. Proscovia Nabbanja, as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company, a month after the resignation  of Dr. Josephine Wapakabulo.

Ms Nabbanja was on August 12, 2019 appointed the acting CEO of the company after Dr. Josephine Wapakabulo resigned from office.  At the appointment, Nabbanja, 41, was the Chief operating Officer Upstream at UNOC.

According to a statement released by UNOC, the board of directors is confident that Ms. Nabbanja’s appointment will propel the company to greater heights given her vast Knowledge, drive and experience in the petroleum industry.

“Ms Nabbanja has been tasked with ensuring UNOC becomes a profitable company that brings value to its shareholders and implementing the company’s five-year strategy.” read in part of the statement.

Nabbanja a geologist with 19 years’ experience in the Oil and Gas industry has been substantively the Chief Operating Officer Upstream at UNOC for the last three years.

She formerly served as a Principal Geologist in the Petroleum Exploration  and Production Department under the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, and headed the Technical Division that was at the forefront of reviews of technical proposals especially field development plans and petroleum reservoir reports.

She additionally headed the estimation and reporting of the oil resources and reserves in the country, and field operations monitoring and management of petroleum data. She holds a BSc (Chemistry, Geology) – MUK, MSC Petroleum Geoscience – Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine, DIC, Dip Petroleum Management and Operations, and an MBA from the Imperial College Business School, London.

“We are confident about Nabbanja’s abilities the UNOC Board Chairman stated, and UNOC has got a solid foundation to continue in a seamless manner he told the staff during Dr. Josephine’s farewell party.” The board noted during her appointment as the acting CEO of company.

 

 

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Nakaayi wins 800m gold for Uganda at 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships

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Our Reporter
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Halima Nakaayi

Ugandan athlete Halimah Nakaayi won the women’s 800m race, making it the biggest surprise in the ongoing IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 at the Khalifa International stadium in Doha.

Uganda never had a World Championships finalist in the women’s 800m. Nakaayi and Winnie Nanyondo were the first to represent the country in the race.

Pre-race favourite Ajee Wilson took command after the break, with Jamaican Natoya Goule closely in tow. About 250 metres into the race Nakaayi tucked in behind the pair and lodged herself comfortably.

Wilson kept the pace fast and forged on, passing the bell in 57.94, maintaining her lead down the back straight. But Nakaayi kept the pressure on, shadowing the American through the bend, seemingly waiting for the opportunity to pounce. Wilson began to labour at the top of the home straight, giving Nakaayi an opening. She took it with about 30 metres to go, chugged by and held on to reach the line in 1:58.04, a national record.

On the outside, Raevyn Rogers blew by the field to finish second in 1:58.18, while Ajee held on for third to secure a 1-2 finish for the US.

“I was feeling so good, I knew something special was going to happen tonight,” said Nakaayi, whose only previous big meet medal came at the All Africa Games in August, where she took bronze. “So I just kept pushing and pushing. I was feeling strong and in the end I got it.” Nakaayi is quaoted by the IAAF website.

Winnie Nanyondo, the second Ugandan, was fourth in 1:59.18. A few minutes later she joined her teammate for a celebratory dance in front of a swarming pool of photographers. She returns to action on Wednesday in the heats of the 1500m, her stronger event.

Other runners representing Uganda – Boniface Abel Sikowo, Albert Chemutai and Benjamin Kiplagat will compete in the heats of the 3000m steeplechase on Tuesday.

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Parliament to host Speakers from Islamic countries

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Geoffery Serugo
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Kadaga and Ssebaggala during the presser.

 

Parliament of Uganda will this week host the 42nd Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (PUIC, OIC) Executive Meeting.

The Kampala Meeting will among others discuss cooperation among countries, human rights, and support to education and health facilities

Addressing the media, the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga said that the conference which runs from October 1-2, 2019 will discuss the report of the PUIC Secretary General.

“The conference will also follow up the Rabat Declaration adopted by the 14th PUIC Conference and following up the report of the 3rd Extraordinary Meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee,” Kadaga said.

The Rabat declaration that was reached at in Morocco, aimed at emphasizing the cooperation of OIC member states, to ensure that they stick to the core values of the foundation that embrace unity in diversity in regards to PUIC.

Kawempe North Member of Parliament Latif Ssebaggala, said that Uganda has benefited from the OIC in many ways.

“By being member of the OIC, we as a country benefit a lot in terms of having more educational centres like the Islamic University In Uganda (IUIU), support to the heart institute and health facilities in Kayunga and Yumbe, as well as interest-free loans,” said Ssebaggala.

