Uganda’s football federation (FUFA) has banned 13 individuals, including referees, players, and officials, after uncovering a South African-based match-fixing syndicate.
Among those banned were one player, Latif Kiyemba, formerly of Lugazi FC; two administrators, Kongola Ahmed and Epieru Richard; and ten referees. They were handed provisional 90-day bans by FUFA on June 13. FUFA’s investigation revealed that seven games in the second divisions of both men’s and women’s football were compromised between October and December last year.
In another case, the world governing body FIFA issued global five-year bans to five players, including three from top-flight side Gaddafi FC, and 10-year suspensions to two referees from Uganda. FUFA suspended the seven individuals in August 2023.
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