Uganda, April 18 -- Fufa believe their ambition to become the top most federation on and off the pitch in Africa can only make significant headway if Uganda is producing the best talent on the continent.

In a bid to create the right pathways for the talent identified through mass football - as per Fufa's technical masterplan, Fufa has identified 11 Schools of Excellence to nurture the next generation of players.

"When we came into office (in 2013), we had to deal with the monkey of qualification for Afcon (Africa Cup of Nations) as failure to do that had been the stick to beat past presidents (of Fufa) with)," Fufa president Moses Magogo said on Wednesday during a function at their offices in Mengo where head teachers from the selected ...