{"id":62147,"date":"2023-12-09T17:02:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T17:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/?p=62147"},"modified":"2023-12-09T16:30:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T16:30:11","slug":"prisons-have-maroons-back-but-club-must-fend-for-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/prisons-have-maroons-back-but-club-must-fend-for-more","title":{"rendered":"Prisons have Maroons back,\u00a0but club must fend for more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. <\/strong><\/span><b>Like other government funded clubs such as KCCA, Maroons &#8211; who are majorly bank-rolled by Uganda Prisons Services &#8211; have an encouraging head-start over privately owned sports entities.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The annual disbursements from Authorities at KCCA and URA (the latter\u2019s club board declined to cooperate with us on this project) to their clubs are said to be over a billion respectively, a decent place to start from.<\/p>\n<p>A place where Maroons, owned Uganda Prisons, are also privileged to start from every season.<\/p>\n<p>Actually, the Prisons Services take charge of 85 per cent of the club\u2019s annual budget, including feeding, salaries and transportation among others.<\/p>\n<p><b>A bird in hand&#8230; <\/b><\/p>\n<p>In a country where club owners invest their own money with next to zero chances of making it back, and one where the product is hardly good enough to turn heads of big money investors, starting every new season with some guarantees is gold in itself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say I am happy with where the club stands currently given the performance of the club and its auxiliary teams i.e She Maroons and the Junior Team,\u201d Maroons CEO Rodrick Muhumuza told.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, the inflow is not as it is expected. For instance we still have low sales in merchandise due to quality and sizes, especially last season 2022\/23.\u201d Maroons made sales of only Shs5m from last season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe gate collections are also not improving because the environment at our home ground is not attractive to the fans.\u201d The club collected Shs37.5m from the gate in the previous campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Maroons host their home games from the Prisons Ground in Luzira, which provides only standing space outside a perimeter fence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is still room for improvement on our matchday hospitality by putting in place comfortable places for fans to sit and watch games,\u201d Muhumuza elaborated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt should be noted that we have no pavilion for fans which discourages big numbers considering the weather conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the development side, Muhumuza acknowledges the need to \u201ccontinue empowering Maroons Academy to feed into the Senior team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>More revenues<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course the financial constraints continue. The challenge for us now is bringing on board more sponsors in order to maintain the flow of work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The above cannot be emphasised enough. Relying on Prisons for 85 per cent of the club\u2019s budget, which money from the government is often dependent on availability, gives some relief but does not afford the club enough room to plan more and execute better.<\/p>\n<p>Different partnerships and sponsorships including Virgin Oil (Shs200m), Startimes (Shs95m) and MTN (Shs12m) among other sources combine for only Shs365m annually.<\/p>\n<p>Uganda Prisons director of sports, David Okiring, acknowledges the tough economic times but is not lost on the privileged position Maroons enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be frank,\u201d Okiring told this newspaper, \u201c in the midst of the prevailing economic downturn there&#8217;s no sports Club in Uganda that can claim to be in a healthy state in terms of its finances and sustainability.<\/p>\n<p><b>Better than most<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaroons Football Club is no exception to this. However, comparatively we&#8217;re in a better state than over 90% of the Clubs because we are able to meet most of our recurrent financial obligations in time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been doing a lot of work behind the scenes in the last couple of years and going by our performance of last season we are quite confident that our efforts are starting to pay dividends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maroons finished sixth on 41 points, 12 behind champions Vipers, last season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are doing our best to build on that and push the club to the level where our partners, fans and all other stakeholders will be proud of associating with,\u201d added Okiring.<\/p>\n<p>Okiring acknowledges the club gets in some revenue, \u201cbut the money we make is not at the same level with what we are investing in the club.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat means that we are currently spending way more than what we make as a club and are far from breaking even.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo the Uganda Prisons Service as the parent of Maroons Football Club, it&#8217;s in our historical bloodline to be a home that identifies, nurtures and builds sports talents in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are certainly not doing this to make money for the institution but for the benefit of our individual athletes and their immediate families.\u201d Therein lies the power. You only hope investors see it.<\/p>\n<p><b>Maroons FC structure <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Patron &#8211; Johnson Byabashaija<\/p>\n<p>Board chairperson &#8211; Hillary Bisanga<\/p>\n<p>Vice chairperson &#8211; Sana Brenda<\/p>\n<p><b>Members<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Elly Tumuryamye, Ronald Ojambo, Onesmas Bitaliwo, Apollo Sempungu, Yusuf Kiboome,<\/p>\n<p>CEO &#8211; Rodrick Muhumuza<\/p>\n<p>Director of sports and board secretary &#8211; David Okiring<\/p>\n<p><b>Technical team<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Head coach &#8211; Muhammad Ssenfuma<\/p>\n<p>Assistant coach &#8211; Simon Peter Ojok<b>Annual budget summary for Maroons FC<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Salaries:<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Sub total: <\/b>Shs563m<\/p>\n<p><b>Training expenses (daily transport, meals, licencing, registration etc): <\/b>Shs261m<\/p>\n<p><b>Office imprest of CEO, 4 coaches: <\/b>Up to Shs22m<\/p>\n<p><b>Winning bonuses for up to 30 games for 12 officials, 18 players: <\/b>Shs126m<\/p>\n<p><b>Other expenses (player recruitment, maintenance works, website, medical, gym, furniture etc): <\/b>Shs240m<\/p>\n<p><b>Assorted sets of several team equipment: <\/b>Shs84m<\/p>\n<p><b>Match day expenses (transport, meals, refreshments, accommodation etc)<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Sub total: <\/b>Shs66m<\/p>\n<p><b>TOTAL <\/b>: Shs1.35b<\/p>\n<p><b>Annual budget summary for ALL Maroons Football Clubs<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Maroons FC: <\/b>Shs1.35b<\/p>\n<p><b>She Maroons FC season expenses: <\/b>Shs534m<\/p>\n<p><b>Maroons Junior season expenses: <\/b>Shs295m<\/p>\n<p><b>Maroons FC Academy:<\/b> Shs19m<\/p>\n<p><b>ANNUAL GRAND TOTAL EXPENDITURE: <\/b>Shs2.2b<\/p>\n<p><b>Revenue Sources<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Virgin Oil:<\/b>Shs200m<\/p>\n<p><b>Startimes:<\/b> Shs95m<\/p>\n<p><b>Gate collections:<\/b>Shs37.5m<\/p>\n<p><b>MTN: <\/b>Shs12m<\/p>\n<p><b>Annual corporate support: <\/b>Shs10m<\/p>\n<p><b>Pitch adverts &amp; Gate collections:<\/b> Shs5.4m<\/p>\n<p><b>Club merchandise sales: <\/b>Shs5m (first season)<\/p>\n<p><b>TOTAL: <\/b>Shs365m<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\">Uganda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. Like other government funded clubs such as KCCA, Maroons &#8211; who are majorly bank-rolled by Uganda Prisons Services &#8211; have an encouraging head-start over privately owned sports entities. 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