Denis Musanje
FUFA through its Investigatory Chamber of the FUFA Ethics and Disciplinary Committee has provisionally suspended five individuals over match fixing.
The five are Mike Mutyaba, Ashraf Miro, goalkeeper Kalyowa Emmanuel, Mbazira Ashraf and Katende Ivan who have been suspended from all football activities for their involvement in match manipulation.
FUFA says the five involved themselves in match manipulation of the game between Kitara FC and Express FC on 21st December, 2024.
“After the match, FUFA was informed by FIFA via a betting report that the game had been fixed for betting purposes, with prior knowledge that Express FC would lose and concede at least five goals. Preliminary findings show Mutyaba coordinated the match-fixing with Katende, a known figure in FUFA match-fixing investigations.”
FUFA alleges that, Mutyaba introduced Katende to Express FC CEO Miiro and the three conspired to manipulate the results of the match. Evidence indicates Ugandan betting accounts linked to Katende won millions of shillings at a Tanzanian-based betting company, which blocked payment after detecting fraud.
The preliminary investigations have so far indicated the involvement of players goalkeeper Kalyowa and Mbazira who were recruited by Mutyaba to execute the fix on the field of play. Mutyaba assumed technical matters of the team on match day, taking advantage of then Express FC head coach Kaddu Badru’s absence.