The two day conference will attract over 40 speakers, deputy speakers and Members of Parliament from Algeria, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Iran, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia and Mauritius. The others are from Morocco, Niger, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.

The Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC, PUOICM) that was established in Iran on June 17, 1999, with its head office in Tehran is composed of Parliaments of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states.

During their previous meeting in March at the 14th Session of the PUIC Conference in Rabat, Morocco, Speakers of Parliaments, heads and members of delegations reiterated their commitment to the fundamental principles of non-interference in the internal affairs of other states, respect for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of other states, resolution of conflicts through peaceful means and dialogue.

According to the meeting declaration, the Speakers also re-asserted their determination to continue efficient contribution to the improvement of the work of the United Nation (UN) and its specialized agencies, particularly in domains as concern the establishment of world peace and regional security and observance of human rights.

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KCCA, Proline wait on draw to confirm Caf Confed cup opponents

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Our Reporter
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CAF pots

 

Uganda Premier League sides KCCA FC and Proline FC will have to wait until next Wednesday to confirm their opponents in the CAF Confederations Cup tournament.

KCCA dropped from the Champions League to the second tier of Africa’s premier club competition, after being eliminated on away goals rule by Angolan side Petro de Luanda while Proline progressed to the play-off stage after edging out Rwanda’s AS Kigali with a 3-2 aggregate win.

The draw will be held on 9 October. The first legs will be played on 27th October with the second legs scheduled for 3rd November.

The 16 winners of this play-off round will advance to the group stage.

The winners of the 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2019–20 CAF Champions League in the 2020 CAF Super Cup. Egypt’s Zamalek are the title holders.

Pot 1; From confedrations cup: RS Berkane (Morocco), Al-Masry (Egypt), Hassania Agadir (Morocco), Zanaco (Zambia), Enugu Rangers (Nigeria), Djoliba (Mali), Paradou AC (Algeria), ESAE (Benin), DC Motema Pembe (DRC), FC San Pédro (Ivory Coast), Pyramids (Egpyt), Bandari (Kenya), Bidvest Wits (south Africa), TS Galaxy (South Africa), Proline (Uganda), Triangle United (Zimbabwe).

Pot 2: Dropped from Champions League: Guinea Horoya (Guinea), Enyimba (Nigeria), Gor Mahia (Kenya), KCCA (Uganda), Asante Kotoko (Ghana), UD Songo (Mozambique), Young Africans (Tanzania), Elect-Sport (Chad), Cano Sport (Equatorial Guinea), Al-Nasr (Libya), Fosa Juniors (Madagascar), FC Nouadhibou (Mauritania), Côte d’Or (Seychelles), ASC Kara (Togo), Green Eagles (Zambia)

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FIFA order Cardiff to pay Emiliano Sala transfer fee

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Agencies
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Sala

 

English club Cardiff City must pay French club Nantes an initial six million euros ($6.5 million) in their dispute over the payment of the transfer fee for Emiliano Sala, FIFA said on Monday.

The amount corresponds to the first instalment of the 17 million-euro fee Cardiff had agreed to pay Nantes before Sala died in a plane crash on January 21 while travelling to join his new club.

The announcement from world football’s governing body followed a meeting by its Players’ Status Committee.

Nantes had previously appealed in February over Cardiff’s failure to pay the 17 million euros they said was owed because Sala had already signed for the Welsh side.

“In a meeting held on 25 September 2019, the FIFA Players’ Status Committee established that Cardiff City FC must pay FC Nantes the sum of EUR 6,000,000, corresponding to the first instalment due in accordance with the transfer agreement concluded between the parties on 19 January 2019 for the transfer of the late Emiliano Sala from FC Nantes to Cardiff City FC.” Part of the fifa statement reads

“The FIFA Players’ Status Committee, which never lost sight of the specific and unique circumstances of this tragic situation during its deliberations on the dispute at stake, refrained from imposing procedural costs on the parties.

“The findings of the decision were notified to the parties concerned today. Within a deadline of ten days, Cardiff City FC and FC Nantes can request a copy of the grounds of the decision, which can be appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne.” Fifa statement concluded

The plane Sala was travelling on came down in the English Channel during a night-time flight.

His body was recovered, but that of the pilot, David Ibbotson, has never been found.

A report by Britain’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch in August said that Sala and the pilot were likely exposed to “potentially fatal” levels of carbon monoxide on the plane.

In the aftermath of the tragedy, Cardiff were relegated from the Premier League after just one season back in the top flight.

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