BABADI FOR ARMENIA’S BANANT FC
By Douglas Bugingo & Lambert Rusoke
The Monitor, Uganda
July 25 2007
Kampala
CRANES holding midfielder Noah "Babadi" Kasule has passed trials at
Armenian Premier League side Banants Yerevan FC.
Federation of Uganda Football Associations (Fufa) publicist Rogers
Mulindwa disclosed the development yesterday during the Front Page
Fufa weekly press briefing at Mengo.
MIDFIELD TERRIER: Kasule has passed trials at Banants FC of Armenia
and will sign soon. Photo by Eddie Chicco.
"We received a communication from Banants indicating that Kasule
had passed trials with them. And in the same communication, the club
requested us to process his ITC (International Transfer Certificate),"
Mulindwa said.
The federation is yet to consult Kasule’s local club, Uganda Revenue
Authority (URA) for clearance. "Fufa has no problem with releasing
the ITC for Kasule but we have to consult his local club first for
clearance," said Mulindwa.
If the deal is completed, he will join Cranes team-mate Eugene Ssepuuya
at the club.
Prior to joining URA in 2005 where he has been a central figure in
the tax collectors’ back-to-back league titles, Kasule had tried and
failed to secure a move to Europe.
He briefly played for Rwandan army side APR, before vanishing to
Britain, from where he was deported.
Fufa has also decided to lower entry fees for the crunch African
Nations Cup tie against Niger on September 8. Entrance to the open
stands remains at Shs 10,000, while the blue seats have been reduced
from Shs 25,000 to 20,000 and red seats from Shs 50,000 to 30,000.
"This is aimed at showing our appreciation for the huge support we
got during the Nigeria game and also attract a bigger crowd for the
Niger game," Mulindwa said.
Uganda needs to win by four clear goals to stand a chance of securing
a place at next year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana.
In a related development, the Council for East and Central Africa
Football Associations (Cecafa) U-19 Championship has been rescheduled
from August 11th to 18th.
Uganda will send a team to Burundi for the event.