Has FUFA made Uganda Cranes the most expensive National team to watch in Africa?

There has been a continuous outcry from a section of Ugandans about the gate charges FUFA ask for anyone who loves to watch Uganda Cranes home games.

For long, many football fanatics have believed the entrance fee FUFA asks for is way too high in addition to the amount not being fixed for a couple of games. For instance, a regular ticket for the double FIFA World Cup Qualifier fixtures against Botswana and Algeria in June last year went for Ugx 40,000.

The next home game was a 2025 AFCON Qualifier against Congo played on 9th September 2024 and FUFA charged Ugx 25,000 for the ordinary tickets. The same amount was maintained for the game against South Sudan while the most recent game at Namboole came against South Africa in November last year and fans paid Ugx 30,000 for the ordinary tickets.

For the upcoming FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Guinea on Tuesday, FUFA’s charges are as follows;

• Regular – Ugx 30,000
• Silver – Ugx 50,000
• Platinum – Ugx 150,000
• Platinum Family of 6 – Ugx 900,000
• Platinum Family of 8 – Ugx – 1,000,0000

How much is charged elsewhere?

Kawowo Sports made a survey on what the gate charges look like across the continent.

Our neighbours Rwanda were in action on Friday at Amahoro Stadium playing against Nigeria’s Super Eagles. The ordinary tickets went for as low as 1000 Rwandan Francs (for the upper bowl) which is Ushs 2,581 by the time of publication of this story.

Kenya hosts Gabon this Sunday at the newly refurbished Nyayo National Stadium and the game is sold out. The Ordinary tickets for this match were sold at Kshs 300 which translates into Ugx 8,490.

As South Africa played against neighbours Lesotho on Friday at the Peter Mokaba Stadium, ordinary tickets were sold at 70 Rands which is Ugx 14,064.

The Blacks Stars of Ghana outwitted Chad 5-0 at the Accra Sports Stadium on Friday and the National Sports Authority (NSA) fixed the ordinary ticket prices for the popular stand at 10 Ghanaian Cedi which is Ugx 2,364.64.

Elsewhere, Botswana charged 20 Pula (Ugx 5,407) for their FIFA World Cup Qualifier match against Algeria played in Francistown.

In Mali, home games played at Stade du 26 Mars in Bamako usually go for 1000 West Africa CFA Franc which equates to Ugx 6,063.

Zimbabwe charged 50 Rands (Ugx 10,089) for their game against Benin played on Thursday at the Moses Mabhida Stadium.

Nigeria’s upcoming game against Zimbabwe at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo will see ordinary tickets go for 2000 Naira which is Ugx 4,729.

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