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By Our Reporter
The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA), has interrogated the Chief Executive Officer of Onduparaka FC Mr. Pius Bamwange over a statement released by the club about allegations on predetermination of results, according to the statement on the association’s website
The interrogations over this matter will also extend to two other officials at the club;
The statement says FUFA is determined to “protect the beautiful game by all means for all to enjoy clean football.”
Onduparaka days ago published a statement that match
fixing had grown so much that the game risked being eaten out completely. An
invasion, they called it.
“Onduparaka FC is concerned about the growing invasion of the Uganda Premier
League (UPL) by persons whose sole agenda is to manipulate league games with
promises of huge sums of money to those willing to adhere to their demands,” the
statement reads in part.
The statement goes ahead to highlight how the club had been
approached by several individuals asking them to sell matches, and calls upon
all stakeholders to “protect the league from such self-seeking individuals.”
“We have made it very clear internally that any player or staff found engaging
in match fixing will be automatically dismissed from the club.”
Unscrupulous people reportedly approached club chairman Benjamin Nyakuni and a player before games against Tooro United and Wakiso Giants, asking him to throw away the matches for millions.
According to Onduparaka marketing, communications and PR head Mercy Grace Manduru, “People would only make claims about it.” “Sometimes we would even notice the way some games are played, or the conduct of coaches and players, the way officials would officiate certain games, you would see it but of course there was no tangible evidence,” the official was quoted as saying.
