The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) briefed representatives from 48 schools as part of the ongoing process to establish the FUFA Schools of Excellence Programme.
More than 50 participants attended the engagement after responding to FUFA’s earlier call for applications. FUFA organised the meeting to provide a detailed understanding of the programme’s objectives and to clarify the responsibilities expected from both the federation and the participating schools.
FUFA President Hon. Magogo Moses Hassim, 1st Vice President Justus Mugisha, CEO Edgar Watson and Football Development Director Bashir Mutyaba attended the meeting. During the session, Hon. Magogo Moses Hassim explained that the Schools of Excellence Programme forms part of FUFA’s broader technical master plan designed to create a structured pathway for elite football development within the education system.
‘Now that we are undertaking the technical master plan, we have brought it into this programme. Our objective is to engage schools that have the facilities that will provide both footballing education and academic education.’
He said FUFA intends to partner with selected schools across the country to nurture talented players within their respective regions.
‘Our plan is to have at least one school in each of the eight regions for boys and then four schools combining double regions for girls. The objective is to look for talent within those areas and make sure that these talents are taken into one school where their development is monitored by us and supported in terms of coaches, equipment, facilities and nutrition.’
The FUFA President added that the programme will create a clear pathway for talented players to progress to the national level.
‘Once these players have been developed to a certain level, the best among them will eventually be taken to the National Football Academy. When the best of the best train together, it will be very easy for us to pick the national underage teams.’