VISION SPORT NEW VISION, Tuesday, January 5, 2016 37 Real Madrid sack coach NewVision Benitez just after seven months in charge SPORT FULL STORY: PAGE 39 PICTURES BY MPALANYI SSENTONGO Errant clubs face URA FC on FUFA sanctions By S. Kenyi and S. Ssenoga song in As the January football transfer window opened with some big moves, eleven Mapinduzi clubs could be locked out of the Azam Uganda Premier League after their provision- By Shafi k Ssenoga al licenses to compete in the league expired. Mapinduzi Cup Lweza, JMC Hippos, Saints FC, JKU 1 URA 3 Simba, Sports Club Villa, Soana, Tomorrow: Simba v URA Bright Stars, Maroons, SC Victo- ria University, Sadolin Paints and Despite the absence of Police were all issued provisional their two top strikers, licenses to play in the fi rst round ON URA started their bid in of the league as they strive to the Mapinduzi Cup with meet the required standards. an impressive 3-1 victory, “If the clubs do not meet the Assistant Cranes thrashing home side, Zan- requirements as agreed when coach Moses Base- zibar’s JKU FC in Group they were getting the provisional na (in red) monitors A yesterday. licenses at the beginning of the the players training Villa Oromchan’s brace and season, they will not be allowed in the gym yesterday an Oscar Agaba strike were to compete in the second round,” enough to give the tax col- FUFA competitions director Ali COURSE lectors a winning start. Juma Mwebe clarifi ed yesterday. Matari scored a consolation FUFA allowed the clubs to for JKU. By Shafi k Ssenoga ment and hard work by the play- URA coach Kefa Kisaala compete after they committed ers. We shall drop four players to establishing a permanent ad- was delighted with the win Africa Nations Champion- as we expect others to join the and pointed out that his dress, contract all their players team tomorrow (today),” Micho and hire CAF B license coaches, ship, Rwanda side’s mission is to win the Group D fi xtures (Cranes) disclosed. trophy. “To win a tourna- among other conditions FUFA Those expected today are team has laid down to improve the January 19 ment you have to win all the Uganda v Mali captain Farouk Miya, Joseph games. It is good we won game. Ochaya, Ivan Ntege and Ceaser Only KCCA, URA FC, Vipers January 23 our fi rst game with a good Uganda v Zambia Okhuti after which he will name margin,” Kisaala stated. SC, BUL FC and Express FC got his fi nal 23-man squad to enter season long licenses after meet- January 27 The Ugandan side will now Uganda v Zimbabwe residential camp at the FUFA take on defending champion ing the standards. Technical Centre in Njeru. Express FC, which was cleared Friendly Games Simba in their next group January 10 Cranes play Gabon on January match on Wednesday. having met the conditions, ap- 10 at Njeru and thereafter take pears to be the biggest victim Uganda v Gabon URA were invited with January 13 on Cameroon on January 13 at KCCA to play at the an- with players exiting at will be- the same venue in the high pro- cause they were not contracted Uganda v Cameroon nual event. But the Lugogo fi le friendly games before they side turned down the offer as required. depart for Rwanda. It has emerged that more than Uganda Cranes coach Milu- arguing that a number of tin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic has Uganda will take on Mali in their players will be with half of the Red Eagles’ starting their opening Group D fi xture on line--up did not have a binding expressed satisfaction with the Uganda Cranes at Africa his players’ commitment January 19, before they entertain Nations Championship while contract at Wankulukuku and so Zambia and Zimbabwe to com- are free to join rivals during this ahead of the Africa Nations others are nursing injuries. Championship scheduled for plete the group fi xtures. January transfer window. The African Nations Champion- Caesar Okhuti has set the pace January 16 to February 7 in Striker Robert Ssentongo Kigali, Rwanda. ship is a biennial football tourna- takes his turn with weights with a move to KCCA while ment organized by the Confed- Sulaiman (Mike) Mutyaba re- Micho had just taken the team through their morning training eration of African Football (CAF) turns to the club that made him exclusively featuring home-based fourth edition of the event. –Vipers SC. Central defender session yesterday at Paradise Fitness Centre at Acacia Mall in players from the respective Libya, the title holders, will not be in Kigali Issa Lumu is another Red Eagles national championships. A total to defend the crown as they failed to negotiate player who has gone AWOL. Kampala. “I am satisfi ed with the commit- of 16 teams will take part in the their way through the regional qualifi ers. Mbarara Rally route out, motosport season starts January 30 By Johnson Were over the weekend that they stated. to Mbarara for Day 2 where conclude the rally with the have already drawn the route According to Ssembatya,the we shall cover four sections,” shortest section of the rally Following the Champions for the Mabarara Rally and event will cover a total Ssembatya explained. which will be from Biharwe Sprint on Boxing Day, the logbooks will be out distance of 371.4km of which In Mbarara, the rally crews II to Kyariere — covering just rally drivers will hardly before the end of the week to 142km will be competitive will hit the route in the sec- 14km. have time to rest as the enable drivers have enough while 228.5km is transport tions of Kyamugulanyi to Defending champion Arthur 2016 season kick-off on reccing time. section. Ssembatya is also a Kyeibega covering a distance Blick Jr. faces a tough chal- the weekend of January “Our calendar commences member of Mbarara Motor- of 49.6km and thereafter head lenge from Ronald Ssebuguzi, 30-31 with the Mbarara on the last weekend of this sport Club, organisers of the to Biharwe 1 to Nsanja cover- Desh Kananura, Duncan rally which starts with a month and drivers are already rally. ing a distance of 24.4km. ‘Kikankane’ Mubiru, Nasser Super Special Stage in sharpening their machines. “We are going to start on The crews will then head Mutebi (Mitsubishi EvoX), Dr. Masaka. Routes have already been Saturday with a 5.2km super to the third section which is Ahmed Ashraf, (Subaru N14), FMU safety delegate Deo drawn and drivers will soon special stage at Pine Ridge from Ahakyapa to Kyeibega, Musa Kabega, and Kuku Ssembatya told New Vision go reccing,” Ssembatya in Masaka before heading a distance of 49.5km and then Ranjit (Evo 9).