By Denis Turyahebwa
Kampala: FUFA has issued a statement saying it received communication from Sports Club Villa indicating that the Extra Ordinary Club Congress held on Saturday 23rd October 2021 at Serena Hotel- Kigo resolved that the Club shall undertake the election of the Club President and the entire Executive Board by Saturday 13th November 2021 in accordance with the Club Statutes that were approved by FUFA.
TheSpy Uganda has learnt that in addition to the provisions of Sports Club Villa statutes, the eligibility criteria for the candidates for the position of club president of Sports Club Villa shall include vetting and approval by the Board of the Registered Trustees of the Villa Members Trust.
According to FUFA, Villa requested the federation that considering the above congress resolutions, the Club be issued with a provisional club license for the 2021/22 Uganda Premier League Season.
”FUFA has now granted Sports Club Villa a conditional and provisional club license subject to the terms in the Club Congress resolutions presented to FUFA.
However, FUFA shall withdraw immediately the provisional license in the event that the club fails to fulfil the resolutions against which the license has been issued,” reads the FUFA statement.
Meanwhile, FUFA has directed its various bodies concerned with the organisation of the FUFA competitions to include Sports Club Villa in the FUFA Competitions fixtures inclusive of the fixtures of the 2021/22 Uganda Premier League with immediate effect.
