Mujib Kasule
In reaction to Abbey semuwemba’s article entittled” why is sports not taken seriously by government”,I will particularly pick out his OB, Mujib Kasule, as some one who has taken Ugandan football to the world. Yes, we have got Fufa which is in charge of organising the National Football Leage and the Uganda Cranes.
However, it is through Mujib`s efforts that Uganda can now boost of over 15 Professional footballs around the world. Previously, footballers who wanted to go for professional stints just disappeared from their home teams, only to surface in obscure leages because they could not be connected. However, Mujib, the only FIFA registered agent in the region has changed this.
Uganda now has at least 7 players playing in the most expensive African Football League in South-Africa, there are others playing in Europe. Mujib has also signed an understanding with several leading clubs in Europe, including Westham in the UK, Molde in Norway and others to which he will sell Ugandan talented players. Don`t forget that it is also under his initiative that footballers like Rio Ferdinand and Anton visited Uganda two years ago.
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He has also got at least 250 talented footballers under his tutorage and if things go on well, most of these will become good footballers. Now comes the spoiler! Apparently, Mujib`s success has not gone down well with a few football leaders in this country and i think, because they feel threatened by his growing influence. When his youth academy, Proline was visiting the UK, FUFA it is said denied him an official letter, nonetheless, he went.
Recently, he bought a faltering local national league fotball team, so that he gets an entry for his players into the lfootball league. However, his move is being stopped by FUFA. It is such conflicts that have partly failed sports development in this country.
Joshua Kato
Newvision journalist
