The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) instructed Express to declare the pair persona non grata, and the club has taken action on Zimula.
Seven-time Uganda Premier League champions Express FC have suspended alleged fan Sulaiman Zimula from all their games for two years.
Zimula and a one Noah Bukenya were paraded before the Matugga Magistrate's Court for alleged hooliganism.
The two were suspected to have beaten assistant referee Fahad Sekayuba following Express's one-all stalemate with UPDF FC over a month back.
The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) instructed Express to declare the pair persona non grata, and the club has taken action on Zimula.
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It's alleged that the two attacked the car which had Sekayuba and other match officials about two weeks back and beat him up, leaving him for dead.
"In accordance to FUFA's ruling in (Decision: CDP No. 31 of 2023), the following individual, Zimula Sulaiman, has been declared persona non grata for a period of two years from FUFA authorized and non-authorized competitions," an Express statement said.
"He is prohibited from taking part in any football activity in any capacity for a period of two years."
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It should be noted that Zimula and Mukenya were also remanded by court to Buwambo Prison.
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Meanwhile, Sekayuba was fatally wounded on the head before he was taken to Mulago Referral Hospital.