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Top Uganda referee Kiwewa on the spot over bribery scandal claims

The Federation of Ugandan Football Association (Fufa) have opened investigations into bribery allegations being levelled against referee Emmanuel Kiwewa.

Kiwewa, who has also been officiating top-flight league games, was suspended by the Fufa Referees Standing Committee (FRSC) on Tuesday evening for allegedly soliciting a bribe.

“The [Fufa] referees standing committee has been made aware of allegations against you following the incidents in the context of the match between UMU vs SLAU played on October 18, 2019 at Nkozi grounds of which the details are you contacted a university official soliciting for a bribe so as to manipulate or influence the results of the aforementioned match,” FRSC communication published by Daily Monitor reads in part.