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Uganda’s AFCON struggles are not tactical failures but symptoms of a domestic league weakened by poor leadership, limited exposure, and an overreliance on foreign-based players.

A hard-hitting response to SC Villa’s leadership crisis, exposing accountability gaps, governance failures, and the urgent need for transparency, legal legitimacy, and strategic reform to restore the club’s glory.

SC Villa’s Shs 7bn windfall hangs in the balance as leadership, governance, and fan engagement challenges threaten the club’s future and Ugandan football at large.

Recently, an investor from a company with a national brand sought my advice on investing in Ugandan club football. He has a vision of creating a footprint in Ugandan football by using a UPL club as a vehicle to market his company products and services. He is specifically keen to understand how I successfully bankrolled SC Villa to win silverware in four years without a major sponsor.

This is one of the most compelling things I have noted in the ongoing Euro tournament. Data from the tournament shows that the average height of players at the tournament is six feet, which is a testament that height is playing a significant role in the game.

It was a masterstroke for whoever convinced him to play for Uganda, and Fufa should make it part of its agenda to identify and persuade players with Ugandan roots to play for the Cranes. That’s how football has evolved.