Members of the Media and fellow Country Men, I will address this Press Conference on two issues;

1) The Challenges and Achievements of 2014 2) The 2015 FUFA Objectives

1 - The Challenges:

 Human Resource Football, like all other activities of life, is operated by the Human Resource therein. The Human Resource required for creating the football product includes the;

 Coaches,  Referees  Players  Administrators

The challenge of insufficient quality and quantity Human Resource that has plagued Uganda for decades continued throughout 2014

 Finance Resource Whereas there has been an improvement in the revenues, the game requires so much finance resources to cover the entire spectrum from the grassroots to the National Team. There are many activities that we did not execute at all or to the standards we require simply because we did not have sufficient funds

 Club Football Lack of Human and Financial Resources by the clubs has affected the professionalization and club licensing agenda. Consequently professional club football is still wanting.

 Qualification to Final Tournaments Uganda Cranes and the U-17 National Team failed to qualify for the 2015 Final Competitions

 Competitions We were not able to organize the hitherto successful Inter Region Competition due to lack of Sponsorship

 General Understanding of the Modern Game There is still little understanding of the trends of the modern game by the people in the football industry in Uganda. There is resistance to changes that are meant to enhance the final football product

 Referees Allegations of decisions that are not consistent with the laws of the game (Deliberate or erroneously) and our failure to pay referees in time affected their performance

 Football Wars The football community in Uganda has not waken-up to the potential that the industry holds that if harmony existed and long term planning starts, hundreds of billions will be generated. The ingredients for football wars are desire for money, power and fame. All stakeholders can achieve the same desires with harmony and long term planning

 FIFA Projects Artificial Turf meant for KCC FC Ground did not take off

 FUFA Image Image of FUFA and its Officials continued to be hurt by baseless allegations and propaganda

2- The Achievements

 Marketing FUFA Registered its Trademarks FUFA opened Merchandise Shop FUFA established fulltime Marketing Department composed of FUFA and FIFA trained professionals Uganda Cranes na Mutima established FUFA Brands Outlined and continued being developed through the Backdrops, Pitch Boards, More Sponsorship Revenue was generated More Customer care provided to the existing Sponsors

 Legal:  FUFA amended its statutes to clear the ambiguity of the legality of FUFA  The IGG dropped interest to investigate FUFA after realizing that complaints lacked substance  Court dismissed with cost the case filed by USL against the officials of FUFA for contempt of Court  Parliamentary Committee lost interest in the petition filed for lack of substance  Although in disagreement with the Statutory Instrument for the NCS Act, FUFA submitted its application to NCS for registration in time fulfilling all requirements for association registration with NCS  The Disciplinary Committee executed its constitutional mandate whenever required  There has been no football matter taken to court

 Refereeing:  Appointments conducted for all football competitions  Referees Manual Came into force  National and FIFA Fitness Tests were conducted as scheduled.  45 Courses in Regions, Nationally and International Conducted  Fitness Instructor Trained and Recruited (Ali Kalyango replaced Kebba while xx was appointed first woman Referee fitness instructor)  Ugandan Referee in CHAN Quarter Finals (Sonko Mark)  Ugandan Referee, Best in Elite B level course (Batte Dennis)  Uganda Regained its 22 international referee slots and registered the first FIFA Beach Soccer Referees

 Communications  Communication Professional Recruited  The FUFA Digital Media Platform has been overhauled to match the times with textual, audio, pictorial and video up to date material. It is now a reliable source of news by other media houses  FUFA tremendously improved on the professionalization of the Press conferences and Press Releases  The Media accessed FUFA organized matches with any major complaints registered.

 Technical  Full time Education Officer recruited  Coaching Manual inaugurated  67 Coaches acquired CAF-C License (initially only 28 existed at level-4 of CAF)  U-17 played sensational football in the 2015-Niger Qualifier  Mujib Kasule and Jackson Nyima Excels as CAF instructors  First international match for the Beach Soccer Sand Cranes with Zanzibar  Grassroot was Launched and extended to other areas  7 CAF and FIFA Courses were conducted

 Women football  We decided to build capacity instead of international competitions that would draw more resources but involve less number of girls  Over 400 balls were distributed for women football activities  About 300m was spent on Women football  Competitions were organized (Inter Region, Regional Leagues, Independence Cup, Women’s Day, etc)  Comm-Unity course was organised  Live your goals was launched

 Finance  Revenue streams widened through  More sponsorship  Government injected 890 m UGX (Unprecedented)  Merchandising

Financial Year end changed to 31st December this now allows the proper execution of the FUFA constitution finance reporting mechanism which was not the case before

