Sports managers are worried of the Covid-19 test fees for players.

By; Our reporter

22^nd Sept. 2020

Sports managers are locked in confusion inspite of the joy for, the re-opening of sports activities since March in the wake of Coronavirus outbreak, they now have no money to test each player before they go for any game.

The Police FC Chairperson, Assistant Inspector General of Police, Asan Kasingye, says they can’t afford to test their players as directed by the president, the testing fees is too much, and most teams will fall out on that account unless something is done to support us in testing our players. A standard Covid19 test costs US$65 about Shillings 240,000.

This means the team would require at least Shillings 4.8million to test 20 people including players and officials every two weeks. Kasingye said Uganda Premier League stakeholders are set to meet urgently to discuss the issues in detail.

The UPL meeting on Saturday 26th at Mukono and these will be some of the urgent issues to be discussed.

Moses Magero, the KCCA FC Public Relations Officer declined to comment saying that they will wait to hear from the local football governing body- the Federation of Football Association-FUFA.  “About the Standards operating procedures.