At the current rate of football progression world over, contemporary leaders and managers of this sport ought to have attained the bare minimum qualification and expertise on the skills of how to manage the beautiful game.
In line with the aforementioned motive, the Ugandan football federation, FUFA laid bold steps as a prerequisite to equip the willing football administrators with the necessary and crucial formal football education.
2015 alone has witnessed a range of football management courses – both at the elementary and advanced levels.
The latest, a level one Football Administration and Management Course (FAMACO) organized by a local NGO, Tango Sport and the parent football body, FUFA successfully concluded on Wednesday, December 9 at the federation technical center in Njeru.
Twenty two (22) members completed the three day course that had theory and practical aspects.
Participants with their certificates after the awarding ceremony at Njeru
Joseph Mutaka, CEO of Tango Sport appreciates the value of education and in a special way acknowledges the participants who took upon the course.
The course was aimed at developing a forum through which football lovers can develop and benefit from their knowledge and skills of football. The members who attended are thus commended.
FUFA 1st Vice President, Justus Mugisha, himself a FIFA approved instructor presided over the closing ceremony as he commended the new football administrators to the world of football management;
It is good to see personalities who are glad and totally committed to developing the game to a professional level in Uganda and many thanks to Tango Sport for the wonderful organization.
I will be so happy if I see this class putting what you have learned into practice as it is the only way the federation can benefit from such arrangements. You are our ambassadors from now.
Mugisha, a teacher by profession and a veteran sports administrator, also used the platform to pledge overwhelming support towards Tango Sport in all future endeavors.
This is the second course that Tango Sports has organized in a space of three months.
Participants:
George Mawa, Moses Lubaale, Julius Kirunda, Abbey Kakumirizi, Wakabi Paul Humphrey, Bagaga Shaban, Kiingi Alfred Kent, Bashir Kalungi, Caroline Birungi, Abdurahman Twalib J bayJay, Kiiza Faiswal Manza, Imam Shafic, Ngyendo T. Gilbert, Muganzi David, Kato Faizal, Michael Ajuma, Ayubu Mususwa, Paul Kizito, Majojo Hambali, Eric Muyinda, Derrick Akai and Henry Kasadha
