Mbidi out of NFA race
Only four of the ten nominees vying for the Namibia Football Association presidential seat allegedly remain after integrity checks were conducted.
Former Namibia Football Association (NFA) president Frans Mbidi and five others allegedly failed the integrity and verification checks for the presidential seat.
Mbidi was formerly tipped as favourite to win the race but sources suggest that he failed to be shortlisted because of the number of terms he has served as an NFA exco member.
Ten candidates were initially nominated, setting up a fierce presidential battle ahead of the historic congress slated for 22 February.
Black Africa's acting chairman Cassius Moetie, former chairman Ranga Haikali, NPL chairman Patrick Kauta and former NFA president Frans Mbidi were all nominated.
The list continued with former NFA executive member Mpasi Haingura, former NPL chairperson Johnny Doeseb, former NFA vice-president Naftal Ngalangi, Isak Fredericks, Mabos Vries and Kenneth Goaseb.
The names of the other five candidates who were omitted remain sketchy as the Fifa normalisation committee will only announce the names of shortlisted candidates this week.
“Yes, I can confirm that the checks were successfully conducted but I will not tell you who the shortlisted candidates are because it is confidential at the moment,” Fifa normalisation committee vice-chairperson Franco Cosmos said.
It has however been speculated that former NFA vice-president Naftal Ngalangi did not make the final list because he had already served eight years in the NFA executive committee position.
It is believed that the check conductors used Article 33 (3) which states: “The mandate of the president, the first vice-president, and the members of the executive committee is for four years after the end of the congress which elected them. They may be re-elected for one consecutive term.”
Mbidi had already served one term as an NFA executive member and the other term as president.
Mbidi was elected unopposed as NFA president in 2014, replacing John Muinjo in the hot seat.
In 2008, Mbidi acted as an NFA executive and he was officially appointed in 2010.
In 2014, he served as the president till 2018, making his total stay in NFA executive structures eight years.
Sources further revealed some candidates failed to be shortlisted because they have not served in any NFA executive before.
A source who prefers to remain anonymous speculated that some members were not shortlisted because they had illegally removed Mbidi from the presidency.
“There are rumours that suggest that former NFA exco members might be disqualified because they removed the former NFA president from office is a mockery of justice.
“First of all the former NFA president was never removed but was suspended or dismissed provisionally pending congress decision as per the statutory provision,” the source alleged.
The normalisation committee vice-chairperson rebuffed the claims, stating that that the checks were done in a constitutional manner.
Cosmos believes that people who are coming up with such allegations have dubious intentions towards football.
“This is pure lies coming from misinformed individuals who want to disrupt the process.
“Things were done according to the NFA constitution and everything was taken into consideration when this checks were being conducted,” Cosmos fumed.
Committee in charge of elections
In 2018, the previous NFA executive committee led by Mbidi failed to hold elections, leading to the appointment of a normalisation committee by Fifa, which will act as an electoral committee.
According to Fifa rules, none of the normalisation members will be eligible for any of the open positions on the NFA executive.
The constitution
The NFA constitution states that the organisation's executive committee will consist of 11 members: The president, first vice-president, second vice-president and six other members, with at least one being a woman.
The chairperson of the NPL executive committee and one representative from the nationwide first division streams, selected from the chairpersons of these streams, are also supposed to serve on the NFA executive.
JESSE JACKSON KAURAISA
Mbidi was formerly tipped as favourite to win the race but sources suggest that he failed to be shortlisted because of the number of terms he has served as an NFA exco member.
Ten candidates were initially nominated, setting up a fierce presidential battle ahead of the historic congress slated for 22 February.
Black Africa's acting chairman Cassius Moetie, former chairman Ranga Haikali, NPL chairman Patrick Kauta and former NFA president Frans Mbidi were all nominated.
The list continued with former NFA executive member Mpasi Haingura, former NPL chairperson Johnny Doeseb, former NFA vice-president Naftal Ngalangi, Isak Fredericks, Mabos Vries and Kenneth Goaseb.
The names of the other five candidates who were omitted remain sketchy as the Fifa normalisation committee will only announce the names of shortlisted candidates this week.
“Yes, I can confirm that the checks were successfully conducted but I will not tell you who the shortlisted candidates are because it is confidential at the moment,” Fifa normalisation committee vice-chairperson Franco Cosmos said.
It has however been speculated that former NFA vice-president Naftal Ngalangi did not make the final list because he had already served eight years in the NFA executive committee position.
It is believed that the check conductors used Article 33 (3) which states: “The mandate of the president, the first vice-president, and the members of the executive committee is for four years after the end of the congress which elected them. They may be re-elected for one consecutive term.”
Mbidi had already served one term as an NFA executive member and the other term as president.
Mbidi was elected unopposed as NFA president in 2014, replacing John Muinjo in the hot seat.
In 2008, Mbidi acted as an NFA executive and he was officially appointed in 2010.
In 2014, he served as the president till 2018, making his total stay in NFA executive structures eight years.
Sources further revealed some candidates failed to be shortlisted because they have not served in any NFA executive before.
A source who prefers to remain anonymous speculated that some members were not shortlisted because they had illegally removed Mbidi from the presidency.
“There are rumours that suggest that former NFA exco members might be disqualified because they removed the former NFA president from office is a mockery of justice.
“First of all the former NFA president was never removed but was suspended or dismissed provisionally pending congress decision as per the statutory provision,” the source alleged.
The normalisation committee vice-chairperson rebuffed the claims, stating that that the checks were done in a constitutional manner.
Cosmos believes that people who are coming up with such allegations have dubious intentions towards football.
“This is pure lies coming from misinformed individuals who want to disrupt the process.
“Things were done according to the NFA constitution and everything was taken into consideration when this checks were being conducted,” Cosmos fumed.
Committee in charge of elections
In 2018, the previous NFA executive committee led by Mbidi failed to hold elections, leading to the appointment of a normalisation committee by Fifa, which will act as an electoral committee.
According to Fifa rules, none of the normalisation members will be eligible for any of the open positions on the NFA executive.
The constitution
The NFA constitution states that the organisation's executive committee will consist of 11 members: The president, first vice-president, second vice-president and six other members, with at least one being a woman.
The chairperson of the NPL executive committee and one representative from the nationwide first division streams, selected from the chairpersons of these streams, are also supposed to serve on the NFA executive.
JESSE JACKSON KAURAISA
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