Kampala Capital City Authority Football Club has officially withdrawn its appeal before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in its long-running dispute with the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) and Mbarara City Football Club.
The development, confirmed through a CAS Termination Order issued on April 22, 2025, effectively ends KCCA’s legal pursuit of justice over what they deemed an unfair ruling regarding the eligibility of defender Gavin Kizito.
The matter stems from a Uganda Premier League fixture played on January 7, 2025, in which KCCA fielded Gavin Kizito during a 2-0 win over Mbarara City.
However, Mbarara protested the player’s eligibility, arguing he had accumulated enough yellow cards to warrant a suspension.
FUFA’s Competitions Disciplinary Panel later ruled in Mbarara’s favor, awarding them three points and three goals while stripping KCCA of their win.
KCCA’s appeal to FUFA’s judicial bodies was unsuccessful, prompting the club to take the matter to CAS—the world’s highest sports court—on February 21, 2025.
CAS, based in Lausanne, Switzerland, is an independent body that resolves sports disputes internationally.
KCCA filed an official appeal seeking to overturn FUFA’s decision. To initiate the process, they paid a mandatory court office fee of 1,000 Swiss Francs (CHF), equivalent to approximately 4.3 million Ugandan Shillings (UGX).
However, on April 10, 2025, KCCA notified the CAS Court Office of its decision to withdraw the appeal. Importantly, this withdrawal was made with the agreement of both FUFA and Mbarara City, indicating that all parties consented to ending the legal process.
In the CAS Termination Order, the court acknowledged the withdrawal and declared the case “terminated and deleted from the CAS roll,” meaning it would no longer proceed or be considered by the court.
While the initial CHF 1,000 fee (about UGX 4.3 million) paid by KCCA was not refunded, there will be no further costs shared among the parties.
As of now, the ruling by FUFA—which awarded the match to Mbarara City by forfeiture—remains in effect.
