World Football Governing Body, the Federation of International Footaball Associations (Fifa) has suspended Moses Magogo, the FUFA President for two months,
This was revealed in a media release seen by this website from FIFA Ethics Committee under the adjudicatory chamber.
“The chairman of the adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has ratified the plea bargain entered into by Mr. Moses Hassim Magogo, President of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations and member of the Confederation of African Football Executive Committee, and the chairperson of the investigatory chamber”, read part of the communication from FIFA Ethics Committee
The committee also revealed that an investigation into the case of Magogo was opened on July 23, 2018, related to the resale of 2014 FIFA World Cup tickets.
In accordance with article 67 par.1 of the FIFA Code of Ethics, the parties mutually agreed on the following sanctions:
Magogo will be fined $10,000 and a two-month suspension from taking part in any kind of football-related activity at national and international level.
The suspension became effective upon the validation of the agreement by the chairman of the adjudicatory chamber on 10 October 2019.
In May 2017, Makindye East member of Parliament, journalist and proprietor of second division side Katwe United, Allan Ssewanyana petitioned FIFA’s Ethics and Integrity Committee in Zurich, Switzerland with evidence of Magogo’s corrupt and illegal dealings regards the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 tickets that were designated to Uganda by FIFA.
Ssewanyana called on FIFA to investigate Magogo’s involvement in a scam to sell 126 tickets meant for Ugandans to non-Ugandans, through his agent Ms. Peninah Kabenge Aligaweesa through whom $40,000 (approx. UGX 146 million) were channeled by USA based Howard Scwartz for the purchase of the said tickets.