 PAYE and NSSF for staff now regularly paid  Staff paid through Bank accounts  Staff Salaries increased from 8m to 33m per month  Increased the General Assembly Allowances for Delegates (Doubled)  Increased Executive Committee Allowances by over 60%  Increased Uganda Cranes Player allowances and Bonuses (over 800m was paid to players for the 2015 AFCON Campaign alone)  Paid the Uganda Cranes Coach regularly  Paid 270m to FUFA Member Associations from 38m  Paid off old debts worth over 250m (CECAFA 2012 Hotels, Namboole, Legal Fees, Referees etc)

 Competitions  Improved Service Delivery  e-License Plus being utilized by Clubs  Competitions were organized and completed  The FUFA Big League continues to become more competitive

 Club Football Despite the challenges faced by the Clubs, the fans turn up for league games has improved compared to the previous years

 Administration  Extra Ordinary and Ordinary General Assembly Conducted  Executive Committee Meetings Conducted as scheduled in the Constitution  Secretariat Facilities improved (Furniture, Internet, Security Access controls,  FUFA Fixed Assets maintained in functional mode (Land Titles are intact, New cars acquired, and Coaster back on Road)

 FIFA and CAF Relationship  The FUFA President held bilateral meetings with the FIFA and CAF Presidents  FIFA Goal IV kicked off and is almost complete  FIFA Performance, Live your Goals and Marketing Tutorage, Coaching Education support have been undertaken through relationship with FIFA

 Member Associations The Players Association and Youth Association were admitted to FUFA Offices have been opened for all the Regional Offices General Assemblies for All Regions have taken place Secretaries have been hired for all Regions

 External Relationships FUFA’s relationship with many initially considered foes has been improved. We continued to preach Reconciliation as Football is for All

 General Reconciliation continues to talk to all those willing to work for the game. The game is for us all

2) 2015 Objectives

 Marketing  More items in the FUFA Merchandise Shop  Training of Marketing Personnel in the entire football industry  Improvement of the Uganda Cranes na Mutima  Nurturing and building value of all the FUFA Brands  FUFA Awards  More Sponsorship Revenue to be Generated  Renegotiation of existing contracts  Marketing Strategy (Brand Positioning and Building, Revenue Generation)  Radio and Television for all Properties  Football Directory

 Legal  Recruit Full time Personnel (Lawyer) at FUFA  Lobby for the new Sports Act  Review player contracts  Setup minimum player contract (Template)

 Refereeing Enforcing the Referees Manual Improve their payment regularity and the amounts

 Communications  Communication Policy  Communications Strategy (CSR, PR, tools)

 Technical  Prepare and execute an HR Education Plan (Administration, Refereeing, Coachnig etc)  Undertake CAF B and CAF A courses  U-17 League Starts  Teaching of Teachers Programme  Sand cranes to participate in the CAF and FIFA World Cup Qualifiers  Grassroot extended to other areas  More CAF and FIFA Courses  Database of Youth Players  Acquire Software, Populate Database

 Schools of Excellence( MOU with 8 schools and Holiday Programmes)

 Regulations of Academies  National Annual Technical Symposium

Women football Equipment Competition 8 Regional Leagues, Mama Baker Women’s Day Cup, National Championship, Inter-Region Independence Day Cup Municipalities Primary School Championship NPP Women Competition

Special Programmes-Live your Goals Role Out Human Resource Development

Finance Widen Revenue streams Acquire integrated Accounting Software Enforce the improved internal controls Produce Audited Books of Accounts for the Period 1st July 2013 to 31st December 2014 (18 months) Continue to run down outstanding Start Depositing on the FUFA Reserve Account

Competitions Creation of a FUFA Document Bureau

Regulations FUFA as to revise and enforce the regulations for; The Uganda Premier League The Academies Licensing The Club Ownership The Coaches Licensing Match Agents Player Agents

Men Leagues The competitions include; The Men Leagues Uganda Premier League FUFA Big League The Regional Leagues The 4th Division League The 5th Division League

Other FUFA Competitions Uganda Cup Inter Region Women Regional Leagues U-17 League

The schedule, the regulations, the TOC, the data, the licensing, the compliance,

The Non-FUFA Competitions FUFA Recognised and Authorised competitions Meeting with the FUFA President Procedure Regulations Schedules Facilitation

Club Football Implementation of FUFA Club Pro Agenda which shall be re-engineering Club DNA Setups. The emphasis here will be the 11 key principles required for professionalization of a club

Cameroon 2019 Symposium Competitions of National Teams Personnel Realignment Implementation of Symposium Paper

FIFA and CAF Goal Project V to kick off FIFA Courses Artificial Turf at KCC Ground

Member Associations Election of missing delegates Improvement of Structures Education

Reasons for Success Reconciliatory tone, accommodating descent view holders, going into the face of considered foes, listening to all, keeping focused to set goals and beliefs, our continuous professional communication strategy, fairness to all, being open to all in agreement and disagreement, considering expertise ahead of self-interest and dedicating a lot of time to the cause has been the trick.