David GOMBE
Former SC Villa President Eng. Immanuel Ben Misagga has called for a balanced path forward for Ugandan football administration.
Misagga believes hate cannot solve the leadership problems in Ugandan football but burning bridges and building tables would be the best solution.
“I am looking for you; let’s have a conversation over a cup of African spiced tea with Empande or Maido, together with Mike Mutyaba and the group.At this stage in life, I’m not looking for a fight in the bushes. I’m looking for a legacy that outlives the noise.”
“Brothers, shouting to replace Moses from Kampala won’t move the needle. Moses holds the grassroots, the delegates, and the structure. That’s why the fight stays stuck on Kampala streets while football stalls. The truth is, you can’t win a centralized war against a decentralized machine. And we can’t win by shooting in the dark, expecting targets to fall. Let’s involve all regional reformists.”
Misagga calls for peace and Dialogue
“I come in the name of peace.
In the name of dialogue.
In the name of cooperation that lifts our football dreams off the ground and into the hands of the next generation.
I cannot hate Eng. Moses Magogo. Not one day.I remember the dark times in front, strangling with Moses. I was there. When I was giving Villa my land, he stood up and saved it.
When the weight was too heavy, he carried part of it.
You don’t forget that. You don’t erase it because the politics got loud and the rooms got cold.”
“Gratitude doesn’t die just because we disagree today. And loyalty to the truth means I can fight for football without spitting on the man who once fought for me. So I’m not here to burn bridges. I’m here to build tables.To sit down, to speak plainly, to correct what was broken, and to make sure the dream we all share doesn’t die in the middle of our anger. Football is bigger than one man.
But history remembers the men who chose peace when hate was easier.Let’s be those men.
What we need is a surgical solution, not street brawls. An honest conversation and a structured negotiation. Call it the Uganda Football Indaba.” Noted Misagga
Misagga served as SC Villa president from 2014 to 2018 and was denied a second term by FUFA when they blocked the club elections.
When Mandela took over as Villa President in November, 2021, he appointed Misagga as the vice president in charge of fan mobilisation, a position he served until the fallout. Misagga was also President at Nyamityobora.
