Moses Magogo, the Troubled Kingpin of Ugandan Football

Uganda's footballing boss has ruled over his fiefdom with an iron fist for over a decade. But now facing US sanctions, might his reign be quickly coming to an end?

Moses Magogo is inevitable at the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA). For well over a decade, he has been in supreme command of the sport in Africa’s seventh-largest country.

Corruption among football association (FA) presidents has tainted African football. Cameroonian legend Samuel Eto’o has been dogged by allegations of match-fixing and corruption since last year. The headquarters of the South African Football Association (SAFA) were raided by authorities in March, following numerous allegations that president Danny Jordaan may have been involved in “fraud and theft,” according to the Daily Maverick. Gambian football fans wrote to FIFA in March to demand an investigation into Gambia Football Federation boss, Lamin Kaba Bajo, for embezzlement.  

But among all African FA presidents, few have survived as many crises as F…