Ali Moses Feni a former player of Kenyan Premier League runners up AFC Leopards and 17 times Uganda Premier League champions SC Villa has been banned from any football-related activity for life.
Feni was sanctioned with five other individuals all from Uganda Premier League side Buhimba United Saints by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) after being found guilty of engaging in match fixing.
FUFA confirmed that the individuals violated Articles 43 and 44 of the FUFA Ethics and Disciplinary Code.
Feni who also formerly featured for for four times national league champions Uganda Revenue Authority Football Club (URA FC), 2018–19 Uganda Cup winners Proline, the 2009 Kenyan Premier League title holders Sofapaka, FUFA Big league side Wakiso Giants and and the Mukono based Premier League team Kyetume was banned after being found guilty of engagement in match fixing.
Three players of Buhimba United Saints who were promoted to the 2025-2026 Uganda Premier League season Fred Nkata, Moses Ayebale and Ramadhan Dudu together with the club technical director James Kalumba were each slapped with suspensions.
Nkata, Ayebale and Kalumba will serve five-year bans each while Dudu has been slapped with a two-year suspension.
FUFA confirmed that all affected parties have been formally notified of the decisions. While the sanctioned individuals reserve the right to appeal the verdicts
“Ali Feni, former player – Banned for life from all football-related activities after being found to have coordinated match-fixing in several matches, including Lugazi FC vs Buhimba United Saints FC, by acting as an intermediary between players and match-fixers.” according to the statement released by FUFA on Monday, June 1st, 2026.
The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) Ethics and Disciplinary Committee has dropped a bombshell on the domestic game, handing down severe bans to five individuals found guilty of match manipulation.
The sweeping sanctions followed investigation into a compromised Uganda Premier League fixture between Lugazi FC and Buhimba United Saints FC, played on November 8, 2025.
At the centre of the web is former player Ali Feni, who has been banned from football for life. According to the committee’s findings, Feni acted as the destructive intermediary between shadowy match-fixers and vulnerable locker rooms.
Investigations revealed that Feni didn’t just target a single game; he coordinated corruption across several matches, using his status as a former player to infiltrate teams and recruit accomplices.
Interestingly, Feni found a willing partner in Buhimba United Saints FC’s upper management. Technical Director James Kalumba, tasked with leading the team’s sporting strategy, instead guided his club into disgrace. For his role in the conspiracy, Kalumba has been hit with a five-year ban.
