Uganda: National Council of Sports, Olympic Committee 'Unaware' of UBF Elections

24 January 2018

Kampala — National Council of Sports (NCS) and the Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC), have denied knowledge of last weekend's controversial boxing elections which ended with two rival executives.

January 19, 2018, Lady Justice Lydia Mugambe dismissed the petition by Moses Kintu and 27 boxing clubs, and ordered that the January 20 assembly proceeds. Justice Mugambe ruled that: all eligible and fully paid up members should be allowed to participate in the elective assembly. However, she gave the trustees the mandate to determine the eligible and paid up members.

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