Africa-Press – Uganda. Uganda Premier League champions Vipers and record winners SC Villa have joined other top-flight clubs in rejecting proposed competition reforms by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (Fufa), citing concerns over fairness, finances, and legality.
In a petition dated August 23, 2025, received at Fufa House on Monday, the clubs condemned Circular No. 1202, which outlines sweeping changes to league format, revenue sharing, and player registration rules.
The petition warns the reforms, slated for the 2025/26 season, could “destabilize the sporting, financial, and legal foundations of Ugandan football.”
Central to the dispute is Fufa’s proposed three-phase league format. Clubs argue the system, which resets points in later stages, undermines sporting integrity by devaluing performance in the first phase.
“This distorts the standings and makes hard-earned results meaningless,” the petition states.
Financially, clubs oppose new revenue-sharing rules. Home teams would retain just 85 percent of gate receipts in single-header matches and 35 percent in double-headers, with Fufa and the UPL Secretariat taking the remainder.
Clubs say this model forces them to subsidize federation operations at the expense of their sustainability.
The reforms also raise legal concerns. A new player registration rule would bar players with less than two years left on their contracts from participating, which clubs say violates employment rights.
Mandatory sharing of club business and sporting data was also flagged as potentially breaching Uganda’s Data Protection and Privacy Act (Cap 97).
Clubs warned that the changes could disrupt sponsorship agreements and alienate fans, describing the proposed format as “unjust, irrational, and unsustainable.”
FUFA has yet to publicly respond to the petition.
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