Football clash between Makerere and Ndejje postponed

The football encounter between Makerere and Ndejje Universities on Saturday, September 15 was postponed due to the visitors’ (Ndejje) failure to make it to the venue on time.

According to the rules and regulations, any team that arrives forty five minutes after the scheduled time either loses points or works out a way forward depending on the circumstances of their delay.

According to Mr. Muhumuza Wilfred, Sports Tutor Ndejje, the failure to make it to the venue on time was caused by a puncture they suffered on the vehicle they were traveling in coupled by a heavy downpour that could not allow them make any quick repairs until it subsided.

Makerere and Ndejje universities were slated to start their football match at 10:00am.

On their arrival, the football officials argued that it would be contravening the rules and regulation if the match was played. To add insult to injury, the heavy downpour on Saturday could not allow an immediate recourse.

The football officials however advised that Makerere and Ndejje work out a way forward to either have their match postponed or award points to the hosts (Makerere University). Both parties resolved to have the match rescheduled to a later date.

“Although we have rules to follow, we have resolved to postpone the game to a later date which will be communicated later,” said Mr. Francis Nsimbi, TES Technical Advisor.

This confusion did not affect the other games to take place.