The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) is the governing body of association football[2] in Uganda. The association was founded in 1924, became affiliated with FIFA in 1960 and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in 1961.[3][4] In 1973, FUFA went ahead and got affiliated with CECAFA. Further more, FUFA is also affiliated to Uganda Olympic Committee.
FUFA is;
a custodian of eight men's and women's national football teams (i.e. the Uganda Cranes , the Crested Cranes, U-23; Uganda Kobs, U-20; Uganda Hippos, U-17; Uganda Cubs, Sand Cranes, U-20 girls and U-17 girls)
a top administrator/regulator of national football league which runs from the first tier (top/1st division) to the fifth tier (5th division). The first division is the Uganda Premier League also known as the StarTimes Uganda Premier League. The 2nd division is the FUFA Big League. The third tier (Regional Leagues) is organised by the regional football associations (RFA) which are 8 in total (Kampala RFA, Buganda RFA, Western RFA, Kitara RFA, Eastern RFA, Northern RFA, West Nile RFA and North East RFA) and the fourth tier (District Leagues / Fourth Division) is organised by district football associations (DFA).
FUFA also organizes the football tournaments; that is to say, Uganda Cup, which is the oldest football competition of knockout format in Uganda having started in 1971. The FUFA Drum which is an inter-provinces (Kampala, Buganda, Ankole, Kigezi, Teso, Tooro, Bunyoro, Rwenzori, West Nile, Busoga, Sebei, Bugisu, Karamoja, Lango, Acholi and Bukedi) tournament is also run and organised by FUFA. Last but not least, the Odilo tournament which runs across the country.[5] is a Primary schools championship which is also organised by this federation.
^CAF and FIFA, 50 years of African football – the DVD, 2009, CAF Correspondence 13 March 1961
^"Uganda". FIFA. Archived from the original on June 26, 2008. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
^"Uganda". CAF. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
^"FUFA Launches Primary Schools football Championship called 'Odilo'". FUFA: Federation of Uganda Football Associations. 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
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