Moses Magogo Hassim

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FUFA President Magogo
Born (1976-11-08) November 8, 1976 (age 47)
Buyende District, formerly Kamuli District, Eastern Uganda
Occupation FUFA President & MP Budiope East Constituency

Moses Magogo Hassim (born November 8, 1976) is a Ugandan sports administrator and politician. He is the current president of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA), [1] [2] and Former Executive member of Confederation of African Football (CAF). [3] In the 2021 general election he was elected to Parliament, representing Budiope East in Buyende District, [4] for the National Resistance Movement. [5]

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Life

Moses Magogo was born in Buyende District, Eastern Uganda and currently lives in Kampala, Uganda.

Moses Hassim Magogo took the mantle as Federation of Uganda Football Associations president on 31 August 2013 after succeeding Dr. Lawrence Mulindwa. [6] [1] He was re-elected in 2017 for another four-year term. [7]

Moses Magogo went to Kagulu Primary School in Kamuli District, Jinja College in Jinja and Namilyango College in Mukono District before joining Makerere University for a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (Electrical). [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Oryada, Andrew Jackson. "Magogo Elected FUFA President for Next Four Years". Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Moses Magogo begins FUFA presidency". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  3. ↑ The Independent (8 May 2017). "Uganda's Moses Magogo gets top CAF ExCom job" . Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  4. ↑ Ismail Dhakaba Kigongo (16 February 2021). "Magogo ready to undress to push sports agenda". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  5. ↑ Dickens H. Okello (4 September 2020). "NRM Primaries: Magogo D MP Dhamuzungu in Budiope East". Chimp Reports. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Moses Magogo begins FUFA presidency". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  7. 1 2 "Magogo re-elected FUFA president for second term". 83.138.137.249. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
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