By Spy Uganda
Kampala: FUFA’s approach to football human resource capacity development is a holistic one catering to all aspects of the game of football; technical courses for coaches, administration courses for officials, Specialized courses and courses in football sports medicine/science-related field. The direction is yielding total transformation of the game of football in Uganda.
Since 2013, over 10, 000 persons have benefited from FUFA, CAF and FIFA courses within the football community of Uganda. Football continues to grow in structures and popularity hence demanding more and more dedicated services.
FUFA TARGETS IN HR CAPACITY BUILDING;
1. COACH EDUCATION
2. FOOTBALL ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
3. SPORTS MEDICINE/ SCIENCE
4. INSTRUCTORS EDUCATION
5. OTHER CAPACITY BUILDING COURSES/PROGRAMS
| CATEGORY | 2013 | 2020 |
| CAF PRO | 00 | 00 |
| FUFA MANAGERS (New) | 00 | Ongoing |
| CAF A DIPLOMA | 00 | 39 |
| CAF B DIPLOMA | 00 | 63 |
| CAF B DIPLOMA (Pending) | 00 | 37 |
| CAF C DILPOMA COACHES | 28 | 64 |
| CAF C DILPOMA COACHES (Pending) | 227 | |
| CAF D/FUFA LEVEI 1 COACHES | 00 | 991 |
| FUFA BEGINNERS COACHES | 883 | 2500 |
| CATEGORY | 2013 | 2020 |
| CAF PRO | 00 | 00 |
| FUFA MANAGERS (New) | 00 | Ongoing |
| CAF A DIPLOMA | 00 | 39 |
| CAF B DIPLOMA | 00 | 63 |
| CAF B DIPLOMA (Pending) | 00 | 37 |
| CAF C DILPOMA COACHES | 28 | 64 |
| CAF C DILPOMA COACHES (Pending) | 227 | |
| CAF D/FUFA LEVEI 1 COACHES | 00 | 991 |
| FUFA BEGINNERS COACHES | 883 | 2500 |
| GOALKEEPING LEVEL 2 | 00 | 31 |
| GOALKEEPING LEVEL 1 | 23 | 23 |
| YOUTH COACHES | 00 | 30 |
| BASIC FITNESS COACHES | 00 | 28 |
| GRASSROOTS COACHES | 00 | 96 |
| BEACH SOCCER COACHES | 00 | 20 |
| FUTSAL COACHES | 00 | 00 |
Now, Once Magogo Re-elected, He Says He Wants To:
Create a pool of more instructors at least five at the regional level in respect of the three domains. He also aims at getting more FIFA and CAF accredited instructors in the country.
- OTHER CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMS
In a bid to improve the quality of the human resource, FUFA shall undertake other specialized education courses to benefit key stakeholders.
| ACTIVITY | 2013 | 2020 | |
| Players intermediaries’ course | 00 | 52 | |
| Turf and Natural field maintenance | 00 | IVAN. Bayige | |
| Safety and security course | 02 | 37 | |
| Fufa Football Connect course | 00 | 16 |
Specialized Courses For Secretariat Staff
Specialized courses for FUFA Members of the secretariat, organized locally or travel abroad for a short course in Finance, Communication, Marketing, HR exchange programmes, Legal, Language, ICT to improve on secretariat service delivery.
University For An Education Programme
Establish a formal relationship with an education institution for expert training in the football management field for the delivery of top football training adopted in the national curriculum with the assistance of selected institution of higher learning in Uganda.
FUFA Communications Course
Annual course for club and MAs media officers on effective communication. The course is aimed at improving communication services at clubs and associations for the development of football institutions.
Governance CoursesÂ
This will involve courses for judicial bodies, delegates, club and MAs top leaders on implementation of FIFA, CAF, FUFA & Own clubs/MA statutes.
All the above is provided for in the FUFA Education manual that has been formulated and shall be enforced to meet set targets for the development of the human resource.
