UGANDA CRANES ALLOWANCES: Magogo Is A Habitual Cheat Who Doesn’t Respect Contracts: Is The Strike Real Or A Plot From Magogo To Extract More Cash From Govt.
As the Uganda Cranes prepare to battle Senegal in the AFCON
last 16, there are mixed reactions from Ugandans on news that the players are
on strike over their allowances with some branding Federation of Uganda
Football Association (FUFA) president Eng. Moses Magogo a greedy man.
Yesterday afternoon, social media was awash with rumours
that the players had refused to participate in any training session until their
allowances are paid.
FUFA later confirmed the rumours in a statement released on
their website but defended themselves saying, “On the 2nd July 2019, The
Uganda Cranes did not undergo training after players opted not to despite a
training programme released by the technical team.
FUFA has since engaged the players and confirmed that a
complaint about emoluments as their cause of action. FUFA wishes to affirm that
matters of the rights and obligations of the members of the Uganda Cranes at
the AFCON 2019 inclusive of the allowances and bonuses of the team were
discussed and agreed upon by the team and were put into a document called the
Code of Conduct. Every member of the team signed the Code of Conduct before
being allowed into the camp.”
In the same statement, FUFA released a financial structure
on how each member of the Uganda Cranes will be paid in the Code of Conduct as
follows;
Item USD
Camp in Uganda per day 14 days 30
Foreign Camp (Abu Dhabi & Cairo) per day 53 days 150
Each Draw in the Group Stages 2,000
Each Win in the Group Stages 4,000
R16 to R8 (Winning @ R16) 1 5,000
R8 to R4 (Winning @ Quarter Final) 1 7,000
R4 to R2 (Winning @ Semi Final) 1 9,000
Winning the Final 1 14,630
FUFA added that they have already paid the following amounts
to each member
420 USD for the Camp in Uganda (14 days)
5,100 USD for the Foreign Camp (34 days ending 30th June
2019)
4,000 USD for the Winning Bonus of the DR Congo match
2,000 USD for the Draw against Zimbabwe
Far and beyond the Code of Conduct, FUFA has also paid extra
2,780 USD to each player for camp morale and 300 USD for the International
friendly match against Ivory Coast.
“As of 2nd July 2019, each player has received up to
14,600 USD (App 55m UGX) already with more daily allowances and winning bonuses
awaiting to be earned and paid on time.
According to FUFA, there is currently nothing owing to the
players as per the signed Code of Conduct and more than 2 Billion UGX has been
paid to this item alone.
This matter has been explained to the players and instead
they have opted to renegotiate the terms of the Code of Conduct after
qualifying to the round of 16 leading to the decision not to undergo training.
FUFA believes the players will respect the signed Code of
Conduct and this matter will be resolved like many others before,” the
statement from the country’s football governing body further stated.
MAGOGO IS A GREEDY MAN WHO DOES NOT RESPECT CONTRACTS
According to former SC Villa chairman Eng. Ben Misagga,
Magogo is a man who does not respect contracts, “I have been vindicated, I
have been posting and saying, Agreement signed with Magogo must be witnessed by
the Bishop & Mufti, that boy doesn’t keep his word, players are not sick to
claim what they have already gotten, Magogo is a habitual cheat who doesn’t
respect contracts.”
Ben Misagga
Later when president Museveni’s Senior Press Secretary Don
Wanyama posted that, “From what I gather, if the players refuse to train
today (and by the way senior players like Onyango are against the strike),
@OfficialFUFA president @Moses Magogo will have no option but write to
@CAF_Online to withdraw Uganda from @TotalAFCON2019. Let greed not kill the
game.”
Misagga answered him saying, “You haven’t read the last
chapter of Magogo book
That strike is designed by Moses, no player can strike
without Magogo consent. Ask Afande Nakalema you will get the true story, always
at the peak of Crane campaigns FA has been in those games of intimidating Ugandans.”
The Nyamityobora club chairman added, “That’s how
deceptive helm of FUFA do things, how can players strike when they have received
what’s due to them. For you who don’t know Magogo, the strike is his design to
intimidate the Government giving him more money, his “family” is in
luxury in Cairo and Alexandria.”
“To those who don’t know Magogo, that strike is designed by moses to intimidate Ugandans& President M7 in sending baskets of money to him. Magogo uses a player I know to cause those hiccups, I was with him at Villa in the early days of my times. CAF 1.1 billion UGX 4.5 zadawa,” Misagga asked.
