Vipers Sports Club has formally announced that it will not take part in the Uganda Premier League’s newly introduced format, starting with the double-header match against Kitara FC scheduled for Saturday, October 4, 2025, at Namboole Stadium.
In a letter issued on Thursday to the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA), club president Lawrence Mulindwa expressed disappointment over the federation’s handling of their petitions regarding the proposed reforms.
“Despite our several communications dated 23rd August, 23rd September and 29th September 2025, and the physical meetings held with FUFA, we have never received any formal response to the pertinent issues raised. Instead, we have been met with social media and mainstream media ridicule, blackmail, rebuke and ostracization,” Mulindwa stated.
The club accuses FUFA of disregarding its concerns and proceeding to fixture Vipers SC in the 2025/26 season without addressing what it terms as serious threats to the integrity of the league.
“We do not only find this unethical and disrespectful but also a total disregard of what we go through as a privately owned football club to raise football to the level we have done, and the immense contributions we make to the national football agenda,” Mulindwa said.
He confirmed that Vipers SC would not honour the scheduled fixture against Kitara FC or participate in the new league format until FUFA provides a formal response and resolution to their concerns.
“As Vipers SC, we shall not be participating in the announced new format double header match against Kitara FC allegedly scheduled for this Saturday or any further engagement in the new League format until a formal response and resolution of the raised concerns that touch the integrity of the game and pose an existential threat to us as a football entity are addressed,” Mulindwa emphasized.
He further warned that the club would pursue all lawful avenues to protect its rights and ensure fairness in Ugandan football.
“Please be reminded that Vipers SC will use all available means within the confines of the football laws and best practices to seek redress for the justice of the game and protect its rights as an independent and full member of FUFA,” Mulindwa declared.
The development has cast uncertainty on FUFA’s planned league reforms and raised questions about unity among top-tier clubs ahead of the new season.
