Fifa 'misinformed' - Rukoro
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Namibia Football Association (NFA) secretary-general, Barry Rukoro, says Fifa is “misinformed”.
He was responding to the news that the global football body no longer recognises him. Rukoro explained that someone wrote to Fifa before they decided on the matter, and told the global body he is not an employee of the NFA, as his contract had expired.
Rukoro claimed this individual never went back to inform Fifa that his stay was extended, hence Fifa is misinformed. On 12 October, Fifa informed NFA president Frans Mbidi that the NFA secretary-general contractual situation, which is governed by private law, is an internal matter and that it cannot interfere in the matter.
“However, we also take note of the expiry of the contract of employment of the NFA secretary-general on 31 April 2018 and that the secretary-general was not reappointed thereafter.
“As such, we can confirm that Fifa will no longer recognise Mr Barry Rukoro as the secretary-general of NFA,” the letter reads. It is not clear whether Fifa is aware of the fact that in June the NFA executive committee resolved to keep Rukoro in his position until the NFA elective congress in December.
It was decided that Rukoro's extended stay will run concurrently with the term of the current NFA executive members, which come to an end at the congress.
The new executive will then decide if they want to keep Rukoro or not.
“I only saw the letter on social media; it did not reach me. However, I'm not employed by Fifa, I am an employee of the NFA.
“Also, my employment with the NFA is an internal matter and I will not get involved in the politics of Fifa,” said Rukoro.
Namibia Football Association (NFA) secretary-general, Barry Rukoro, says Fifa is “misinformed”.
He was responding to the news that the global football body no longer recognises him. Rukoro explained that someone wrote to Fifa before they decided on the matter, and told the global body he is not an employee of the NFA, as his contract had expired.
Rukoro claimed this individual never went back to inform Fifa that his stay was extended, hence Fifa is misinformed. On 12 October, Fifa informed NFA president Frans Mbidi that the NFA secretary-general contractual situation, which is governed by private law, is an internal matter and that it cannot interfere in the matter.
“However, we also take note of the expiry of the contract of employment of the NFA secretary-general on 31 April 2018 and that the secretary-general was not reappointed thereafter.
“As such, we can confirm that Fifa will no longer recognise Mr Barry Rukoro as the secretary-general of NFA,” the letter reads. It is not clear whether Fifa is aware of the fact that in June the NFA executive committee resolved to keep Rukoro in his position until the NFA elective congress in December.
It was decided that Rukoro's extended stay will run concurrently with the term of the current NFA executive members, which come to an end at the congress.
The new executive will then decide if they want to keep Rukoro or not.
“I only saw the letter on social media; it did not reach me. However, I'm not employed by Fifa, I am an employee of the NFA.
“Also, my employment with the NFA is an internal matter and I will not get involved in the politics of Fifa,” said Rukoro.
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