Magogo with Della Ssali
Misagga added that Magogo is busy enjoying the Cranes money
with his bonkmate Della Ssali, “The “family” is enjoying the 4.5
billions as the cranes Camp strike. When you have a mufere incharge that’s what
goes on. No one wants to say the truth. Magogo’s trick Now is to intimidate
Ugandans and the HE into giving him extra money for the “family” to
enjoy.”
Born in South Sudan but grew in Uganda, that’s the story of the She Cranes goal shooter Mary Nuba Cholhok who was voted as the best shooter in the just concluded Fast5 Series tournament which was held in New Zealand.
Uganda emerged in fifth position in the tournament. theGrapevine had a chance to talk to Nuba before she went back to England for her professional career.
Grapevine: Why did you decide to play for Uganda and not for your native country South Sudan?
Nuba:South Sudan is still lagging behind in Netball and I’m getting old, that’s why I decided to play for Uganda’s She Cranes.
Grapevine: What challenges have you faced so far in your career?
Nuba:Thinking about my five-year baby who stays in Uganda yet I’m in England playing for my professional club.
Grapevine: Then what about your husband [the baby’s father] ?
Nuba:I’m not married, though I gave birth.
Mary Nuba was awarded Fans player of the Fast5 Series tournament
Grapevine: How did you manage giving birth and playing Netball?
Nuba:I realized that later that I made a mistake of getting pregnant. But I stood on my feet, forgot all the past and decided to move on with my child and my career.
Grapevine: How do you manage those good performances?
Nuba: I work very hard ever day in order to achieve my goals.
Grapevine: Where do you see She Cranes in four years to come?
Nuba: I see She Cranes winning the Netball World cup because we have good players who are still young.
Grapevine: Tell us about the best game in your career?
Nuba: When we defeated South Africa in the Common Wealth games in Birmingham.
Grapevine: Who’s your role model in the game of Netball?
Nuba:Peace Proscovia because of the way she managed to lift her life from a poor background. She is now superstar in the game.
She Cranes players and one of the start player Goal Shooter Mary Cholhok Nuba
It was a miracle this time around after all the She Cranes players returned from New Zealand.
It has been a habit for some Netball players to escape when the team travels for international tournaments.
Just last month, two She Cranes players; Nakanyike Shakira, who was a Police Player and Rose Namutebi, who was a KCCA Player, disappeared in UK, during She Cranes international friendlies.
The disappearance of these two players followed the disappearance of centre Player, Halimah Nakachwa, who disappeared in UK, in 2017 during another international friendly in UK.
However, this time around, all the nine players who went for the first five series tournament in New Zealand, where She Cranes emerged fifth, after wining three games and losing three games, all returned with the team.
National players disappearing while on duty abroad is also a habit in other sports disciplines like; boxing, table tennis, Rugby among others.
General Hamza Fungu has vowed to fight Moses Golola and send him into retirement come 26th December. 2022.
Fungu said this during the launch at Akamwesi gardens today.
Uganda’s middle weight kick boxing champion, Golola Moses is set to face his former trainer, General Hamza Fungu on bixing day at Akamwesi shopping mail gardens.
Golola, who is known for his many words said that he has beaten many fighters who were better than Fungu, “now look at this piglet, I’m going to show him why I’m called Golola Moses ‘of Uganda ‘ and I call upon Ugandans to come and be witnesses on that day.”
Though Golola said that he signed a contract which allows both fighters to fight until one gets tired, officials in charge of organizing the show said they will fight K-1 style for five rounds.
Grapevine had a chance to sit down with Golola’s challenger General Fungu and and this is what he had to say;
theGrapevine: How are you prepared for this fight?
Fungu: I’m well prepared but they have also given us enough time. So, I’m going to prepare more.
theGrapevine: Why, among fighters did you choose Golola?
Fungu:I have been asking to fight Golola for the last five years but he has been dodging me. He one time asked for 20,000 dollars to fight me.
theGrapevine: Why do you think he accepted this time around?
Fungu: I think this time, he has been given a lot of money.
theGrapevine: Which tactics are you going to use to defeat Golola?
Fungu :Golola has words but I have the tactics which will defeat Golola.
theGrapevine: Many people have come out to challenge Golola but he finally wins?
Fungu :He has been favoured many times.
theGrapevine: Is it true that the contract you signed for the fight allows you to fight until one of you gets tired?
Fungu :The contract is a disadvantage to Golola not me because I was born a fighter.
theGrapevine: What next after this fight?
Fungu :After this fight, I will fight three more three bouts and retire.
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