FUFA President Moses Magogo shamelessly revealed that just switching on the Namboole stadium lights for a minute costs UGX 9M.

The football administrator now legislator made the revelation while appearing on day three of Afrique De France and Embassy of France in Uganda dialogues dubbed the #AfricaFranceRemix on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at Makerere University.

His statement came as a backup as he defended the request to Government to guarantee a huge investment in power if Uganda is to host a major sports event and realize success.

Magogo claimed that this should enable Africans not only to go and use the facilities in places like France but also have them here so that the athletes are used to such infrastructure rather than seeing it for the first time at different sports events.

In simple maths, the UGX 9M per minute translates to UGX 810m for a 90-minute football match. This is without a half-time break, pre-match, and post-match consideration.

However, FUFA President Moses Magogo’s comments have attracted massive backlash from the audience who are demanding an audit in the activities of FUFA and Magogo’s possible resignation from the highest office of Ugandan football.

The dialogue is a build-up to the New Africa-France Summit happening in Montpellier, France in October 2021.