WATCH: Mulindwa slams clubs that exploit players without minding their academic progress

Lawrence Mulindwa preached giving to the Kitende team before departing for Rwanda /COURTESY PICTURE

SCHOOLS FOOTBALL WATCH: Mulindwa slams clubs that exploit players without minding their academic progress

Fred Mwambu • 11:00 - 09.05.2023

Mulindwa seemed irked by some of his students, especially those who had signed for Uganda Premier League Clubs but were struggling to balance their duties at the school with club football.

Lawrence Mulindwa did not mince his words when giving his players at St. Mary’s Kitende the blessings ahead of the Uganda Senior Secondary Schools national championships.

Mulindwa seemed irked by a number of his students, especially those who had signed for Uganda Premier League Clubs but were struggling to balance their duties at the school with club football.

The seemingly agitated former FUFA boss looked to be aiming a missile at clubs that sign his student-players behind his back and then refuse to release them for the school games.

“Everything has got its time; now it's time to play football, and even those who have not seen you before want you in their clubs,” Mulindwa told the players.

“If they are not good managers at their clubs, they’ll mislead you; what they want are results whether you go to school or not; that’s not their problem.

“They’ll put you to sit on the bench for Vipers, KCCA or Villa and you think you’re a hero but, in most cases, they’re just exploiting you!”

Academics

Mulindwa seemed to refer to cases where the clubs sign the players without considering their academic progress as they focus on milking the players for results on the pitch.

“You have an institution which guides you and I think any club would respect it. If a school is paying your fees, there’s no club that can deny you to participate for the school if the club is normal,” he continued.

“Now, that club has misled you to sign a contract that you don’t understand; then it entails you training morning and afternoon and then comes that time to play [schools] championship and they can't release you. I don’t want Bacuba here but students who are in school,” he summarized.

Mulindwa could’ve been directing his anger to several among the KCCA youngster Hassan Mubiru who was expected to play for the school but reportedly failed to turn up for sessions forcing coach Daniel Male to drop him from his squad.

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