Ugandan soccer governing body, The Federation of Uganda Football Association(FUFA) on Tuesday relieved Abbas of his national team duties with immediate effect.

After a meeting with FUFA officials on Thursday, the minister and the FUFA agreed that another coach should be sourced for but Abbas' fate, whose three-year contract was still running, was left in suspense.

"I have told them to stay his sacking until we meet sometime next week to decide on the issue again," Bakkabulindi said.

Abbas was announced sacked on Tuesday after a meeting chaired by FUFA president Lawrence Mulindwa.

"We have agreed in principle that we source for another coach who can also draw programs for other national teams that include the U-17, U-20 and U-23 and it is until that coach is in place that Abbas can be relieved," FUFA Chief executive officer(CEO) Charles Masembe said. Enditem