Not all is well at league champions Viper SC after FUFA has suspended their officials; Haruna Kyobe and Thaddeus Kitandwe from all football related activities for three months.
In a communiqué on the FUFA website, the two alongside a one Richard Ssemanda Nandigobe; an International Transfer Matching System (ITMS) manager at the Ugandan FA are accused of involving in what is described as an irregular transfer of Vipers SC midfielder Joseph Mpande Mbolimbo.
“The FUFA Ethics and Integrity Committee (Adjudicatory Chamber) has suspended three officials provisionally from all football activities for 90 days over the irregular transfer of Vipers SC player Joseph Mpande Mbolimbo,” read part of the statement.
“The officials are; International Transfer Matching System Managers (ITMS) of Vipers Sports Club Thaddeus Kitandwe and Harunah Kyobe. The other official is Richard Ssemanda Nandigobe an ITMS Manager at FUFA,” it adds.
In addition, FUFA adds that the committee will continue to investigate the matter with the three officials out of the football related activities including administrative roles at least for that period and that the matter has been reported to the World Soccer governing body FIFA.
Here is the FULL statement by FUFA
“The FUFA Ethics and Integrity Committee (Adjudicatory Chamber) has suspended three officials provisionally from all football activities for 90 days over the irregular transfer of Vipers SC player Joseph Mpande Mbolimbo.
The officials are; International Transfer Matching System Managers (ITMS) of Vipers Sports Club Thaddeus Kitandwe and Harunah Kyobe. The other official is Richard Ssemanda Nandigobe an ITMS Manager at FUFA.
The trio that has been suspended from participation in sporting and administrative football roles but can attend football matches is required to give a written defence of the provisional suspension by Tuesday 26th January, 2016.
The FUFA Ethics and Integrity Committee-Investigatory Chamber will continue with the investigations into the matter,
FUFA being a member of FIFA, the world soccer governing body has also been informed of the matter.
Kawowo Sports understands that Mpande left the club towards the end of the first round of the 2015/16 league season for a destination in Asia.
Efforts to speak to either of the alleged culprits were futile as their known contacts couldn’t be reached. Kyobe is one of the directors at the club while Kitandwe is the club chairperson.
As our norm is, we shall keep you posted on the development.
