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  • Retired referee Ssegonga gives 10 acres for Cheptegei Olympic Village

    Retired referee Ssegonga gives 10 acres for Cheptegei Olympic Village

    In one of his many timeless and thought provoking hits, Basima Ogenze, singer Jose Chameleone wondered why it is easier to appreciate people’s efforts when they are long gone.

    If it was a Luganda themed dinner to see off International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach, at Sheraton Hotel Kampala on Wednesday, retired football referee Mohammed Ssegonga could have done with bellowing into the tune. Maybe the Police band or Ndere Troupes led by Stephen Rwangyezi could have backed him up to add to their already ballistic performances on the night.

    Ssegonga still captured the room with his surprise and generous offer of “10 acres of land in Nakasongola” to legendary athlete Joshua Cheptegei to establish “for his legacy, a Cheptegei Olympic Village”.



    “This offer is effective starting tomorrow (Thursday) and we should do the transfer next week,” Ssegonga, who retired at 41, told the Minister of State for Sports Peter Ogwang as he handed over “the original title.”

    It is never easy to read the room but Ssegonga’s presence at the dinner pointed at something. First, he has largely kept a low profile since keeping away his whistle in 2011 but also, Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC) general secretary Beatrice Ayikoru, who alongside National Council of Sports general secretary Bernard Patrick Ogwel had been in the know, signaled to one of the hosts of the night Mark Ssali, at the start of the function, that he introduces Ssegonga alongside Olympians Winnie Nanyondo and Halimah Nakaayi.

    “As a former elite referee, I know the sacrifice that comes with being successful in sports; the hard work, dedication, disappointment like was the case (during the 2017 World Athletics Cross Country Championships) in Kololo, bouncing back. This kind of work needs to be recognized,” Ssegonga said.

    It was largely a serene and emotional night for a visitor who most wanted to hang around longer. The invites to return punctuated most speeches.

    UOC president Donald Rukare used the opportunity to push government to include the body in next year’s budget “as a testament to the continued good working relationship between NCS and UOC” but also thanked it for recognizing them in the new Sports Act.

    Ogwang said he has mainly “struggled with balancing the pressure from UOC” in his tenure and asked them and the international body IOC to be alive to the bureaucracy of government.

    Former Minister of State for Sports, and now ruling party National Resistance Movement Chief Whip in Parliament, Hamson Obua, said Bach’s “visit gives us hope and faith in the future but also expands on our bragging rights as a nation.”

    He promised Uganda “will remain a strong nation that will come to the Olympics to win medals and break records.”

    In his departing remarks, Bach promised to return.

    “We will keep fond memories of our visit here. I believe that you do not leave a country without an idea of coming back. I was offered a chance, next time, to see the elephants and I will take the opportunity because I am not sure, with the Olympic Movement, that I will be welcome after my term,” Bach, who will not seek re-election when this term expires mid next year, said in a lighthearted conclusion.

    Former Fifa centre referee

    Last international : Tanzania vs. South Africa (May 4, 2011)

    Last club match (continental): CS Sfaxien vs. Al Hilal (October 30, 2010)

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  • Female referee deletes Instagram as football moves slowly – DW – 09/21/2024

    Female referee deletes Instagram as football moves slowly – DW – 09/21/2024

    Emanuela Rusta, the first woman to referee in her native Albania’s top division and the first Albanian international referee, was assigned the match between Sporting Lisbon and Real Madrid in the Women’s Champions League on Thursday, marking her progress to the top of the sport.

    But the 30-year-old had other things on her mind before the game, deleting her Instagram account after a slew of sexist messages regarding her appearance. Rusta has been labeled the “sexy ref” in various media headlines and received misogynist messages on the social media platform as a result.

    “They should focus more on my professionalism than on other things,” she told the AFP news agency. “You have to fight hard to be accepted. You have to blow the glass ceiling to pieces.

    “Refereeing is not a question of gender, but of competence. To make good decisions, you need to know the rules of the game perfectly but also to be physically fit and have a great ability to concentrate.”

    ‘We should be notable by our achievements and not by our gender’

    It is only in the last decade that female referees have found a place at the top level of men’s football, though they are the norm in the women’s game. One of the pioneers was German official Bibiana Steinhaus-Webb. She became the first woman to referee a match in one of Europe’s top five leagues when she took charge of a Bundesliga match in 2017. Speaking to DW at the time, she echoed Rusta’s recent sentiments.

    Stepahnie Frappart raises a hand in warning to Kai Haverty
    Stepahnie Frappart refereed Germany against Costa Rica at the Qatar World CupImage: Federico Gambarini/dpa/picture alliance

    “At the end of the day, the performance is what matters,” she said. “And the person producing the best performance should be the person on the pitch, no matter what gender, what hair color, what religion. That’s all that counts.”

    Steinhaus-Webb retired from the job in 2020, with Stephanie Frappart now the leading female referee. She made history by becoming the first woman to referee at a men’s World Cup in Qatar 2022and said, “I have always promoted the idea that we should be notable by our achievements and not by our gender.”

    Rusta’s decision, however, highlights the distance football has to go in its battle against sexism. Women’s football has made great strides in recent years, with sold out stadiums and increased broadcasting deals increasingly commonplace. Nevertheless, women on the field — players, coaches and referees — are still often judged on their appearance.

    Body image

    England international Fran Kirby was filmed in a training session admitting she kept her jumper on because she gets called overweight.

    “I do believe it has become more noticeable that people are getting comments about their weight and how they look on TV or how they look in pictures,” the European champion said earlier this year. “That shouldn’t matter, what body type you are, how you look in your dress, how you look in a kit.”

    Challenging sexism in football: Tanzania’s women referees

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    While Rusta’s shutting down of her Instagram is an indictment of the slow progress in eliminating sexism and misogyny in football, she remains hopeful for the future.

    “I hope that the day is not far off when there are four women refereeing a match in the top men’s category,” she added. “Although it is apparently a predominantly male environment, I feel respected and appreciated for the work I do on the field.” 

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