FUFA will establish eight regional Schools of Excellence and four combined centres for girls as part of its long-term player development strategy, according to Football Development Director Bashir Mutyaba, who outlined the structure and intent of the programme following nationwide inspections.
“As part of FUFA Technical Master Plan implementation and also in conjunction with the FIFA Talent Development Scheme, FUFA is going to establish a School of Excellence that will act as training centres in the country,” Mutyaba said.
“We are going to have eight centres across the country, one per FUFA region. Then four schools for the girls that we are going to combine: West Nile and Northern, North Eastern and Eastern, Kampala and Buganda, then Kitara and Western.”
Mutyaba said the initiative is designed to create structured environments that support the development of elite young players, aligning with FUFA’s broader technical vision.
“We believe that this is a programme that will help in nurturing talent, creating an environment, a talent development environment for the identified players as it is in our Technical Master Plan to create an environment that is suitable for development of elite players,” he added.
FUFA recently concluded an eight-day inspection exercise of prospective schools across the country, assessing their readiness to host the centres. The programme forms a key part of efforts to strengthen grassroots football by combining high-level training with education for identified talent.
