Questions must be asked about FUFA verdict on ref on Vipers SC, Police FC outcome, one month is utter joke!
For a senior police officer so calm in Afande Asan Kasingye to explode and kick everything around him and throw tantrums at people, you know something beyond the ordinary prevailed at St Mary’s Stadium in Kitende.
Afande Kasingye’s outbursts were vivid given the thirst his side have showed this season for glory. He has been at their games and knows what it means to the team when a decision so dear did go against them and cost them three points.
Vipers SC who were trailing the forces 2-1 tied the game and went on to claim all three points playing one man down. You can imagine the anger in Afande Kasingye’s throat at the final whistle!
Why must Vipers SC look like they are being handed a free gift at the cost of a careless referee? Are FUFA and Uganda Premier League trying to justify to the football fraternity that the Kitende based side have had it their way in the past with the help of the men in black? We know what happened in the past with SC Villa and would not want anything like that to happen in this era where men and women have faith in the organisation of the league and would want a fair ground for competition.
With the ugly scenarios at St Mary’s where Police goalie Patrick Ochan, who, clearly handled the ball within his goal area, handed a red card and then the verdict entirely going heavily on the side of police, serious questions must be asked by the stake holders.
For a referee who got it utterly wrong from the FUFA Verdict findings to walk away with one month penalty is a mockery to the beautiful game. The football body ought to be reminded that the referees were the major influence to a game that went to the dogs, sending away fans. We don’t want to go there. The game has made some huge strides under this administration and they would not want to be the same group that want to send it back to the dark days.
The Police Football Club supremo Afande Kasingye with anger burning in his chest took to his Twitter handle to end his relationship with the league and vowed never to return to watch any of the games.
So the question to FUFA and those who run the league remains, what is the cost of the verdict to a man who has sought for divorce and handed it to himself before his partner can sign on it? Yes, in a message to those vying to run clubs, it would be the right call. This is a man who has had hope in his side coached by Abdallah Mubiru and seen a great deal of effort from everybody in his camp. To kill this spirit at an early stage is absolute let down.
FUFA on Thursday finally made their verdict known on the dirt that emerged out of the tension packed game between Vipers SC and Police FC last month at St. Mary’s Stadium.
Verdict:
The football considered the following:
An automatic 6 month ban from all football related activities ( Nationally & Internationally to be served in the event that Kasingye commits any other specified unethical conduct against match officials or club officials or in case he fails to furnish proof of payment of the fine
Mr. Asan Kasingye is sanctioned with;
A minimum fine of UGX 2.5M (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Uganda Shillings Only) under Article 39 (3) and Article 40 (2) of the FUFA Ethics Code. The fine must be paid within thirty (30) days from receipt of the decision.
Verdict: Mr. AsanKasingye
Article 39(2) of the FUFA Ethics Code which provides that; Persons bound by this Code are forbidden from making any public statements of a defamatory nature towards FUFA and /or towards any other person bound by this code in the context of FUFA events
FUFA Ethics and Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned @UgPoliceFC Chairman @AKasingye for violating Article 39 (2) of the FUFA Ethics Code.
VERDICT- National Assistant referee Mr. Juma Osire
He was poorly positioned at the time of the incident hence wrongly issuing a red card to Uganda Police FC player Ochan Derrick/shirt no.19.
VERDICT- National Assistant referee Mr. Juma Osire
The FUFA Referees Disciplinary Panel (FRDP) considered Juma Osire’s defence and made the findings below.
Findings
Juma Osire is a referee and is therefore bound by the rules that govern referees at FUFA.
VERDICT- National Assistant referee Mr. Juma Osire
The panel found that the referee made a wrong call that led to issuing the red card.
In the present case, the FUFA Referees Disciplinary Panel sanctioned Juma Osire with one month ban from all football related activities.
VERDICT: Assistant referee Mr. Juma Osire
Circumstances of the case
Disciplinary proceedings were opened against Assistant referee Juma Osire for making a clear referee mistake during the Vipers SC Vs Police Fc match played on 19th February 2021 at St Mary’s Kitende Stadium.
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