David GOMBE

The SC Villa Electoral Committee led by Brian Njuba on Tuesday, confirmed Hajji Ahmed Hussein Mandela because the membership president for time period of 5 years.

A day after, Immanuel Ben Misagga together with Farouq Meywa who had each expressed curiosity within the management of the 17-time document champions held a press briefing at Royal Suites in Bugolobi elevating issues over Mandela’s re-election.

Whereas addressing the media, Misagga mentioned that he’s not combating for Villa presidency however for the soul of the membership and described Mandela’s management as purported.

“For years, I’ve watched in silence as a couple of people diminished this nice establishment of SC Villa to their private money cow. The clique is led by no aside from Omar Ahmed Mandela, the purported membership president.
They’ve rigged the electoral course of with a Shs 100 million nomination payment, they modified our crest to erase historical past, our Shs 3.4 billion vanished into accounts that no fan can entry. So, I can not preserve quiet.” Stated Misagga

On Mandela being re-elected as membership president for a second consective time period, Misagga asserted,

“Yesterday, the clique introduced itself as the brand new administration. Let me be clear: I’m not providing myself for the membership presidency. If I wished to face, the cash just isn’t the problem. The problem is precept.
How can President Museveni permit Ugandans to contest in opposition to him for simply Shs 20 million, but the self-appointed caretakers of Villa demand 5 instances that quantity? This isn’t abeat management. It is a deliberal transfer to locr out competitors and preserve what I name the “big-man syndrome,” the greed of proudly owning this membership like a private property.” Stated Misagga earlier than including,

“I’ve been right here earlier than. In 2004 as membership followers coordinator, I took a younger, rejected Villa squad to Tanzania and received the Cecafa Membership tike, In 2014, I returned from Zambia to seek out this membership on its knees, revived it, cleared its money owed 4 years prematurely and re urned its vibrancy. In 2018, I handed it over to FUFA with audited books and 0 liabilities. I secured the land title for Lukuli. I introduced again the followers. I made Villa a nationwide model once more.
And what occurred? The identical outdated faces resurfaced the second there was cash to seize.”

Misagga additionally criticised Mandela’s management over the Shs3.4Bn which he believes after 4 years may have yielded extra income than the mentioned Shs1.2Bn

“At present, our Shs 3.4 billion is alleged to be sitting in some mounted deposit account whereas our followers wrestle.” If that cash had been deliberate for nicely by now it may have a revenue of near Shs8.8Bn not the mentioned Shs1.2Bn. I’m positive they took that cash to Stanbic Financial institution final month.” Remarked Misagga

On the best way ahead,

“My struggle is straightforward: I would like the membership statutes ratified by FUFA reinstated. I desire a company governance construction the place each fan, no matter their background or training, has a say. Mandela and his group can preserve calling themselves no matter they need however they can not erase what i constructed. They can’t silence me when i converse for the hundreds of followers who haven’t any voice within the room the place decisiom are made. This isn’t about Misagga, it’s aboht rescuing SC Villa from the grave these individuals are digging for it.” Concluded Misagga who served because the membership president from 2014 to 2018.

Throughout SC Villa’s Annual Normal Assembly earlier this month, Mandela revealed that he discovered the membership with a debt of Shs550M introduced by some people.

“I by no means wished to return again however a couple of individuals satisfied me, the membership was in debt of Shs550M introduced by these making noise within the media.

“Uganda’s downside is everybody needs already performed issues. There’s an excessive amount of noise however I’m right here. I urge the followers to be affected person with the method to compete on the continent, you want no less than 5 years to construct a very good group. We try to do this for now let’s work collectively and develop the membership. I need to affirm that I’m round, I’m not going wherever prefer it’s been mentioned.” Stated Mandela throughout the Villa AGM

SC Villa is Uganda’s most profitable membership having received a document seventeen league titles, 9 Uganda Cups and three CECAFA Cups for the 50 yr outdated membership.